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are the foundation of Valley’s strong tradition
of success. Valley High School students consistently outpace their
peers nationwide on qualitative and quantitative assessments. For
example, class composite scores on the Iowa Tests of Educational
Development, are consistently in the mid to upper 90th percentiles
nationally. Twelve curricular departments offer more than 190 courses,
25 of which are dual credit courses (offered for both high school
and college credit). Math, science, social studies and language
arts form the core of Valley’s rigorous academic program.
These, in conjunction with five world languages and strong programs
in computer science, business education, technology education, visual
and performing arts, family and consumer science and physical education,
round out the academic experience at Valley High School. Fourteen
Advanced Placement courses further challenge Valley’s students
and give them another opportunity to earn college credit while still
in high school.
>> Valley Academic Information
and Requirements
*published with the permission of Thomas R. Valentin
When teachers assign papers and projects to assess student learning,
they assume that the work they evaluate was produced by the student
whose name appears on that assignment. Each year, some students violate
the rules of academic honesty and will cheat in an attempt to improve
their grade. These instances of academic dishonesty are taken very
seriously by the faculty and administration because it is our responsibility
to maintain the fairness of the system as far as possible. These guidelines
are intended to clarify what student behaviors are considered academically
dishonest:
- Obtaining a copy of a test or scoring device
- Accepting a copy of a test or scoring device
- Copying another student's answers during an examination
- Providing another student answers to or copies of examination
questions
- Having another student impersonate the student to assist the
student academically
- Impersonating another student to assist the student academically
- Representing as one's own work the product of someone else's
creativity
- Using notes or other unauthorized materials during a "closed
book" examination
- Duplicating another student's project for submission as one's
own work
- Having someone other than the student prepare the student's
homework, paper, project, computer program, laboratory report
or take-home examination other than for a teacher-approved collaborative
effort
- Any other action intended to obtain credit for work not one's
own
- Altering grades
Students at Valley High School are expected to produce work to the
best of their ability. Work submitted for credit or recognition is
to be done by each individual student and must be his/her own work.
Cheating, plagiarism, etc. will result in loss of credit for the assignment.
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Academics