MountMourne students are expected to display academic honesty at all times. In the MYP, these include a set of values that promote personal integrity and good practice in learning and assessment. We realize that academic honesty is influenced by many factors, such as peer pressure, parental/teacher expectations, role modeling and taught skills. Whether using resources, following teacher procedures, or accepting consequences for breaking the policy, we anticipate that students will exhibit honesty at all times. Academic honesty is the responsibility of every student, teacher, administrator and parent.
Academic Honesty at MountMourne looks like the following:
Personal Skills:
acting with integrity, working with confidence and independence, evaluating self, meeting deadlines, determining to achieve one’s potential
Social Skills:
working collaboratively, contributing to a group, acknowledging the work of group members, evaluating peers
Technical Skills:
recognizing the work and ideas of others, citing and referencing text and online sources appropriately, understanding plagiarism
Academic Honesty Offenses and Actions:
Offenses include but are not limited to: copying classmates’ homework, allowing parents/guardians to complete assignments, talking/cheating on tests, using calculators improperly, plagiarizing text or online sources, informing classmates about assessments
Action for First Offense:
Alternate assignment, parent contact, and disciplinary referral
Action for Second Offense:
Alternate assignment, parent contact, and
one-day suspension
Action for Further Offense:
extended suspension or removal from Mount Mourne School
I, ________________________, as a Mount Mourne School student, pledge to uphold the Honesty Policy.
