The Profile of a Shenendehowa Graduate is founded on the belief that the following values/competencies will be emphasized in our educational community to promote personal and intellectual integrity, responsible citizenship and the success of each student.

• Self-Directed Lifelong Learners
• Responsible Individuals
• Critical Thinkers
• Involved Citizens
• Effective Communicators
• Cooperative Participants
• Culturally Appreciative Persons
• Mathematically, Scientifically and Technologically Competent People

It is our expectation that students take responsibility for their learning and experience the pride that accompanies academic achievement.  This ensures a positive learning environment that emphasizes intellectual integrity.  Plagiarism/Cheating impedes a student's academic progress and compromises the trust between teacher and student which is fundamental to the learning process.

Plagiarism: Submitting work done (in whole or part) by others as if it were one's own

Cheating: Using unauthorized information, notes, aids or technological devices to gain unfair advantage.

Consequences for Plagiarism/Cheating:

Category 1: Graded Projects/Research/Presentations/Science Labs/Tests/Quizzes/Exams/Essays

1st Offense:    Warning with maximum half credit on alternate test/assignment/lab/essay for all parties involved. For example, if the original assignment is being graded on 100% and the student earned an 80%, the student's grade would be 40%.  Parent called by teacher and documentation sent to department administrator.

2nd Offense:  0% - All parties involved will receive a grade of zero or zero credit for the assignment. Parent called by teacher and a conference held with department administrator, teacher, parent, and student.

3rd Offense: Administrative Hearing

Category II:  Homework: Consequences are left to the teacher's discretion.

Students will be given the opportunity to discuss a violation with their teacher and/or department administrator for both Category I and II offenses.  Progression of offenses will be implemented concurrently across all departments. For example, an infraction in English would qualify as a first offense, a subsequent offense in social studies constitutes a second offense and an additional offense in math would be the third offense.

September 2004