Homework Policy

Time Requirements

Parents can help their children by supervising schedules. Although students work at different rates, they should have approximately the following amounts of time for doing homework throughout the week, including weekends.

Grade Time/Week

Kindergarten

1 Hour

First

1 - 2 Hours

Second & Third

2 - 3 Hours

Fourth

3 - 4 Hours

Fifth

4 - 5 Hours

Sixth-Eighth

5 - 7 Hours

These time allotments include some assignments that require a parent's active participation. For example, teachers may ask parents to read to a young child or allow an older child to interview them. Research shows that parents' active participation in such activities increases the learning of their children, regardless of their age. These assignments also make learning a family activity.

Children in Kindergarten will receive only these type of assignments. In other grades, they may account to up to 1 hour per week of a student's homework. Of course, these assignments do not represent the complete involvement of parents in a child's education. Many parents provide several hours a week of informal learning in family activities such as nature walks. But school assignments provide a structured way for all parents to enrich their child's learning.

1. Goals
2. Types of Homework
3. Time Requirements
4. Homework & Class Assignments
5. Assessing Homework
6. Consequences for Not Doing Homework
7. Homework for Absent Students