Madison Middle School Academics Overview

Academics is the most important part of school here at Madison. Look below to find information about the courses offered at Madison Middle School.

Course descriptions for classes offered at Madison

Madison’s Academic Honesty Policy:

Academic Honesty Is:	Academic Dishonesty Is:
Living your life with integrity by taking responsibility for your own learning and not cheating.	A poor decision that ultimately harms YOU and YOUR education and can lead to serious consequences.
Doing your own work because you understand the value of your own education.	Turning in work that somebody or something else (A.I.) created.
Giving credit to your sources, and their work, when directly quoting and/or paraphrasing.	Not putting direct quotations inside quotation marks and/or not giving credit to your sources. Paraphrasing somebody else’s research or ideas without giving credit to the source. (Changing a few words here and there is not enough.)
Learning from work created by other people, such as using mentor texts to study writing techniques. Applying what you’ve learned to your own original work.	Copying any piece of work found on the internet (history essay, story, poem, math project, science report, etc.) and turning it in with your own name on it.
Asking permission from your teacher before using generative A.I. tools to complete an assignment or project.	Using A.I. to write a school assignment or create a project without direct teacher permission. Without teacher permission, you may not use A.I. to complete assigned work.  If you are given direct permission to use A.I., you must give credit to the source.
Understanding when it’s okay to work with a partner and share ideas and when you need to work independently.	Turning in the same piece of writing that a friend turns in (or a VERY similar piece of writing).
Learning from other people and accepting help while understanding that performance tasks need to show what YOU can do independently.	Turning in a paper with sentences or paragraphs written by a friend, family member, or tutor.
Using study materials provided by the teacher. Studying for a quiz or test with friends and helping each other master the material ahead of time. Asking teachers for help.	Sharing answers on a quiz/test with other students while taking the assessment. Looking at somebody else’s answers during an assessment.  Sharing quiz/test questions with students who haven’t yet taken the assessment. Using resources not permitted for the assessment (notes, websites, apps, etc.).

All Madison teachers will follow these steps if academic dishonesty occurs:

• 1^st offense in a particular class:  Student given opportunity to re-submit the assignment, following the building policy on retake grading. Student completes a written or oral reflection and conferences with teacher. Teacher contacts parent/guardian. Teacher notifies student’s other teachers.
• Any future acts of academic dishonesty: Student given opportunity to re-submit the assignment, following the building policy on retake grading. Referral to administration to assign consequences for academic dishonesty.

Artificial Intelligence Use at Madison

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools at Madison Middle School is permitted only when explicitly authorized by teachers for that purpose. When AI is utilized, students are required to follow teacher guidelines and appropriately cite their AI usage, understanding that the extent and manner of AI use is at the discretion of individual instructors. For more information about AI use at Seattle Public Schools, please go to SPS Commitment to Ethical AI in Education.