Academic Honesty
The purpose of this policy is to support a community where we show ourselves authentically in our learning and respect the learning and creation of others. The Interlake community—faculty, students, and parents—strives for a spirited search for knowledge, and expects all work to be a true and honest reflection of that search. To ensure the integrity of our community, we will engage in acts that demonstrate academic honesty.
As a school we recognize that AI tools can both help and hinder student learning. As such, Interlake teachers use a 5-step scaffolding scale to prescribe the extent to which AI may be used on an assignment:
- Level 1: No AI Assistance
- Level 2: AI-Assisted Brainstorming
- Level 3: AI-Supported Drafting
- Level 4: AI-Collaborative Creation
- Level 5: AI as Co-Creator
Students who exceed the prescribed level of AI use will be subject to the consequences listed in the tiered matrix below.
School Responsibilities
- Maintain a fair and consistent policy that is sustainable and easily enforced. Policy should be very clear and easily accessible.
- Educate all teachers, students, parents and community.
- Provide direction and resources for teachers to educate students.
- Model best practices.
- Provide space for discussion.
- Maintain safe, open environment for reporting.
- Develop and maintain a record keeping system that documents violations and consequences.
- Communicate to parents (at Curriculum Night, PTSA meetings) information about the Academic Honesty Policy.
Teacher Responsibilities – “If you want it, teach it.”
- Design (use) authentic assessment.
- Be clear with students on why this assignment, project or lab furthers their knowledge (Why is this important?)
- Educate students about what constitutes academic dishonesty for the assignment, project, lab, etc. including use of the AI 5-step scaffolding scale.
- Give students the language to talk to each other about their responsibilities for the assignment.
- Focus on preventative actions, and less about consequences.
- Communicate to parents (through course syllabus, etc.) ‘What is academic honesty in this class/discipline?’
- Model the practices we expect.
Student Responsibilities – “Know what you own and what you owe.”
It is the student’s responsibility to acknowledge what they own, or what is original to them, and what they owe to others. This means,
- Acknowledge all your sources.
- Report dishonest behavior within a safe environment.
- Learn what dishonest behavior looks like/sounds like.
- Talk to your peers about what the acceptable behaviors for the assignment.
- Understand what constitutes plagiarism with regards to writing a research paper, copying another student’s homework answers, literary or musical composition, artwork, etc.
- Use technology responsibly, including learning what constitutes illegal copyright- i.e. pictures from the internet.
- Use appropriate practice regarding references, citations, quotations and paraphrasing.
- Take responsibility for own work and group work.
Parent Responsibilities
- Understand what constitutes academic honesty.
- Support students in taking responsibility for their actions.
- Recognize goal of school is develop student’s knowledge, and promote inquiry.
- Help students choose balanced work load.
- Encourage and help students advocate for themselves (ask for help when needed, attend tutorial, ask questions to improve understanding/learning).
Education and Support - "What should we teach?"
IB Learner Profile, Academic Honesty Policy, Plagiarism and Digital Citizenship
Lesson(s)/activity(s) examining and evaluating what plagiarism looks like and effects of plagiarism personal/community/professionally
- Plagiarism in school
- Plagiarism beyond school
- Plagiarism per-lesson (each subject, specific lessons)
- Long term effects of plagiarism
- How to avoid plagiarism
- “Cheating” on tests and homework
Scope, Sequence and Implementation of Research skills (citations, searching skills, source analysis, note-taking, data bases.)
Reporting Procedures
Central records will help ensure consistency, and may also highlight general trends or students who need further intervention. Referrals of academic dishonesty will be entered into the SYNERGY student information system.
BSD Policy
The consequences below are in accordance with BSD policy 3241 and 3241P which defines cheating as “copying the work of other persons, or turning in another person’s papers, projects, computer programs, etc., as your own or having someone else write your paper, program, or project, including asking friends, paying someone, using a paper writing service, or other methods as determined by the teacher or administrator etc. Cheating also includes the aiding and abetting of cheating by others including but not limited to, stealing or providing questions and/or answers to one or more persons prior to any type of assessment (meaning any work that is used to determine a student’s grade or progress.)”
In relationship between plagiarism and artificial intelligence, IHS administrators consider the use of any AI technology without the consent and knowledge of the teacher to be plagiarism.
When applying consequences, teachers and administrators will comply with BSD policy 2420 and 2420P which states that “no single project, test, research paper or other assignment can have such a bearing on a student’s grade as to cause the student to receive a failing grade at the quarter or semester reporting date.”
Consequences
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Gradebook |
Classroom Consequences |
School Consequences |
Follow Up and Support |
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Level 1 (1st offense in that class, lower-level assignment) |
Student to redo the assignment for a maximum score of a “C” grade (2.0 on a 4.0 scale). Should the infraction be on a retake or test correction, the original grade will stand. The retake opportunity is lost. |
Teacher to notify guardian.
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Teacher documents as educator handled incident in Synergy. |
Review of academic honesty expectations. Teacher may assign a required tutorial. |
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Level 2 (2nd offense in that class, or major assignment) |
Student to redo the assignment for a maximum score of a “C” grade (2.0 on a 4.0 scale). Should the infraction be on a retake or test correction, the original grade will stand. The retake opportunity is lost.
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Teacher to coordinate with assistant principal to hold parent conference. Restrictions on retakes or test corrections may be imposed per teacher’s discretion. |
Teacher documents as admin referred incident in Synergy. AP to coordinate with teacher re: parent conference AP assigns detention.
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Review of academic honesty expectations. Teacher may assign a required tutorial. |
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Level 3 (Multiple Level 1 and/or Level 2 offenses in one or more classes, or offense involves assessment or project with significant impact on grade.) |
Student to redo the assignment for a maximum score of a “C” grade (2.0 on a 4.0 scale). Should the infraction be on a retake or test correction, the original grade will stand. The retake opportunity is lost. *IB Diploma students may not receive IB score for course. |
Teacher to coordinate with assistant principal to hold parent conference. |
Teacher documents admin referred incident in Synergy. AP to coordinate with teacher re: parent conference AP assigns one day of In-School Suspension. |
Review of academic honesty expectations. Teacher may assign a required tutorial. Counselor and/or assistant principal – weekly check ins for a month. |
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Level 4 (Persistent Level 1, 2 and/or 3 offenses in one or more classes, or the offense involves stealing or providing test answers to other students. |
· Student receives zero credit for the assignment. *IB Diploma students may not receive IB score for course. |
· Assistant principal to meet with student and family. |
· Teacher documents as admin referred incident in Synergy. · AP assigns two days of In-School Suspension. |
· Review of academic honesty expectations. · Counselor and Assistant Principal check ins. Frequency TBD. |