9. Pacing, Late Policy, and Academic Integrity

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Pacing, Late Policy, and Academic Integrity

Three policies that every CPA parent needs to understand before the semester begins.

Pacing and sections

Every course at CPA has 18 sections. Most students complete one section per week in a regular semester. In summer school, the pacing is approximately 5 sections per week. Your student’s teacher tracks their pacing and will flag concerns early — but the most common reason students fall behind is waiting too long to ask for help.

If your student seems lost

If your student tells you they are confused about what to complete or how far behind they are — that is a signal to contact the teacher that day, not at the next scheduled meeting. Early intervention is always better.

Late work policy

All assigned work is due at the start of your student’s scheduled meeting time — not when they feel ready, and not if they miss or reschedule the meeting. The appointment time is the deadline.

When work is submitted	Penalty
Before or at appointment time	No penalty
Same day, after appointment	−5%
1 day late	−10%
2 days late	−20%
After 2 days	No credit accepted

This policy applies even if your student misses their scheduled meeting. The missed meeting is a separate issue — the work deadline does not move.

Academic integrity and AI

CPA takes academic integrity seriously — and the holistic model makes it harder than ever for AI misuse to go undetected. A student who submits AI-generated work will struggle to explain it in their scheduled meeting. That gap shows up in the Teacher Conviction component of the Learning Verification score.

That said, the policy is clear and parents should know it:

Offense	Consequence
1st offense	No credit for the plagiarized assignment. Opportunity to redo for up to 50%. Parent notified.
2nd offense	Parent-student-administrator conference. No credit. No redo opportunity.
3rd offense	Director’s disciplinary action — up to and including expulsion.

No expiration on integrity review

CPA reserves the right to retroactively change grades if academic dishonesty is discovered — with no expiration on the review period. CPA may also decline to sign official transcripts for students whose academic integrity is in question.

How to talk to your student about AI

The most effective thing parents can do is have a direct conversation: AI tools are powerful and will be part of your student’s future. Using them to do work they should do themselves is not just against school policy — it shortchanges their own learning. The scheduled meeting will expose the gap every single section. The honest path is also the smarter one.