• Academic Integrity

    Cheating, stealing, providing answers or copying another individual’s work, and academic dishonesty in any form including inappropriate use of the school’s technology network, will not be tolerated.  Plagiarism is defined as an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and/or the representation of that author’s work as one’s own, as by not crediting the original author.

     

    Behavior

    First Offense

    Second Offense

    Third Offense

    Cheating/

    Plagiarism

     

    Grade of zero; teacher notifies parents/guardians, addresses with student, and documents in RTI log and the Gradebook.






     

    Student must rewrite the paper/test/assignment to demonstrate proficiency, although the grade in IC will remain a zero.

     

    Grade of zero; admin and counseling notified, both teacher and admin notify parents/guardians, address with student, and document in RTI log and the Gradebook.


    Possible loss of credit in class

     

     

    Student must rewrite the paper/test/assignment to demonstrate proficiency, although the grade in IC will remain a zero.

     

     

    Grade of zero; admin and counseling notified, both teacher and admin notify parents/guardians, address with student, and document in RTI log and the Gradebook .

     

    Loss of credit in class.  Student must make up class in either Summer School or through Credit Recovery.



     

     

     

    ** Plagiarism may cause a student to be removed from the “Summa Cum Laude” designation and/or to lose membership in National Honor Society.

     

    **Students who allow other students to plagiarize their papers will be subject to the same consequences.

    Teacher’s Role:

    1.        Clearly outline plagiarism definition and policy in your course expectations at the beginning of the year.
    2.       Offer Learning Experiences that give students chances to see models, develop skills around citing sources, and chances to revise their work with peers or adults.
    3.       Be clear (preferably in writing) about when students are allowed to collaborate and what exactly that will look like and sound like if they “cheat” vs. “work together.”  Ex: In group work, some teachers will expect students to talk out answers and then reflect on those answers individually and write their own understanding in their own words of the group’s discussion.  This teacher may consider it cheating if the students have the exact same responses. Other teachers will expect that students write the same answer to reflect consensus amongst the group.
    4.       If a student plagiarizes or cheats, the teacher’s role is:
    5.       Follow due process.  Show the student the evidence and ask for the student’s written statement.  Talk with the student and at the end of the conversation, ask the student if there is anything he/she would like to amend on his/her statement.
    6.       Contact parent(s)/guardians(s).  Your best practice is to stick to facts during this conversation.
    7.        For both students and parents, put the consequence and next steps in writing.
    8.       Document the occurrence in IC next to the zero (or partial credit for large projects where the student may receive a zero for the portion plagiarized).
    9.       Document the conversation with student and parent/guardian in IC RTI Contact Log.

    When to Notify and Administrator:

    •    If a student has a second offense.
    •    If you suspect cheating, but are not sure how to go about steps in an investigation.
    •    If you need support with a parent.