Global Academy @ ASU Prep Family Handbook
Policies & Conduct
Standards of Conduct
The first priority for all decisions and actions taken at Global Academy @ ASU Prep is to provide a safe and orderly learning environment. This can happen if all involved are committed to performing their best and respecting the rights of others. Dr. Crow, President of ASU, reminds us of an important lesson provided by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who wrote in the Morehouse College campus newspaper in 1947:
“We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”
This sentiment, which Dr. King so eloquently articulated as a young man based upon his personal experience in college, is reflected today in the ASU Student Code of Conduct: “The aim of education is the intellectual, personal, social, and ethical development of the individual. The educational process is ideally conducted in an environment that encourages reasoned discourse, intellectual honesty, openness to constructive change, and respect for the rights of all individuals. Self-discipline and a respect for the rights of others in the university community are necessary for the fulfillment of such goals.” Students who violate these standards will be subject to disciplinary sanctions in order to promote their own personal development, to protect our school community and to maintain order and stability within our school.
Code of Conduct
As a member of the Global Academy @ ASU Prep family, you will be expected to uphold the rules, policies, and procedures of our school. The Online Code of Conduct for students includes the following:
- Reach for new content and skills and make them your own.
- Participate in online course discussions and other activities on a regular, substantial basis.
- Review course requirements; organize and schedule work.
- Be persistent as you read, study, research, plan, and accomplish work.
- Learn and practice the new technology skills needed for assignments and interaction.
- Keep an open mind, and consider different perspectives and opinions.
- Participate in online discussions with thoughtful posts that build upon previous ideas and information.
- Contribute toward an online class environment that supports and encourages creativity and sharing.
- Use the support and ideas of your online community to participate in the creative process of learning.
- Treat your classmates and teacher with courtesy and respect.
- Think before you communicate; avoid derogatory, dismissive, or overly critical comments.
- Support others in learning by providing constructive feedback, resources, and information.
- Post questions in the message board so that other students can benefit from the clarifications and solutions provided by your teacher or the learning community.
- By your comments and actions, show your appreciation for the contributions of others.
- Welcome and value the diversity, expertise, and insights of the learners in your class.
- Be honest in your representations of your background and education when sharing with your teacher and classmates.
- Submit work that is your own.
- Follow copyright laws, and give credit when using the work of others.
- Be an active, dependable member when participating in group activities.
Student Rights, Privileges, and Responsibilities
At Global Academy at ASU Prep, we wholeheartedly believe that you should have special rights and privileges as a student in the school. You are placing a great deal of trust in Global Academy at ASU Prep, and we plan to place that same trust in you. With those rights and privileges, though, comes great responsibility. You are expected to be a self-directed learner and, as such, you will be required to commit significant time and energy to your academics.
In return, Global Academy at ASU Prep offers you the following rights and privileges:
- Access to a world-class, rigorous education that will prepare you for success in college, career, and life.
- Access to a safe, diverse, and inclusive learning environment that fosters the intellectual, personal, social, and ethical development of all students.
- Access to the ASU digital resources to make your learning experience productive, and meaningful.
- Access to learning opportunities that promote critical thinking and problem-solving, and that prepare you to apply what you have learned to real-world situations.
- Ability to choose the direction of your learning and studies as you navigate through the digital school program.
- Access to state-of-the art, 21st-century digital tools to facilitate learning, collaboration, and communication.
- Access to a dynamic learning environment that includes engaging and interactive coursework, robust discourse, and opportunities to collaborate with peers.
- Access to regular, timely, and substantial feedback from teachers on assignments and projects, including individualized assistance as needed.
The benefits and privileges are numerous for attending the Global Academy @ ASU Prep. In return for these benefits and privileges, you are asked to acknowledge, adhere, and agree to the following responsibilities:
- Take personal responsibility for your academic performance at all times.
- Follow all Global Academy @ ASU Prep policies and procedures as outlined in the student handbook.
- Commit to completing and submitting all assignments on time.
- Conduct yourself in a professional manner at all times and follow the rules of netiquette when interacting with and collaborating in the virtual learning environment.
- Treat all teachers and classmates with respect and refrain from abusive and inappropriate behavior.
- Immediately contact your teacher or academic success coach if you experience harassment, bullying, or any other inappropriate behavior by a classmate or faculty member.
Civility Code
Global Academy @ ASU Prep aims to promote mutual respect, civility, safety and orderly conduct within the bounds of a safe and secure online learning environment. It is critical that all students, parents/guardians, teachers/staff, and other stakeholders maintain respectful and courteous interactions and adhere to conduct that promotes success in college, career, and life. As such, the presence of a positive, congenial, and collaborative relationship between all stakeholders is of the utmost importance.
No person shall:
- Use profanity, insults, or other disparaging remarks towards students or staff in any form (verbal, non-verbal, or written communication)
- Knowingly misrepresent, mischaracterize, or misquote information received from others (verbal, non-verbal, or written communication)
- Make threats to students or staff in any form (verbal, non-verbal, or written communication)
- Intentionally cause or threaten harm toward student or staff (physical, emotional, or otherwise)
- Intentionally cause damage or destruction of school property, (physical/electronic, etc.). This includes property belonging to any Global Academy student, faculty, or staff
- Intentionally cause disruption in courses, events, school programs, or other affiliated activities
- Intimidate, harass, or discriminate against students or staff on the basis of race, ancestry, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law
- Refuse to comply with any reasonable request of identifiable school officials in the course of performing their duties
- Take photos or videos of students or staff (virtually or in person) without the written consent of Global Academy @ASU Prep
- Deliberately provoke or encourage others to commit any acts as prohibited by the Global Academy@ ASU Prep student/parent handbook or by law
- Violate any federal, state, or local laws
Violations of the Civility Code shall be reported to the administrative team for review. Upon investigation, Global Academy @ ASU Prep and its administrative team reserves the right to pursue action including but not limited to: warning, withdrawal, administrative discipline, expulsion, or in severe cases, pursuit of civil or criminal legal action for any party in violation of the Civility Code.
We, the students of the Global Academy @ ASU Prep, adopt this code as an affirmation of our commitment to academic integrity and our participation in ethical education. We embrace our duty to uphold ASU’s Honor Code, and in light of that duty, we promise to refrain from academic dishonesty. We pledge to act with integrity and honesty and to promote these values among our peers. We agree to always abide by the Sun Devil Way and uphold the values of the Global Academy @ ASU Prep.
Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity, as defined by the Global Academy @ ASU Prep, is the set of core values and principles that drive our mission of providing a personalized academic program that empowers you to complete college, excel in a global society, and contribute to your community. These core values include honesty, integrity, hard work, and the fortitude to do what is right and just. Global Academy @ ASU Prep reserves the right to require additional Discussion Based Assessments and proctored exams (in person and/or virtual).
Academic: your educational experience; Integrity: to act with honesty.
Types of Academic Integrity Violations
- Direct Plagiarism – A word-for-word transcription of a section of someone else’s work, without citation and without quotation marks. This also includes allowing another student to copy your work.
- Mosaic Plagiarism – Sometimes called “patchwriting,” which entails borrowing phrases, as opposed to complete sentences, but not using a citation.
- Using an Academic Broker – Allowing another person or generative artificial intelligence to complete coursework on your behalf.
- Self-plagiarism – submitting work that is the same or significantly the same as you previously submitted for another class without approval from your teacher.
Consequences for Academic Integrity Violations
Consequences for Academic Integrity violations can include but are not limited to:
Additional offenses may result in withdrawal from the course and/or Global Academy.
A grade of F will appear on the student’s Global Academy transcript for all impacted classes and the student may be prevented from re-enrolling at Global Academy. There will be no tuition refund, even within the grace period, due to an academic withdrawal based on academic integrity violations.
Roles and Responsibilities to Ensure Academic Integrity
Student
- Submits only original work
- Protects their original work (do not post online or share with another student)
- Communicates with teacher if unsure about any aspect of academic integrity expectations
- Never shares username or password
Parent/Guardian
- Monitors student work to ensure only original work is submitted
- Discusses academic integrity and the consequences with your child
- Notifies instructors when traveling for IP address monitoring
Teachers
- Use internet-based screening software to detect plagiarism
- Monitor live learning sessions, discussion boards, and assessments to ensure originality of all submitted work
- Complete check-in calls and Discussion Based Assessments (DBAs) with students to discuss course content
- Facilitate randomized proctored exams (face to face and virtual)
Misconduct
Misconduct refers to non-academic misconduct by a student.
Misconduct is defined as:
- Interfering with the orderly conduct of an examination, lecture, tutorial or other teaching class, or impairing or hindering the learning or assessment performance of others
- Impairing or undermining the reputation of Global Academy at ASU Prep, its courses or assessments
- Gaining or seeking to gain an unfair advantage in relation to any work submitted for assessment or dishonestly helping others to gain an unfair advantage
- Collusion
Examples of Misconduct are:
- The use of profanity, sexually explicit comments or threatening comments toward school staff or other students in any verbal or written communication
- Disrupting the orderly conduct of live lessons, tutoring sessions, discussion boards or any school activity
- Refusing to comply with any reasonable request of identifiable school personnel performing their duties
- Violating any federal or state statute
Consequences from misconduct violations can include but are not limited to:
Technology Acceptable Use Policy
Students are expected to use Global Academy at ASU Prep issued accounts including but not limited to email, Single Sign-On account, and other electronic information services (EIS), collectively referred to as the “ASU Prep Account,” in a responsible, efficient, ethical, and legal manner in accordance with the mission and educational goals of Global Academy at ASU Prep and in accordance with Governing Board Policy and the Student Code of Conduct.
- Students shall use their ASU Prep Account productively and responsibly, and for school-related purposes only. Users shall not use the ASU Prep Account for personal or non-school related use.
- Students may not use their ASU Prep issued account to engage in transmission, receiving or possession of obscene materials of any kind. Students may not send or receive emails that contain inappropriate or obscene comments, suggestions, or language.
- Students may not intentionally seek information or modify files, data, or passwords belonging to other users, or misrepresent other users on the computer/iPad/network.
- Students may not use their ASU Prep Account to engage in illegal activities such as software pirating, peer- to-peer file sharing (i.e., FrostWire, Bit Torrents, etc.) and/or intellectual property violations (ex: music, videos, books, television shows, movies, etc. which are under copyright). Only public domain software may be installed on school property with the consent of the school Director and IT Director.
- Transmission of any material in violation of any state, federal law, or school policy is prohibited.
- Use of your ASU Prep Account to engage in cyber bullying is prohibited. Cyber bullying involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated and hostile behavior by an individual or group that is intended to harm others.
- Privacy in communications when using the ASU Prep Account is not guaranteed. In order to verify compliance with this rule, the school reserves the right to inspect any directories, files and/or messages residing on or sent using the ASU Prep Account.
- When using the ASU Prep Account students must follow the directions of school teachers/staff and adhere to school policies.
- Users agree to not use the ASU Prep Account in any manner that violates Governing Board policies or Global Academy at ASU Prep’s code of conduct.
Cyber Bullying
Cyberbullying involves the use of information and communication technologies to support deliberate, repeated and hostile behavior by an individual or group, intended to harm others.
Examples of Cyberbullying include but are not limited to:
- Mean text messages or emails
- Rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites
- Sending embarrassing pictures or videos
Becoming a global citizen at Global Academy @ ASU Prep will encompass collaborating and connecting with students and teachers around the world using the latest technology. Online audio, video and texting tools will be used along with email, personal phone calls and texts to provide an enhanced global experience between students.
School-wide Rules against Cyberbullying:
- Students will not cyberbully other students
- Students will help students who are cyberbullied
- Students will tell a staff member and an adult at home when they know cyberbullying is occurring
Consequences for cyberbullying can lead to dismissal from Global Academy @ ASU Prep.
Students have the right and the responsibility to respect the rights and property of others. If a student fails to fulfill responsibilities regarding conduct, disciplinary action will follow. Each student is entitled to due process. This means that the student must be informed of the allegations and have an opportunity to respond.