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AI Grading Policy

AI should make thinking deeper. Never optional.

Here's how we grade student work in the age of AI across the Williamsburg Family of Schools. It's built on conversation, not suspicion.

 Our Belief

AI is a tool for thinking better, not a way to skip thinking.

Leaning on AI to skip the thinking is a skill gap, not a character flaw. Usually it means a student feels overwhelmed, has fallen behind, is unclear on the task, or is missing a skill underneath. So we don't punish it.

We notice, we talk, and we teach.

 How Students Use AI

One simple habit: take A.I.M.

Students wrestle with a problem first, bring in AI to push their thinking, then reflect before submitting. Every submission follows the same three steps:

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AcknowledgeCite your sources

Add an "AI Credits" note that names where and how you used AI, right alongside your other sources.

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INSPECTCheck for accuracy

AI gets things wrong. Verify facts, reasoning, and claims before you trust them in your work.

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MAKE IT YOUR OWNShow your thinking

Show your steps and your reasoning, so the work reflects understanding that's truly yours.

"1" Let's Discuss

 

 The "1" Signal

The "1" is a signal, not a grade.

Every assignment starts with clear expectations for how AI can be used. When a mentor is concerned those weren't met (say, work that doesn't show its steps, or an answer that looks copied in), they add a "Let's Discuss" tag. It shows up as a "1," which simply means: before I can fully grade this, let's talk.

✓ It's an invitation to a conversation, never an accusation, and it presumes good faith.

✓ The "1" means "can't grade this yet." It is not a failing grade, and never a penalty on its own.

✓ Think of it as a yellow flag, not a red one: a pause to check in, not a stop.

 What Happens Next

Two paths forward

Your mentor reaches out to start the conversation, and a student can begin it themselves, too, any time.

Path one

Resubmit work that shows your thinking

Go back, identify what was missing, and turn in work that makes your process and understanding visible.

Path two

Talk it through

Walk it through with your mentor or Program Assistant, at office hours or over email. A short conversation is all it takes.

✓ Either path clears the "1" and the work gets graded.

 If A Pattern Emerges

Repeated tags mean more support, not more penalties.

3

Tags in one class

5

Tags across all classes

 

Either point opens a small-group support session to find the root cause together, whether it's time management, a skill we can teach, or unclear instructions. From there we build a plan together, with families invited in as partners.

 One Important Distinction

Provable plagiarism is handled differently.

The "1" is about training and conversation. Copying someone else's work word-for-word with an identified source is a separate, serious Honor Code matter, handled with direct family contact and a focus on restoring integrity. The two are not the same, and we don't treat them the same.

Students

You can start any of these conversations yourself, anytime. That's self-advocacy, and it's leadership.

Families

Reinforce the Integrity Agreement at home and partner with us in any support plan. Keep the focus on learning, not punishment.

 Our Promise To You

Conversation always comes first.

Handled privately. Presumes good faith. Documented as support, not suspicion.

And if AI could finish an assignment without real thinking, we treat that as a signal to improve the assignment, not just the student.

 

Questions about how we grade AI use?

We're glad to walk you through it. Reach out and an advisor will help.

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