ACADEMIC LIFE
EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
Our objective is to prepare students for the future, not only for colleges and universities, but to become business leaders and entrepreneurs, as well as lifelong learners. Above all, we seek to teach each student to believe in themselves and the innate ability that God has provided them to accomplish any goal in which the student has set for themselves.
COURSE WORK / TESTING
Students will report to school at their daily time. Administrators will ensure that each student is reaching weekly completion percentages and working to be above and beyond the necessary GPA for College eligibility.
ACT/SAT courses prep will be provided in the curriculum to our students. We believe in the preparation of the whole student from a mental, physical, and social aspect.
Our instructors, provide students the necessary instruction so that each student is successful and well prepared for exams.
All students will take a national standardized test, which may include the PLAN, PSAT, and SAT 10.
ACCREDITATION
NCAA APPROVED COURSES
TRU Prep Academy core courses have been reviewed and approved by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). For additional information and a listing of eligible TRU Prep Academy courses please visit the NCAA Eligibility Center
TPA NCAA High School Code 851620 when applying for the student eligibility center.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
24-CREDIT PROGRAM
4 Credits English/Language Arts
English I
English II
English III
English IV
4 Credits Mathematics
Algebra 1
Geometry
Algebra 2
Math (Elective)
3 Credits Science
Biology
Physical Science
Chemistry
3 Credits Social Studies
World History
US History
US Government
Economics
2 Credits of World Languages
Required for admission into most Universities & Bright Futures Scholarships
1 Credit Physical Education
To include the integration of health.
1 Credit Fine or Performing Arts, Speech and Debate
8 Elective Credits
24 Total Credits
NCAA BOUND STUDENT ATHLETES
College-bound student athletes will need to meet more rigorous academic rules to receive a scholarship at NCAA Division I and II colleges or universities. A student who enters a NCAA Division I college or university on or after August 1, 2016, (entered 9th grade 2012-2013), will need to meet the following academic rules in order to receive athletics aid (scholarship), practice or compete during their first year:
Minimum core course GPA of 2.300 required
Change in GPA and test-score index (sliding scale)
Ten (10) core courses required before the seventh semester of the senior year.
For information on the NCAA Division I and II initial-eligibility requirements, please visit NCAA student eligibility center at : https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Read and follow the Academic Integrity Policy
Understand your teacher’s expectations for how their assignments are to be completed, asking for clarification if necessary.
Seek academic assistance only as permitted by the teacher, and provide only appropriate assistance to others. Unless the teacher specifies otherwise, every assignment must be your individual honest effort.
Do your fair share on collaborative assignments.
Cite all sources completely and properly.
TEACHER RESPONSIBILITIES
Be familiar with and clearly communicate with students the Academic Integrity Policy of the school, the resources available to help students meet expectations, and your specific classroom rules and policies.
Specify clearly how assignments are to be completed, including the use of outside sources and collaboration with other students.
Minimize the opportunity for cheating and plagiarism through assignment construction, consistent monitoring, creating a fair learning environment, and using available technology.
Teach students the skills they need to successfully meet the expectations of your classroom and the school.
Regularly review student work for violations of the Academic Integrity Policy and respond swiftly and appropriately.
PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Communicate to your child that academic integrity is important to you and that you expect them to know and comply with TRU Prep Academy's Academic Integrity Policy.
Communicate with your child's instructor about information that is needed to help make the child successful.
DEFINITIONS
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Take full credit for your own work, and give full credit to others who have helped you or influenced you, or whose work you have incorporated into your own.
Represent your own work honestly and accurately.
Collaborate with other students only as specifically directed and authorized.
Report breaches of academic integrity to a teacher, counselor or administrator.
CHEATING
Cheating is defined as seeking to obtain (or aiding another to obtain) credit or improved scores through the use of any unauthorized or deceptive means.
Examples of cheating include, but are not limited to:
Copying work for a homework, test, or any other assignment, whether verbally, in written form, or electronically.
Allowing another student to copy your work for a homework, test, or any other assignment, whether verbally, in written form, or electronically.
Presenting collaborative work as individual work.
Presenting individual work as collaborative.
Fabricating data, information, or sources.
Using unauthorized help or information during the completion of an assignment; this may include answer keys in textbooks, SparkNotes or similar, calculator programs, help from tutors, parents, classmates, etc.
PLAGIARISM:
Plagiarism is defined as word-for-word copying, summarizing, or paraphrasing another’s words or ideas without citing the source. Without naming a source, the student is claiming the work as his/her own.
To avoid plagiarism, you must give credit whenever you use another person’s idea, opinion, or theory; any facts, statistics, graphs, drawings—any pieces of information—that are not common knowledge; quotations of another person’s actual spoken or written words; or paraphrase of another person’s spoken or written words.
CONSEQUENCES:
FIRST TIME VIOLATION OF THE ACADEMY INTEGRITY POLICY
Consequences may include but are not limited to:
Student conference
Parent notification
Reduced grade
Detentions
Teacher may decline to write a letter of recommendation
Incident reported on the Discipline Office database
Subsequent violation of the Academic Integrity Policy and/or Violation Involving Departmental exams, Advanced Placement, standardized exams, or the improper use of phone, texting or camera to copy or share information.
Consequences may include but are not limited to:
Student conference
Student/Parent conference with an administrator
Referral to the Discipline Office
A zero assigned as a grade
Suspension
Electronic device confiscated
Referral to counselor
Teacher may decline to write a letter of recommendation.
Exclusion from academic awards, honors, scholarships and prizes.
1st Occurrence:
Addressed by teacher
Consequences may include but are not limited to:
Teacher conference with student
Teacher notifies parent
Reduced grade for the assessment
Detentions
Teacher may decline to write recommendation
Teacher must keep all documentation including copies of applicable student work
Teacher forwards summary of incident to the
Discipline Office for file only
2nd Occurrence:
Addressed by teacher and Department Chair/Head
Consequences may include but are not limited to:
Teacher and Department Chair/Head conference with student and parent
Student receives a grade of zero on the assessment
Detentions
Teacher may decline to write recommendation
Teacher must keep all documentation including copies of applicable student work
Teacher forwards summary of incident to the
Discipline Office for file only
Referral to counselor
3rd Occurrence:
Addressed by discipline staff
Consequences may include but are not limited to:
Referral to the Discipline Office with all documentation
Discipline staff conference with student and parent
Student receives a grade of zero on the assignment
Possible suspension
Privileges revoked
Teacher may decline to write recommendation
Referral to counselor
Exclusion from academic awards, honors, scholarships, and prizes
LEVEL II: DEPARTMENTAL EXAMS, OR IMPROPER USE OF PHONE, TEXTING, OR CAMERA TO COPY OR SHARE INFORMATION
Consequences may include but are not limited to:
Referral to the Department Chair/Head
Referral to the
Discipline Office with all documentation
Teacher and/or Department Chair/Head and Discipline Staff conference with student and parent
Student receives a grade of zero
Suspension
Privileges revoked
Electronic device confiscated
Teacher may decline to write recommendation
Referral to counselor
Exclusion from academic awards, honors, scholarships, and prizes
LEVEL III: PSAT, AP, PSSA, STANDARDIZED EXAMS
Consequences may include but are not limited to:
Referral to Discipline Office and school administrator
Student conference with parent in the Discipline Office
Possible cancellation of scores
Suspension
Privileges revoked
Referral to the Discipline Office with all documentation
Referral to counselor
Exclusion from academic awards, honors, scholarships and prizes
GRADE CHANGES
GRADE CHANGE POLICY
Grades submitted by teachers at the end of the term are final and are not subject to change on the basis of revision of judgement such as a new exam or additional work completed after the original grade has been submitted. Grades may only be changed due to the following:
Correction of error in grading, or entering a grade wrong
Submitting a final grade for an “I” grade (see Incomplete Grade Policy below)
The Teacher of Record is responsible for requesting a grade change using the grade change process outlined below. Any correction of a grade must take place within one year of the start date of the course in which the grade was assigned. Ex. Student receives an “I” for English 1 S1 on Dec 1. 2017 so the grade change must be request by Aug 21,2018 – exactly 1 year from the first day of class. Initial reporting of a grade does not require the grade change process; if the grade was not initially recorded then the school must open the grade book to enter the original grade.
Instructions for Changing Grades
Grade changes must be approved by the school's Director.
Any expired Incomplete grades and F’s must be approved by the Dean of Academics.
Incomplete Grades Policy
An Incomplete “I” is a temporary grade which may be given at the Teacher of Record’s discretion to a student for the purpose of unit/missed work recovery.
THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS FOR INCOMPLETE GRADES APPLY:
Specific understanding contract with completion date between student and teacher of record of what is expected to successfully pass a class.
Before the end of the term, the student and teacher of record completes a form with specifics about the how long the student has to complete the assignment.
The student has one term to demonstrate mastery and earn the credit before the grade turns into an “F”
“I”s must be updated within one year of the start date of the course in which the grade was assigned.
POLICY ON REPEATED COURSES
REPEATED COURSES
TRU Prep Academy Policy on Repeated Courses
Repeating a course a student has already passed may improve the student’s comprehension and mastery of course content. In some cases, repeating a course may increase a student’s capacity to meet postsecondary goals.
Preconditions for Retaking Course.
A student may retake a high school course if the following conditions are met:
1. The student received a grade of D, or lower, the previous time the course was taken.
2. If the course is repeated outside of TRU Prep Academy, the Dean of Academics must approve the request to repeat the course.
3. Credits- Regardless of how many times the student repeats a course under this policy, the student may only receive credit one time for the course.
4. Grades- The highest grade earned in a course repeated by a student under this policy shall be the grade awarded for credit.
5. Transcript- Only the course with the higher grade shall be placed on the student’s transcript, and this replacement will be marked with a (RC), notating the replacement grade from the repeated course.
6. Effective Date- This policy shall be effective beginning with the 2018-2019 school year