Behind the teacher · NYC moratorium · Grades 5-11
NYC paused student-facing AI.
The work moves behind the teacher.
On September 2, 2026, NYC Public Schools imposed a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for grades 2-K through 8. Teachers and staff may still use approved AI for planning. Omnix360 was built for exactly that lane.
- Gaps
- Why
- Next
- Proof
Live at GrowWise School since 2026 · 50 students · 4 teachers · Teacher-facing only.
What NYC decided
Student-facing AI paused. Teacher planning still allowed.
~600,000
students affected in grades 2-K through 8
2-K–8
moratorium scope for the 2026–27 school year
1 year
moratorium length, with high-school pilots supervised separately
Staff AI
teachers may use approved AI for instructional planning and operations
NYC did not ban AI. It drew a line: no student-facing generative AI in elementary and middle grades, while keeping room for teacher-facing instructional intelligence. That is the design Omnix360 ships.
Sources: NYC Mayor's Office announcement, Sept 2, 2026; NYC Public Schools policy summary; Reuters coverage of the moratorium.
How it works
From assessment evidence to what to teach next.
Omnix360 never talks to a student. It reads the assessment evidence your program already produces, surfaces the specific misconception blocking each learner, and hands the teacher one next step.
Who keeps what
Students still do the thinking. Teachers get the signal.
Student-facing AI (paused in NYC)
- Does the thinking for the child
- Paused for NYC grades 2-K through 8
- Homework stops being evidence
- Requires consent, policy, and board review
Teacher-facing AI (still allowed)
- Student still reads, writes, solves, struggles
- Compatible with NYC moratorium language
- Teacher knows who is stuck and why
- No student rollout. No classroom chatbot.
The AI sits behind the teacher: gaps, why they formed, what to reteach, and whether yesterday's intervention worked.
Built for
Programs that need diagnosis without a student chatbot.
The instructional loop
Assess → identify gaps → detect misconceptions → reteach → verify mastery. Every cycle, every student.
Misconception-level diagnosis
Not "62% on fractions." Which error, which prerequisite gap, which four students share it.
Parent visibility
Topic-level strengths and weaknesses updated continuously - parents are not the last to know.
Plugs into your LMS
LTI 1.3 + OneRoster for Canvas, Google Classroom, Schoology. No migration required.
Scoped pilot
Run it on your real students. Then decide with your scorecard.
Agree baseline metrics and success thresholds first. Connect your LMS (or use ours). One onboarding session on an invitation-only pilot cohort.
The "name the blocker" guarantee
If at scorecard review your teachers cannot name the specific misconception blocking every student in the pilot cohort, you owe nothing.
Quick answers
What NYC leaders ask first.
Does this comply with NYC's moratorium?
Yes. NYC restricted student-facing generative AI. Omnix360 never interacts with students - it is instructional planning and diagnosis behind the teacher, which the policy explicitly leaves room for.
Is there a student chatbot?
No. Students never log in. The platform reads assessment evidence and surfaces teacher-facing insights only.
Will this add work for teachers?
It removes it. Teachers keep their LMS. Omnix360 takes tracking, gap diagnosis, and parent-update drudgery off the plate.
What does the pilot require?
Written scorecard thresholds, one onboarding session, and your normal assessments on an invitation-only cohort. No student rollout, no consent forms, no hardware.
Put AI behind your teachers - not in front of your students.
Scope a pilot on your real cohort. See gaps, misconceptions, and next steps at scorecard review before you commit.
Omnix360 is instructional infrastructure by GrowWise. Teacher-facing only; the AI never interacts with students. NYC policy: Mayor's Office, Sept 2, 2026. GrowWise School pilot: 50 students, 4 teachers, grades 5-11, Dublin CA.