Homework Policy

What is homework?

Assigning homework serves various educational needs. It serves as an intellectual discipline, establishes study habits, eases time constraints on the amount of curricular material that can be covered in class, and supplements and reinforces work done in school. In addition, it fosters student initiative, independence, and responsibility and brings home and school closer together.

Homework is defined as out-of-class tasks assigned to students as an extension or elaboration of classroom work. There are three types of homework: practice (to reinforce, re-mediate or enrich skills), preparation (to help students get ready for activities that will occur in the classroom), and extension (long-term continuing projects that parallel class work).

Homework Policy

The staff, parents and students of Cornell Village Public School believe that homework is an essential part of a student’s education. We believe homework should:

• Be a shared commitment among teachers, students, and parents;
• Extend and support in-school experiences through related out-of-school activities;
• Teach students responsibility, self-discipline, and the kinds of work habits and organizational skills which they need to be successful in school, and later in the work place;
• Encourage lifelong learning and extend learning beyond the school;
• Provide parents with insight into their child’s learning and active involvement in their child’s education.

Suggested Time to be Spent on Homework

Grade	Nights per Week	Minutes per Night*
K - 2	5 nights	20 - 30 minutes
3 - 5	5 nights	30 - 60 minutes
6 - 8	5 nights	45 - 90 minutes

*May vary by student based on individual needs.

Responsibilities

Students will be responsible for their learning by:

• Writing down homework in the Agenda and asking for clarification/assistance as necessary;
• Completing the assigned work and meet timelines for homework completion;
• Developing a homework routine and study habits; and
• Bringing the work back to school and handing it in.

Parents will assist students by:

• Ensuring students read every night;
• Having the necessary materials available and providing a quiet place and time to do the work;
• Providing support and supervision if necessary and helping students organize homework routines; and
• Encouraging effort and discussing the homework assignments with their child and/or teacher.

Teachers will support students and parents by:

• Organizing a display where homework is written down for students to copy into their Agenda;
• Providing clear guidelines for homework completion and assigning homework on a consistent basis;
• Checking the completion of homework and contacting parents when necessary, if homework is not done; and
• Monitoring the amount of homework and modifying expectations to meet different learning styles.

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