Homework Policy

Students missing one day of school must meet with teachers at the next scheduled class meeting to determine what assignments and/or tests they may have missed. Such assignments or tests are then due at the subsequent class meeting. For absences longer than one day, the student must make arrangements with classroom teachers at the next scheduled class meeting to determine when class assignments and tests must be completed.

Absences that will last more than three days required a pre-arranged absence form from the main office. Students should report to the administrative office at the school for this form.

Homework is an integral part of school life. It is an extension of classroom activities which supports instructional objectives and mastery of those objectives.

The purpose of homework assignments may be one or more of the following: to reinforce classroom instruction, to increase understanding and retention, to transfer and extend classroom instruction, to prepare one for class discussion, to provide curricular enrichment.

Students can expect to be assigned homework commensurate with the difficulty of their academic program, their needs and abilities, and the learning objectives of the curricular area. The amount of time a student is given to complete an assignment will be directly related to the length, complexity, and purpose of the assignment. Clear, concise directions for completing homework assignments will be given. Assignments will be evaluated and feedback will be given to students as appropriate to the assignment.

Teachers are expected to develop a homework policy and communicate it to students. The degree to which homework affects a student's grade should be included. Parents should be informed as appropriate of student's performance and completing of homework assignments. Students will be expected to become familiar with and follow policies.

Homework

Each student is expected to spend study time at home, in addition to scheduled class instruction, to achieve satisfactory work. Some assignments are long-range in nature and require planned study time for completion. Planned study eliminates the necessity of spending too much time completing an assignment the day before it is due. A general rule for daily homework time is 10 minutes per grade level (i.e. K & 1^st -10-15 minutes total, 2^nd – 20 minutes, 3^rd – 30 min, etc.).

Make-up Work

Students are responsible for all work missed during their absence from class and must obtain all make - up work from their teachers promptly upon return to school. Work missed must be made up in a reasonable amount of time, usually equal to the length of the absence(s). Students should obtain classwork before they leave on pre-arranged absences. Teachers give work for up to one week of absence if they are notified in advance. If the absence is longer than a week, the student obtains those assignments via e-mail or upon return.

Updated: 12/16/2019