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Date | 2025-04-01 |
Source URL | https://go.boarddocs.com/wv/gilmer/Board.nsf/files/DH3QKN69B477/$file/Draft%20Policy%205505.pdf |
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Entity URL | https://boe.gilmer.k12.wv.us/ |
Raw filename | Draft%20Policy%205505.pdf |
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Parent document: 2025-06-09-c1ac7686e5af051b1ba0db71272705c6-agenda.txt
DRAFT POLICY New Policy - Vol. 17, No. 1 - April 2025 - ACADEMIC HONESTY Legal WVBE policy 2520.14 - West Virginia College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Technology and Computer Science WVBE policy 4350 - Procedures for the Collection, Maintenance and Disclosure of Student Information WVBE policy 2520.14 - West Virginia College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Technology and Computer Science WVBE policy 4373 - Expected Behavior in Safe and Supportive Schools New Policy - Vol. 17, No. 1 - April 2025 5505 - ACADEMIC HONESTY The Board values honesty and expects integrity in the District’s students. Violating academic honesty expectations erodes the trust between teachers and students as well as compromises the academic standing of other students. So that each student learns the skills being taught and is judged solely on their own merits, the Board prohibits any student from presenting someone else’s work as their own, using artificial intelligence platforms in place of one’s own work, providing unauthorized assistance to another student, and cheating in any manner. All school work submitted for the purpose of meeting course requirements must be the individual student’s original work or the original work of a group of students for group projects. It is prohibited for any student to unfairly advance their own academic performance or that of any other student. Likewise, no student may intentionally limit or impede the academic performance or intellectual pursuits of other students. Academic dishonesty ("cheating") includes, but is not limited to: A. plagiarism (of ideas, work, research, speech, art, music, etc.); B. forgery of another’s work; C. presenting the results that are the product of an artificial intelligence (AI) platform as one’s own, where the use of AI was not specifically allowed by the teacher as part of the assignment; D. downloading or copying information from other sources and presenting it as one’s own; DRAFT POLICY E. using language translation work of someone else or using technology when the expectation is to do one’s own translation; F. copying another person’s work; G. allowing another person to copy one’s own work; H. stealing another person’s work; I. doing another person’s work for them; J. distributing copies of one’s work for use by others; K. distributing copies of someone else’s work for use by others for academic gain or advantage; L. intentionally accessing another’s work for the purpose of presenting it as one’s own for academic gain or advantage; M. distributing or receiving answers to assignments, quizzes, tests, assessments, etc.; N. distributing or receiving questions from quizzes, tests, assessments, etc. Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools For School Work In order to ensure the integrity of the educational process and to promote fair and equal opportunities for all students, except as outlined below, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools ("AI Tools”) is strictly prohibited for the completion of schoolwork. The use of AI Tools without the express permission/consent of a teacher undermines the learning and problem- solving skills that are essential to academic success and that the staff is tasked to develop in each student. Students are encouraged to develop their own knowledge, skills, and understanding of course material rather than relying solely on AI Tools and they should ask their teachers when they have questions and/or need assistance. Unauthorized use of AI Tools is considered a form of plagiarism and any student found using these tools without permission or in a prohibited manner will be disciplined in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. DRAFT POLICY Notwithstanding the preceding, students can use AI Tools in the school setting if they receive prior permission/consent from their teacher, so long as they use the AI Tools in an ethical and responsible manner. Teachers have the discretion to authorize students to use AI Tools for the following uses: A. Research assistance: AI Tools can be used to help students quickly and efficiently search for and find relevant information for their school projects and assignments. B. Data Analysis: AI Tools can help students analyze, understand, and interpret large amounts of data, such as text documents or social media posts. This can be particularly useful for research projects or data analysis assignments, such as scientific experiments and marketing research. C. Language translation: AI Tools can translate texts or documents into different languages, which can be helpful for students who are learning a new language or for students who are studying texts written in a different language. D. Writing assistance: AI Tools can provide grammar and spelling corrections, as well as suggest alternative word choices and sentence structure, to help students improve their writing skills. E. Accessibility: AI Tools can help students with disabilities access and understand written materials. For example, text-to-speech software can help students with specific learning disabilities or visual impairments read texts, and Al-powered translation tools can help students with hearing impairments understand spoken language. Staff and Administration have the responsibility for monitoring students’ work for compliance with this policy. All teachers, beginning in the elementary grades, will educate students as to what constitutes academic dishonesty and what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior in District schools regarding academic integrity. Such education shall reference this Board policy. Students who violate this policy are subject to disciplinary consequences. DRAFT POLICY Teachers are authorized, in consultation with their Principal, to apply appropriate consequences for violations of this policy. Disciplinary consequences for significant violations may include removal from the class with a failing grade, removal from student leadership positions, elimination of honors recognition, loss of membership in honor organizations, as well as other disciplinary consequences appropriate to the nature of the violation. Parents shall be contacted as soon as practicable to report any alleged acts of academic dishonesty by their child. Repeated violations of this policy will result in additional disciplinary consequences, up to and including suspension and expulsion. Student and/or parent appeals of disciplinary consequences resulting from a violation of this policy may be made within five (5) business days to the Principal, whose decision shall be final. If the Principal was the staff member responsible for the disciplinary consequence being appealed, then student and/or parent appeals should be directed within five (5) business days to the District Administrator whose decision shall be final. © Neola 2025