Montana Digital Academy Fall 2014 Course Contract
Welcome to the Fall 2014 original credit program at Montana Digital Academy!
This contract covers basic course expectations and program format.
It is mandatory that you read this document carefully and initial where it is
appropriate. This contract is due on the first day of the course. If you do not
complete this exercise, the teacher will not give you credit for any
assignments in this course and you risk being dropped from the course
with no credit.
If you have any questions about the expectations of the course, be sure to ask
the instructor before signing and turning in this contact!
To fill out this form, click on the gray box and type your answer, initials or
digital signature.
Your name:
Name of the course:
The Calendar
 This course starts on September 2, 2014 and ends on January 14, 2015.
 No assignments will be accepted after 5pm on January 14, 2015.
 MTDA runs its own academic calendar. If there are days that your local
school has off but MTDA is in session, students are expected to continue
to meet deadlines based on the MTDA schedule (including school related
activities, breaks, etc).
 There is no extended semester available. Any assignments not
completed by the end of the semester become a zero grade.
Initial here if you understand and agree to these statements:
Course Expectations
 This program is a cohort-style course, which means that you are expected
to maintain regular progress in the course.
 This course has deadlines that you are expected to adhere to. If you miss
a deadline, there may be a penalty or you may lose the opportunity to
complete that assignment.
 If you anticipate any absence that might impact your meeting deadlines in
any MTDA course (including school related activities), it is important to
contact the instructor as soon as you know the dates to work out a plan
BEFORE you leave. MTDA programs were NOT designed to allow for
large breaks away from the system. If you anticipate a vacation, camp or
other interruption, you must contact your instructor immediately to discuss
to how to fit this in your course schedule.
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If you are sick and have a verifiable medical excuse to miss a deadline,
please contact your instructor as soon as you are able to discuss a work
plan to makeup any missed assignments.
Although each student and class is different, each course may take on
average of 3-7 hours per course per week for successful engagement.
The drop deadline for this course is September 23, 2014. To drop a
course, you must contact your local school to drop. Drops requested after
this time will be considered Drop/Fails and reported as such to the local
school for recording on your transcript.
Appropriate computer and Internet access is a minimum requirement for
participating in MTDA courses. Lack of access, local technical problems,
viruses and other access problems won’t be accepted as excuses for late
assignments or missing work. Students should plan for at least two other
alternative access methods should your main access go away.
Many MTDA courses require a final exam proctored by the local public
school. A list of proctored exams will be published on or before December
1, 2014. It is the student’s individual responsibility to check the list and
arrange for a proctored environment at the school.
All students enrolled in a course past the drop date will receive a grade in
the course on their local school transcript. MTDA coursework is not
available for no credit or auditing options.
Students are ultimately responsible for reporting technical issues that
impact their ability to complete assignments. Students can contact
support by emailing support (at) montanadigitalacademy.org.
Initial here if you understand and agree to these statements:
Instructor Contact
 The instructor of the course is available, at minimum, via email or phone.
Although the instructor may contact students throughout the semester, the
student is responsible for initiating contact if s/he runs into issues.
 Orientation materials are available linked inside the student help box in
Moodle.
 You must regularly check the email address you have on file with MTDA
for communication from MTDA administration, your teacher or other
classmates. If you change email addresses, it is your responsibility to
change that address with MTDA (contact your local school or MTDA
administration).
Initial here if you understand and agree to these statements:
Document Review
 All students should review the student handbook each semester. It is
located here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z_eRzW6J3fwdagQilFjYVMLthBgB
1lbBGjtWbU_9sa4/edit?usp=sharing
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Students should pay particular attention to the academic honest policy as
it applies to all students throughout the semester.
All students should review the academic calendar each semester. It is
located here:
http://montanadigitalacademy.org/programs/mtda-academic-calendars/
Initial here if you understand and agree to these statements:
To digitally sign this contract, type your name below. By signing this contract,
you are agreeing not to engage in any form of academic dishonesty.
Digital Signature:
(Typing your name is equivalent to a digital signature for the purposes of this
document.)