Teachers will:

• Teach, practice, and review correct documentation and formatting (including but not limited to MLA, APA, Chicago, depending on course). 

• Provide examples of acceptable and unacceptable use of AI for assessments.

• Specify the types of collaboration that are allowed when an assignment is given. 

• Use scaffolded assignments where students must show and speak about their work for major assessments.

• Create a testing environment to alleviate the possibility of cheating, and adhere to all testing proctor guidelines and protocols.

• Review the Academic Honesty Policy often, particularly before major assignments and tests.

Administrators will:

• Assure that all stakeholders are informed about the JCHS IB Academic Integrity Policy.

• Promote a culture of adherence to the JCHS IB Academic Integrity Policy.

• Encourage and support educators in enforcing the JCHS IB Academic Integrity Policy.

• Facilitate conferences if required and enforce appropriate consequences of participating in academic misconduct.

• Host a meeting with all IB students each September to review the JCHS IB Academic Integrity Policy and provide the Effective Citing Referencing manual from the IB.

Students will:

• Sign and follow the JCHS Academic Integrity Acknowledgement given at the September meeting.

• Complete all stages of the writing and research process for verifying authenticity.

• Hold peers accountable for academic integrity.

• Document borrowed materials by citing sources using an approved format. 

• Avoid situations that might contribute to academic misconduct. 

• Ensure that all smart technologies are utilized only when allowed by an instructor and are not used in an unauthorized manner. 

• Avoid giving or receiving unauthorized assistance on all school assignments, including but not limited to the use of collusion to produce and submit assignments. 

• Report any violations of the Academic Integrity Policy.

Guardians will:

• Be aware of the JCHS IB Academic Integrity Policy.

• Provide a positive example for adhering to the JCHS IB Academic Integrity Policy.

• Support faculty and administration in enforcing the JCHS IB Academic Integrity Policy.

Academic dishonesty is a serious offense. Students in Jackson County are expected to submit work for evaluation that has been completed solely by that student unless group assignments have been so designated. Students are expected to maintain academic integrity at all times. A student who chooses to cheat will receive a disciplinary consequence and will be required to complete an alternative assignment.

IB students must adhere to the school policy for academic integrity.  In addition to the consequences outlined in the student handbook, if a teacher can not verify the integrity of a student’s exam assessment, their work will not be submitted to the IB and their exam will be canceled (without refund). 

Examples of academic misconduct include (but are not limited to):

Cheating: giving or receiving unauthorized assistance on an academic assignment or assessment, including  IB exams

• Copying another person’s work

• Allowing another person to copy your work or to submit your work for assessment  (collusion)

• Using electronic devices to access answers to a test, quiz, or another assignment without teacher’s permission

• Unauthorized transmitting or receiving information or outside assistance on an assessment or any other assignment

• Taking unauthorized materials into an IB examination 

Plagiarism: Representing others’ ideas or work as your own

• Copying and pasting information/images from other sources and using it as your own or without proper citation

• Re-wording someone else’s work and using it as your own (paraphrasing without proper citation)

• Condensing someone else’s work and using it as your own

• Using any part of your previous work for other assignment/assessment components (duplication)

Falsification: verbal or written statement of untruth or behavior that could gain an unfair advantage

• Buying or using any assignment/assessment from another person or technological resource 

• Forging a signature

• Tampering with official records

• Falsifying scientific or other data for academic credit

• Taking an online assessment or completing an assignment under another student’s identity

1st Offense: 

• Teacher will conference with the student about the infraction.

• Teacher will contact the student's guardian(s) and write a referral documenting the infraction.

• Teacher will set a timeline for the student to complete an alternate assignment.

2nd Offense: 

• In addition to the previous steps, the Assistant Principal and IB Coordinator will conference with the student and guardian(s) about the infractions and remind them that any additional infractions will result in ineligibility for IB exams.

3rd Offense: 

• In addition to the previous steps, the Assistant Principal and IB Coordinator will notify the student and guardian(s) that the student will not be permitted to complete IB exams.

While there are many AI technologies and programs available, it is still an expectation that students produce original work that demonstrates their learning and mastery of the content. Artificial intelligence is not meant as a replacement for student produced work or critical thinking. AI based technologies, when used correctly, can provide students with resources to strengthen their efforts on assignments, but should be used responsibly and ethically.

Examples of  academic misuse of AI include (but are not limited to):

• Requesting direct answers to specific questions without any necessary reading or understanding

• Asking for a complete essay without conducting any necessary research or writing

• Requesting an analysis without any personal analysis or effort

• Asking for a ready-made thesis statement or research question without any contribution or decision-making

• Copying citations and sources without reading and verifying the material

• Relying on AI for summaries and outlines without engaging with or reading material

Examples adapted from Alice Keener, "Paperless Is Not a Pedagogy."