8 ACADEMICS Academic Integrity The students, faculty, and staff of the James M. Bennett community are committed to creating an environment of academic integrity and personal character that affirms honesty, responsibility, and effort. We believe that an essential part of education and citizenship is developing a sense of responsibility and fairness by encouraging principled actions. Our goal is to foster the growth of each student's self-respect through academic integrity and ethical behavior and to encourage honest and trustworthy conduct in all curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular activities. Academic Dishonesty {Cheating} Cheating is a form of academic dishonesty in which an individual undermines the legitimacy of an assignment, assessment, or project. Cheating includes but is not limited to the following. copying or paraphrasing all or part of someone else’s work. looking at someone else’s test, quiz or exam while testing. copying from the Internet or other source without crediting the source. allowing others to copy or paraphrase your work. attempting to communicate or receive information during an assessment. submitting another student’s research /work as your own working together without teacher approval. cheat sheets on paper, your person, etc. asking or paying someone to complete work for you Misrepresenting or falsifying lab data. using unauthorized electronic devices during an assessment. giving or selling work for someone to submit as their own work. Using purchased or internet summaries rather than reading the text. obtaining/looking at a test before it’s given. Taking pictures of exams or work to distribute to others. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty in which an individual submits or presents the work of another person as his or her own. Plagiarism includes but is not limited to the following: • Quoting or paraphrasing all or part of someone else's written or spoken words without documentation within the body of the work. • Presenting as one’s own an idea, theory, or formula that is original to another person. • Using information that is not common knowledge without documentation of the source. After School Tutoring Academic tutoring and enrichment opportunities are available after school on selected days. More information about these programs will be made available after the start of the school year. Mid-Term Progress Reports and Report Cards Progress Reports and Report Cards will be available through the family portal at www.x2.wcboe.org. Printed copies will only be made available upon request. A printed copy of the 4th term report card will be mailed home at the end of the year. Promotion Requirements In order to pass to the next grade, a student must have earned the following minimum credits: 9th to 10th - 4 credits 10th to 11th - 9 credits 11th to 12th - 14 credits *Credits earned can be found in the botom right corner of the 4th term report card.
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