BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT 501
2112
BOARD POLICY
HOMEWORK
Bellingham School District believes that homework is an integral part of the student learning process. While we recognize that students learn in many ways and by doing many activities, homework provides opportunity for school learning to extend to the home, allowing parents to be aware of and involved with their student's learning. Homework provides both immediate and long-term academic benefits. Students who successfully complete homework have improved achievement and greater responsibility and ownership for learning. Homework also provides non-academic benefits by helping students develop time management and organizational skills and positive work habits.
Homework needs to meet at least one of four purposes: practice/review, preparation, extension, making connections. Teachers need to be aware of the type(s) of work they are assigning and ensure that the students are academically prepared and have the resources to complete such homework. Teachers need to monitor the completion rate of students and contact students and parents when there are problems. Homework is not intended to punish students and should not be assigned or graded in such a manner.
The superintendent is directed to develop procedures which provide direction for this policy.
Adopted: 6/25/98