GRADES
Teachers follow grading guidelines approved by the principal and Campus Improvement Team that have been designed to reflect each student’s academic achievement for the grading period, semester, or course. State law provides that a test or course grade issued by a teacher cannot be changed unless the superintendent or designee determines that the grade was arbitrary or contains an error, or that the teacher did not follow the District’s grading policy. [See policy EIA.] Questions about grade calculation should first be discussed with the teacher; if the question is not resolved, the student or parent may request a conference with the principal in accordance with FNG(LOCAL).

CHEATING/SCHOLASTIC DISHONESTY/PLAGIARISM
The definition of student academic dishonesty varies; however, it traditionally includes one or all of the following: 1. Copying another student’s homework or test answers with or without that student’s permission.
2. Using cheat notes during test.
3. Having access to teacher’s answer sheets or book.
4. Obtaining test questions from students who have already taken tests.
5. Copying themes and other written papers from other students or reference materials (plagiarism).
6. Over-use of parental assistance with homework or projects.
7. Allowing another student to copy homework or test answers.
8. Claiming work taken from the Internet as your own.
9. Use of cell phones or other electronic devices during test or class time to relay answers, photo a test, communicate with another person during this time, etc.

Plagiarism is the use of another person’s original ideas or writing as one’s own without giving credit to the true author. Plagiarism will be considered cheating, and the student shall be subject to disciplinary action and loss of credit for the work in question.