Board Policy

BP 6154

Instruction

Homework/Makeup Work

The Board of Education 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 purpose of homework should be to reinforce and extend classroom instruction.

(cf. 6011 -Academic Standards)

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.

(cf. 5020 - Parent Rights and Responsibilities

(cf. 6020 - Parent Involvement

To further support students' homework efforts, the Superintendent or designee may establish and maintain telephone help lines and/or afterschool centers where students can receive encouragement and clarification about homework assignments from teachers, volunteers and/or more advanced students who are performing community service.

(cf. 1240 - Volunteer Assistance)

(cf. 1700 - Relations between Private Industry and the Schools)

(cf. 3541 - Transportation Routes and Services)

(cf. 5148 - Child Care and Development)

(cf. 6112 - School Day)

(cf. 6142.4 - Learning through Community Service) n

Makeup Work

Students who miss school work 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)

(cf. 5113 - Absences and Excuses)

Students who miss school work because of unexcused absences may be given the opportunity to make up missed work for full or reduced credit.

(cf. 6182 - Opportunity School/Class/Program)

Legal Reference:

EDUCATION CODE

48205 Absences for personal reasons

48913 Completion of work missed by suspended student

48980 Parental notifications

58700-58702 Tutoring and homework assistance program; summer school apportionment credit

Management Resources:

SBE POLICIES

Parent Involvement in the Education of Their Children, 1994

Policy Statement on Homework, 1995

Policy PALOS VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

adopted: May 24, 2001 Palos Verdes Estates, California