Al-Mizhar American Academy

 

     Caring      

 Innovative          Inquirer           Reflective 

      Spirited 

Empowered

 

Principled          Knowledgeable       Communicator          Open-Minded     

  Inclusive  

   Balanced   

 

 

Successful completion of the IELTS exam is required for students who wish to receive the UAE equivalency diploma.

Some universities may require successful completion of the TOEFL. Students will be reminded of this requirement, but

must register and attend these examinations independently.

 

 

Honors/High Honors Recognition for Senior Students

 

 

Students who have successfully completed outstanding work throughout their high school career will be recognized at

graduation. These students will receive honors medals to be worn during the ceremony to celebrate their academic

achievements.

 

 

Valedictorian and Salutatorian

 

 

The  position  of  valedictorian  and  salutatorian  will  be  determined  near  the  end  of  the  senior  year.    As  these  are  very

honorable  positions,  the  students  will  be  identified  based  on  the  following  criteria  which  include  grade  point  average,

attendance, community service, and school involvement. The number of Advanced Placement and Higher Level courses

will also be a deciding factor in determining these positions. Final grades for senior year and final exam grades will not be

calculated  for  these  positions  due  to  time  constraints.    To  be  considered  for  this  position,  the  student  should  have

attended AAM for the past two consecutive years. These students must demonstrate outstanding attributes of the AAM

Learner Profile.

 

 

 

 

 

Plagiarism / Cheating Policy

 

 

Plagiarism (or intellectual theft), is defined as “the reproduction, in whole or essential part, of a literary, artistic, or 

musical work by one who falsely claims to be its creator.” 

Encyclopedia Americana

, 2003

 

 

Some examples might include but are not limited to:

 

 

●  Downloading a paper from a “paper-mill” 

●  Submitting another student’s work 

●  Copying a portion of another’s work without citing it 

●  Copying material, supplying proper documentation, but leaving out quotes or indents 

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     Caring      

 Innovative          Inquirer           Reflective 

      Spirited 

Empowered

 

Principled          Knowledgeable       Communicator          Open-Minded     

  Inclusive  

   Balanced   

 

 

●  Paraphrasing ideas without documentation 

●  Allowing another students to view or copy your work. 

 

 

Plagiarism is regarded as a very serious offense. Many institutions of higher education expel students found guilty of 

plagiarism. In our effort to prepare all AAM students for the future, we have established the following guidelines and 

we have purchased

 Turnitin.com, and all major papers must be submitted electronically to this website.

 

 

Plagiarism is regarded as academic fraud. When a student copies material from a book, the internet or any other form 

of information, it is theft of someone else’s ideas unless credit is given to the original author in a footnote or 

bibliography. In a similar way, students that borrow work from another student and submit it to a teacher as if it was 

their own work are plagiarizing. Plagiarism is cheating in the academic world. If a student is caught plagiarizing at 

AAM, a zero grade will be recorded by the teacher.

 

 

To avoid plagiarism:

 

 

 

●  Use proper MLA formatting 

●  Do not lend your work to others 

●  Submit work that is exclusively yours 

 

Violation Procedure Penalty

 

 

 

1

st

 Offense:

 

The teacher notes the plagiarism and deals with it by contacting the parent.

 

●  “0” credit for the assignment 

● 

Document plagiarism offense (Student’s grade and a copy of the paper will be placed on file)

 

●  Teacher contacts parents to inform 

 

 

2

nd

 Offense:

 

The teacher notes the plagiarism and refers the student to the Head of Secondary.

 

●  “0” credit for the assignment

 

●  Report in discipline file

 

●  Head of Secondary contacts parents and holds a conference

 

● Disciplinary 

action 

taken

 

  

 

Cheating

 

Any student caught cheating on a test or exam will receive a grade of zero. If a student is caught with an electronic 

device in their possession during a test or exam, it will be regarded as cheating and a zero grade will be recorded for 

the student.  Teacher will contact parents.

 

 

Secondary School Calculator Policy

 

 

The  AAM  Mathematics  Department  believes  that  technology  is  an  important  tool  that  enhances  student  learning.  In

addition,  we  believe  that  students  must  have  a  firm  basis  in  the  foundation  on  which  advanced  math  is  built.  Thus,

calculators will be allowed in math classes. HOWEVER, there will be times when the teachers of a course (i.e. Algebra II)

deem that a particular topic, skill, section, or chapter is more appropriately investigated and assessed without the use of

a  calculator.  In  courses  such  as  Algebra  I,  it  might  mean  that  all  or  most  of  the  course  will  not  involve  the  use  of  a

calculator. Meanwhile, a course such as Calculus will usually allow the use of a calculator. Even when calculator use is

permitted, it will be necessary to show work.

 

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