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Homework is an extension of classroom instruction and provides opportunities for developing good study habits and individual responsibility. Homework shall not be assigned for disciplinary purposes. 

Planning homework assignments should be given as much care as the planning of any other aspect of a lesson. Homework that is important enough to be assigned must be considered worthy of teacher evaluation and feedback to students in a timely manner.

Homework shall be assigned according to the guidelines below. Since the individual student's needs, interests, and abilities are the most important factors in assigning homework, the following time allotments are only guidelines for assigning homework. There shall also be times when class work does not lend itself to homework for a period of time. Homework shall not be due on the first day of school following an extended recess period.

Grades Frequency Expected Amount of Time

Pre-K optional weekly packets packets may be completed at one’s own pace

  for review and reinforcement

K-3 up to four times per week         up to 30 minutes per evening; daily reading

is encouraged

4-5 up to four times a week up to one hour per evening; inclusive of

reading assignments

6-8 daily 1-1 ½  hours per day

9-12 daily 2 hours or more per day

Parents are expected to encourage and monitor homework assignments and, to the extent possible, provide conditions that are conducive to their successful completion. If a student is spending an inordinate amount of time on homework or appears to have no assigned work for an extended period of time, the parent should contact the teacher.

Adoption date:  December 1, 1995

Amended date: March 4, 2019

Amended date: November 20, 2023