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District Homework Policy

BOARD POLICY 6154: HOMEWORK/MAKEUP WORK

BOARD POLICY 6154: HOMEWORK/MAKEUP WORK

The Governing Board recognizes that homework contributes toward building responsibility, self-discipline and life-long learning habits, and that time spent on homework directly influences students' ability to meet the district's academic standards. The Board expects students, parents/guardians and staff to view homework as a routine and important part of students' daily lives.

The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that administrators and teachers develop and implement an effective homework plan at each school site. As needed, teachers may receive training in designing relevant, challenging and meaningful homework assignments that reinforce classroom learning objectives. Teachers' expectations related to homework may be addressed in their evaluations.

Although it is the student's responsibility to do most homework assignments independently, the Board expects teachers at all grade levels to use parents/guardians as a contributing resource. When students repeatedly fail to do their homework, parents/guardians shall be notified and asked to contact the teacher.
Makeup Work

Makeup Work

Students who miss schoolwork because of an excused absence shall be given the opportunity to complete all assignments and tests that can be reasonably provided. As determined by the teacher, the assignments and tests shall be reasonably equivalent to, but not necessarily identical to, the assignments and tests missed during the absence. Students shall receive full credit for work satisfactorily completed within a reasonable period of time. (Education Code 48205)

Students who miss schoolwork because of unexcused absences may be given the opportunity to make up missed work for full or reduced credit. Teachers shall assign such makeup work as necessary to ensure academic progress, not as a punitive measure.
School-Site Homework Plan

School-Site Homework Plan

The principal and staff at each school shall develop and regularly review a school-site homework plan, which includes guidelines for the assignment of homework and describes the responsibilities of students, staff and parents/guardians. The plan shall identify all of the following:
 
1.   For each grade level, the amount of time that students shall be expected to spend on homework
2.   For each grade level, the extent to which homework assignments shall systematically involve participation by parents/guardian
3.   The means by which parents/guardians shall be informed about:
  • Homework expectations
  • How homework relates to the student's grades
  • How best to help their children
4.   Techniques that will be taught to help students allocate their time wisely, meet their deadlines and develop good personal study habits
5.   The access that students shall have to obtain resource materials from the library media center
6.   The means by which teachers shall coordinate assignments so that students do not receive an overload of homework one day and very little the next
7.   For each grade level, the extent to which homework assignments shall emphasize independent research, reports, special reading and problem-solving activities
Makeup Work
The Superintendent or designee shall notify parents/guardians that no student may have his/her grade reduced or lose academic credit for any excused absence when missed assignments and tests are satisfactorily completed within a reasonable period of time. Such notification shall include the full text of Education Code 48205.

(Education Code 48980)
The teacher of any class from which a student is suspended may require the student to complete any assignments and tests missed during the suspension. (Education Code 48913)

Board Policy/Administrative Regulation 6154 Approved by the Board of Trustees: January 23, 2008