Online G3 Student and Parent Handbook

[Pages:32]Online G3 Student and Parent Handbook

2019-2020

Adopted 8-18-2019

, Inc. 207 E. 5th Ave. #240 Eugene, OR 94701

About Online G3

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Philosophy

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G3 Mission Statement:

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Expected Schoolwide Learning Outcomes (ESLOs)

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Online G3 Policies

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Acceptable Technology Use and Social Media

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Sharing Accounts and Passwords

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Notice of Nondiscrimination

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Policy Against Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation

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Bullying Prevention Policy

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Free Speech

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Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

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Privacy Policy

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Direct Notice to Parents

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Behavior and Discipline

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Standards for Student and Parent Conduct

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Student Discipline Policy

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Registration and Tuition

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Course Placement

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Course Registration and Payment

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Refund Policy

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Academics

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Orientation

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Class Access

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Grades and Credit

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Transferring Course Credits

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Absences and Late Work

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Release of Student Records to Schools and Other Teachers

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Request of Student Records by Families

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Recommendation Requests

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Technical Requirements

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General Requirements

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Live Webinars

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Recorded Webinars

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Communication with G3

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Online G3 Student and Parent Acknowledgment of Student and Parent Handbook

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About Online G3

Philosophy

G3 Mission Statement:

Online G3 nurtures critical and creative thinking in a diverse community of gifted learners by providing a supportive and flexible online learning environment. By pairing passionate teachers with engaging and interactive academic content, G3 offers appropriate acceleration within an accredited, secular, and affordable education program.

G3's primary goal is to instill a love of learning in all students. To achieve that goal, we provide a program in which parents are free to customize our offerings to meet the unique needs of individual students. This leads to multi-age classes where students are grouped by interest and approximate academic ability. Furthermore, a la carte courses and destranded subjects allow families to mix and match classes to fit the varying skill levels of asynchronous learners. In addition to emphasizing critical thinking, all classes encourage peer cooperation and group learning through engaging technology integration.

Expected Schoolwide Learning Outcomes (ESLOs)

Students who spend time in our program at Online G3 will:

Become lifelong learners, dedicated to learning for the sake of learning (not approval) Think creatively and critically to solve problems in future academic and real world

situations Communicate effectively in any medium, whether writing or presenting material Become empowered, knowledgeable citizens of the 21st century digital landscape Think globally and locally, recognizing that the world is becoming more connected every

day

Online G3 Policies

Acceptable Technology Use and Social Media

Online G3 ("Online G3" or "G3") offers its entire community a wide range of electronic communications resources and technologies to support its educational objectives. These include, but are not limited to, online courses, live weekly webinars, online assignments, peer interaction via webinars, written discussion forums, access to moderated social forums, email access, and online educational programs, such as Brainpop, Discovery Education, Pixton, Flocabulary, Voicethread, and Microsoft Office 365. The use of these electronic communications resources and technologies is a privilege, not a right. Failure to adhere to the rules and standards set forth in this policy will result in having the privilege to use these resources suspended or revoked. Additionally, it may result in discipline up to and including removal or separation from G3 (without a refund). The following terms and conditions are meant to provide parents and students with examples of prohibited conduct but are not intended to serve as an exclusive list. Students may be disciplined for engaging in other conduct deemed, in the sole discretion of G3, as detrimental to G3, its mission, a violation of its policies, and/or harmful to other students. This policy applies whether the student's use of G3's technological resources occurs during course time or outside of course time.

Proper Usage - Technology resources are provided to promote educational excellence. Technology includes, but is not limited to e-mail, data systems, computer systems, servers, networks, software, and other equipment that supports G3's electronic communications services.

Students' use of G3's technology resources shall not conflict with G3's policies, laws, or regulations. G3 technology resources are to be used for academic purposes only. G3 also reserves the right to specify how its technology resources are to be used.

Students agree never to use G3's technology resources for purposes such as the following: To send harassing messages using abusive, or otherwise objectionable language. To engage in personal attacks, including prejudicial or discriminatory attacks. To engage in conduct that would violate G3's Policy Against Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation, Bullying Prevention Policy, or any other G3 policy. To knowingly or recklessly post false or defamatory information about a person or organization. To enter contests, advertising, political lobbying, or personal commercial activities including online purchasing on sites such as eBay or Craigslist. To post, send or download copyrighted material without permission. Users are to respect the rights of and the intellectual property of others in accordance with state and

federal copyright laws. Transferring copyrighted material without the express permission of the owner is a violation of Federal Law. To access, send, or retrieve pornographic material. To post inappropriate text files or files dangerous to the integrity of any network. To circumvent security measures on G3 or remote computers or networks (hacking). To attempt to gain access to another's resources, programs, or data. To falsify one's identity to others. To engage in the unauthorized exploration of the Network Operating System or to change any installed G3 software. To disclose personal information, such as address, phone number, and age, to third parties unless the student has parental consent. To communicate any credit card number, bank account number, or any other financial information. To gamble. To agree to meet with someone he/she has met online. To engage in any illegal act, such as arranging for a drug sale or the purchase of alcohol, engaging in criminal gang activity, threatening the safety of a person, etc. To post chain letters or engage in "spamming." Spamming is sending an annoying or unnecessary message to a large number of people.

If a student mistakenly accesses inappropriate information, the student or his/her parent should immediately tell an Online G3 instructor or administrator. Additionally, to the extent parents inform the student that there is additional material that they think would be inappropriate for the student to access, G3 expects that the student will follow his or her parent's instructions in this matter.

Communication is Not Private - Each student's online communication is a reflection of himself or herself and G3. E-mail to and from G3's program and network is like a postcard: it is not private and may be monitored as needed. Therefore, students have no right to privacy in email or other G3 technology resources. G3 has the right to monitor all communications made on or through its technological resources and programs.

Safety - Students must promptly disclose to their instructor or an administrator, any message they receive that is inappropriate or makes them feel uncomfortable.

Security - It is essential that G3's technological resources never be disrupted by any virus. Students are prohibited from accessing, opening, or downloading emails, documents, weblinks from unknown or questionable sources or sources known to spread viruses.

Vandalism - The entire community suffers when technological resources are disrupted. Students agree to refrain from vandalism, including the following: attempting to access the files or folders of others or to bypass the security software; revealing passwords to others; unauthorized installation, removal, or copying of any software or data files; modifying or

circumventing any computer software or network settings; or changing any hardware connections or cabling.

Password Protection - Students agree to respect others' privacy and not use another person's account or password, even with that person's consent. Students must also not disclose or allow others to use their passwords. Please see G3's Sharing Accounts and Passwords policy for more information.

Copyright & Plagiarism - Students are responsible for producing their own work in completing assignments. Downloading and copying another individual's work from the Internet without crediting the author is plagiarism. Copyright violations include the copying of computer software or written materials without the permission of the author.

G3's owns the copyright and intellectual property of its course materials, curriculum, and/or content. Students and their parents must adhere to copyright and intellectual property laws. This policy prohibits students and parents from sharing or distributing G3 course materials, curriculum, and/or content to third parties, such as non-G3 instructors and teachers, tutors, other students, other families, and other entities without G3's written permission.

Misuse - Students agree to report any misuse of the system to an appropriate instructor or administrator.

Online G3 Student Accounts - Each registered student has an Online G3 account with a student profile. Student profiles are accessible to G3, instructors, administrators, and other students. G3 recommends that parents review and assist students in determining what information to display on the student profile and ensure the student's information reflects the student's educational goals. For example, students create G3 user names that are different than their legal names and can express a student's interest or hobby. G3 encourages parents to review this user name with the student. G3 reserves the right to ask a student to change, hide, or delete any information that appears on a student profile if it offends or could potentially offend other students, instructors, or administrators or be a violation of a G3 policy.

Social Media - Part of learning to be a successful citizen and community member includes understanding that social media and digital communication are essential parts of our world today. It is important to recognize that access to information can result in tremendous advantages, but it can also create new responsibilities for students. Social media is any form of online publication or presence that allows interactive communication, including social networks, blogs, photo sharing platforms, Internet websites, Internet forums, and wikis. Examples of social media include, but are not limited to, Facebook, Twitter, Schoology, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Google+, and Flickr.

Students should understand the following principles in order to create the kind of digital footprint and record with which they can feel comfortable. Many colleges and employers will search

social media before making hiring and admissions decisions, and it is important to remember that online actions leave a permanent record.

Be your best self online ? post accurate information and be accountable for what you say.

Get your parents' input about what information they feel should remain private and what is fine to post publicly. Your parents may provide guidance and supervision of your online activities by having access to your passwords and usernames. Please keep in mind that parents may be liable for your actions or misconduct online while you are a minor.

Take a few extra minutes to think about whether a post will be hurtful or embarrassing to you or others or whether it could negatively affect a future opportunity.

While at times, it is easy to tell whether a social media use is education-related or personal, at other times, it may be difficult to distinguish fully between different uses. Sometimes, personal social media use may result in disruption for G3 and G3 may need to get involved. This could include disciplinary action such as a parent conference or suspension. It is important to remember that G3 rules prohibiting certain types of communication, like bullying and harassment, also apply to electronic communication.

Privacy settings are automatically set by social media providers governing who can see your posts, how information is linked, and what data is available to the public. Each social media platform has different privacy setting defaults and some change those settings without making it obvious to you. As a user of social media, you should determine whether to change the default settings to make access to postings more or less private.

Protect yourself online. Try not to post too much identifying information that could risk your safety or increase the chance of identity theft.

Take cyberbullying seriously. If you are being cyberbullied or hear about/observe someone else being cyberbullied, report the behavior pursuant to G3's Bullying Prevention policy and get help. It is important not to respond to, retaliate against, or forward any harassing, intimidating, or bullying content. "De-friend," block, or remove people who send inappropriate content. It may also be a good idea to save harassing messages, as this evidence could be important to show an adult if the behavior continues. If the behavior is G3-related, print out the messages and provide them to G3 when you report the incident.

Sharing Accounts and Passwords

Each Online G3 student account is registered to only one student. Each individual participating in a G3 course or using G3 course materials must go through the registration process and create his/her own G3 account. G3 accounts, logins, and passwords may not be used by more individuals than the student who is registered to the account, except the student's parent/guardian may access the account. Multiple individuals (including siblings) are prohibited from sharing a G3 account, login, password, or any G3 materials obtained from an account and

must register with G3 separately. Registered students are prohibited from sharing or disbursing their G3 account, login, password, or any G3 materials obtained from an account to any other individual, entity, or third party except the student's parents/guardians, without written permission from G3. Violation of this policy may result in discipline up to and including removal or separation from G3 (without a refund).

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Online G3 admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students through G3. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other G3-administered programs.

Policy Against Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation

Online G3 prohibits discrimination, retaliation and harassment, including sexual harassment, of any student by anyone in or from G3. G3 has an absolute prohibition against students, faculty, or staff members engaging in harassment. This may include behavior in-person, via G3's technology resources, or via social media that impacts or affects the G3 community.

Notice is hereby given to students, faculty, and staff members that harassing conduct by students towards other students or towards faculty or staff members will result in appropriate corrective action, up to and including suspension or expulsion from G3 (without a refund). Harassment of students by faculty or staff members will result in appropriate corrective action, up to and including termination of employment.

Harassment Based on Sex or Other Protected Status G3's Policy prohibits sexual harassment, which includes sexual assault. It also prohibits harassment or discrimination based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identification, age, or any other basis protected by federal or state law.

The pernicious nature of harassment and discrimination renders them wholly inconsistent with the values and principles of the G3. This type of conduct, wherever and whenever it occurs, is intolerable and will subject individuals to appropriate corrective action.

Who Is Prohibited from Engaging in Harassing, Discriminatory, or Retaliatory Conduct

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