Homework Policy and Guidelines

• Ucon teachers are encouraged to assign homework to their students. Homework is important and valuable to learning!

• It is a valuable extension of the learning that takes place at school. Homework provides practice that reinforces classroom learning and provides opportunities for direct parent involvement, independent practice and study, research, and creative thinking.

• Studies show that homework advances and enhance learning. Parents can assist their children by arranging a quiet and comfortable space for their children in which to work, and by seeing to it that assignments are completed and returned on time.

Ucon Teacher Homework Guidelines:

1. Assign HW each day of the week but Friday.

2. Generally, plan for approximately +/- 10 minutes of HW per grade level

3. Never introduce new concepts in HW

Late Work Policy:

Kindergarten – Second Grades:

• When classwork or homework is not completed, the student will miss recess to complete it. Parents will be contacted concerning persistent late work problems.

Third – Sixth Grades:

• Any classwork or homework turned in after the due date will receive 70% of the earned score.

If the work is not turned in to the teacher within one week after the due date that is posted in PowerSchool, the assignment will receive 0% and cannot be made up for credit.

Report Cards/Parent-Teacher Conferences

• Report cards will be distributed at Parent-Teacher Conferences and at the conclusion of each trimester.

• At any time, if the need arises for a conference, parents should not hesitate to contact their child’s teacher, the counselor, or the principal.

Copy of Ucon Grading Policies

Request for Assignments