2330 - HOMEWORK/ACADEMIC PRACTICE 

The Board acknowledges the educational validity of out-of-school assignments as adjuncts to and extensions of the instructional program of the schools.

The District establishes the following standards for the assignment of homework:

1. academic practice should be a properly planned part of the curriculum to extend and reinforce the learning experience of the school.
2. academic practice should help students learn by providing practice in the mastery of skills, experience in data gathering, and integration of knowledge.
3. academic practice should help develop the student's sense of responsibility by providing an opportunity for the exercise of independent work and judgment.
4. The number, frequency, and degree of difficulty of academic practice assignments should be based on the ability and needs of the student and take into account other activities which make a legitimate claim on the student's time.
5. As a valid educational tool, academic practice should be assigned with clear direction and its product carefully evaluated as well as consideration for the assignment of a grade.
6. The schools should recognize the role of parents by suggesting ways in which parents can assist the school in helping a student carry out assigned responsibilities.
7. academic practice should always serve a valid learning purpose; it should never be used as a punitive measure.

T.C. 7/29/22