Please note Imagine Learning's integrity policy for online classes: Students who are found violating policies regarding academic integrity, plagiarism, harassment, or inappropriate conduct will be subject to our formal Student Academic Escalation Policy which may include the following:
1) First Offense: The student will be notified of the violation and will meet with the Teacher to discuss the violation. The offense will be documented on the student’s SIS record. The student may have an opportunity to resubmit work or an alternate assignment.
2) Second Offense: A student found violating the academic integrity policy for a second offense will be cited a 2nd time and the following may be implemented at the discretion of the Online Instructor: A formal letter may be sent to parents, mentors, and administrator listed on the student’s profile. An essay or assignment related to the offense may receive a “0” or be substituted by an alternate assignment per the teacher’s directive.
3) Third Offense: A student found violating for 3rd or subsequent offense will receive a zero on the assignment(s) and be referred for disciplinary review at the discretion of the zone school district administration.
DEFINITION OF PLAGIARISM - The act of passing off the literary or academic work of another as your own (including ideas, thoughts, direct quotes, reports, essays, research papers, projects, publications, articles, etc.).The act of intentionally or unintentionally copying and pasting literary or academic work from another source or reference material without properly citing the source as a reference (including journals, newspaper articles, internet sources, magazines, etc.). The act or attempt of reusing your own work that may have been previously submitted for another assignment or course.
DEFINITION OF CHEATING The act of giving or receiving answers on assessments including lessons, projects, quizzes, tests or final exams. The act of allowing someone else to complete a quiz or test on your behalf in courses that you are enrolled. The act of seeking or providing (publishing) Edgenuity curriculum content, questions, or answers to internet sources or answer banks. The act of using materials during closed book assessments (including lessons, notes, the internet, text books, etc.). The act of copying answers that have been previously submitted by another student. The act of working with another student to complete an assignment, test, quiz or project (including working side by side, accessing another student’s work by logging in as them, and/or printing completed materials to share).