WHAT IS AN HONOR CODE HOW DO WE

WHAT IS AN HONOR CODE? HOW DO WE MAINTAIN ACADEMIC INTEGRITY IN ADVANCED CLASSES AT THS?

ACADEMIC HONOR CODE • You and your parents will read and sign one at the beginning of the year. • Your are responsible for following its policies, even if you choose not to read it! • A broad document that doesn’t list every specific instance of academic dishonesty because such actions can take many forms.

SPECIFIC EXAMPLES OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY INCLUDE (BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO): • Giving or getting an unfair advantage • Exchanging old classwork/projects/tests with another person • Submitting another student’s work as your own • Sharing questions and/or answers from a test • Looking at someone else’s paper

MORE EXAMPLES…. • Copying someone’s answers • Using cheat sheets in whatever form that may take • Plagiarism – no credit given to sources used, copying/pasting information from the internet • Writing a paper for someone, regardless if money is exchanged • Helping anyone else commit academic dishonesty

MORE EXAMPLES: • Having an electronic device at any point before, during, or after an assessment • Working in a group on an individual assignment (If you’re not sure ASK!) • Academic dishonesty involves ALL parties involved.

ACTIONS REQUIRED WHEN ADDRESSING ACADEMIC DISHONESTY • If any academic dishonesty is perceived to have taken place in a class, the teacher and/or student(s) must report the incident to the AP or IB Coordinator. • The AP or IB Coordinator will contact the parents of the student(s) involved to set up an Academic Honor Board. • The student(s) and his/her parent/guardian are required to attend the Academic Honor Board!

WHAT IS AN HONOR BOARD? • An Academic Honor Board is made up of the following members: • • The student and his/her parents The AP or IB Coordinator The student’s teacher for the course under investigation 2 Advanced Academic teachers who are not affiliated with the incident under investigation • An Academic Honor Board is a meeting designed to provide the student, his/her parents, and his/her teacher with a non-biased way to identify potential academic dishonesty as well as reinforce the expectations of Temple ISD’s Advanced Academic Program.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF AN HONOR BOARD? • Remove any potential bias for/against the student(s) and teacher(s) involved in the incident • Identify incidents of academic dishonesty and apply necessary educational and/or behavioral corrections • Provide the student(s) and teacher(s) involved with an opportunity to explain the incident under investigation and identify any points of misunderstanding for the committee • Provide an opportunity to offer additional clarification or information to assist students as they progress in Advanced Academic Program