Westwood IB Handbook and Expectations of IB Learners

IB Learners are Expected to:

• Exemplify being lifelong learners

• Exemplify the IB Learner Profile traits

• Give their best effort (ask for help when needed!)

• Submit all work in a timely manner and stay up to date with the Westwood IB DP Student Calendar posted on the WHS IB Website

• Read all communication from the IB Coordinator and respond within the requested time frame (will be sent via email, text and Schoology)

• Uphold the RRISD Student Code of Conduct

• Uphold the Westwood Academic Integrity Policy

• Meet all internal deadlines and checkpoints for assessments (IAs, EEs, CAS, TOK)

  • These checkpoints are in place for two reasons: 1) to provide a time and space for students to reflect on their work, check-in with a faculty member to get feedback, ask any questions, and get guidance and approval so that they are setup for success on these assessments and 2) to ensure that we are are following all policies set forth by IB with regards to authenticating student work which requires us to set internal deadlines and meet with students regularly along the process.

  • Students missing the disqualification checkpoints will be able to remain in their other IB courses as a course candidate but will not be eligible for the full IB Diploma as the missing component is a non-submission for that course which is a failing condition

• Complete and submit their own authentic work

  • All IB Assessments (IAs, EE, etc) will be submitted through Turn It In as all work that is formally submitted to IB must be authenticated by the school

    • Turn It In must not return a similarity report of greater than 20% for the work to be considered authentic and be able to officially be submitted to IB

  • Students will be expected to share all documents with their teachers and the IB coordinator as requested in order for us to monitor their edit history

  • Academic Dishonesty is not tolerated by the IB Organization. IB Policy dictates that academic dishonesty will result in dismissal from the IB Program

• Maintain good standing within the IB Programme

  • Academic: through earning passing grades at all progress reports and report cards; submitting authentic work; meeting all deadlines

    • Failing an IB course will result in being put on probation in the IB programme.  Failing multiple courses or not improving grades after being put on probation will be referred to the IB disciplinary committee for further action including possible exit from the programme.

  • Behavior: exemplifying the characteristics of being an IB learner and not earning any disciplinary referrals

  • CAS: maintaining and updating their CAS portfolio per the stated guidelines

  • EE: meeting the published IB deadlines and authentically engaging in the EE process as communicated

• Register and pay for all IB exams by all communicated deadlines

• Attend the mandatory testing meeting to be held in March or April of each year prior to the exam session in May

• Reflect on growth in IB Approaches to Learning throughout their journey in the IB Programme

  • Thinking skills

  • Communications skills

  • Social skills

  • Self-management skills

  • Research skills

Students will be provided with a copy of policies and expectations at the start of the IB Program.  This will need to be signed by both students and parents.

Students and parents are expected to read the Westwood IB DP Student Handbook at the start of each year in the Westwood IB program.  The Handbook Acknowledgement form will be handed out in IB Literature and must signed by both students and parents.