DLC Academic Honesty Expectations

Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) is committed to ensuring that every grade accurately reflects what a student knows and can do. Academic integrity is about demonstrating how you know what you know. Academic integrity is an expectation of all students in their academic work, including class participation, research, assignments, quizzes and exams.

This guide explains what that means in practice, what we expect of students and families, and what will happen when concerns arise about submitted work. We believe learning is one of the most valuable things a student can do – so it matters that we get it right and students build the skills, confidence, and credentials to serve them for life. Teachers are committed to support student learning and they do this through building relationships and having open communication with students about their learning process, which may include conducting regular reliability checks.

Our Core Values

Honesty

We present our work truthfully, accurately represent our own learning, and give proper credit to the ideas and contributions of others.

Trust

We act with integrity so that all members of our learning community — students, families, and teachers — can rely on one another.

Fairness

We follow consistent, transparent processes for learning and assessment so that there is equity.

Respect

We value diverse perspectives, engage respectfully online and in person, and properly acknowledge the work of others.

Responsibility

We take ownership of our actions, complete original work, use digital tools appropriately, and ask for help when we need it.

Courage

We make ethical choices even when it is difficult, and we speak up about integrity concerns in a timely and appropriate way.

What Academic Integrity Looks Like

Academic integrity means that a student’s submitted work reliably represents their own understanding. In an online environment, Sask DLC cannot rely on a final product alone — the process behind the work matters too.

Acting with integrity means:

Submitting your own, original work — not work written, paraphrased or generated by someone or something else on your behalf.
Showing how you completed your work, such as saving drafts, notes, outlines or revision history.
Being transparent about any tools or resources you used, including AI, translation services or outside help.
Attributing or citing sources as the course requires when you use information, ideas, or language from others.
Completing independent assessments on your own, without outside assistance, unless explicitly permitted.
Keeping your login credentials private and not sharing course work with other students for their use.

When a student responds and demonstrates their understanding, they receive credit for their work. If a student does not respond to teacher reliability checks, or cannot demonstrate understanding, credit is not given until they provide the process evidence requested by the teacher.

Shared Responsibilities

Students are responsible for:

Reading and accepting these Academic Integrity Expectations.
Submitting original work that genuinely reflects their own learning.
Saving evidence of your learning process and provide it when requested.
Disclosing any AI tools or outside resources used in completing your work.
Citing sources when using ideas, information, or language from others.
Acknowledging sources, tools, and any supports used, in keeping with their grade level.
Following teacher directions on permitted AI use and disclosing any AI use as instructed.
Responding honestly and promptly when a teacher asks a question about their work.
Protecting their login credentials and ensuring no one else submits work on their behalf.
Seeking help from your teacher or other support staff when expectations are unclear or when they are struggling.

Families and Learning Mentors are responsible for:

Reading and supporting these Academic Integrity Expectations.
Supporting students in completing their own original work independently or with transparent, acknowledged supports.
Responding promptly and openly to teacher communications when a reliability check is initiated.
Assisting in arranging proctored or supervised assessments when required.

Teachers are responsible for:

Communicating academic integrity expectations clearly and in an age-appropriate way.
Providing direction regarding process evidence submission expectations.
Attempting to verify that the work submitted for an assessment reflects the student’s own learning.
Applying instructional responses consistently, fairly, and with consideration for each student’s individual needs.
Documenting the escalation of academic integrity concerns and sharing with the Campus Administrator for response, as needed.

Sask DLC responses:

Submitting work that does not reflect a student’s own understanding — whether through unauthorized assistance, undisclosed AI use, copying or any other means — is a serious breach of academic integrity. It undermines the validity of student achievement and is not acceptable at Sask DLC.

If three or more reliability checks go unresolved, Sask DLC will follow a progressive process to support students in getting back on track. Students will not be able to proceed in the course or grade in question until resolution by the student, teacher, Campus Administrator, or Superintendent. Consequences may include redoing assessments, mandatory proctoring of assessments or removal from a course. Please see the following flowchart for the complete process.

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Last Updated

10/07/2026