| | | | | | | |  MEETING DATE: 2/18/2020
AGENDA ITEM NO.: 7.A.
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| | | | | | | | BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE AGENDA ITEM
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| | | | | | | | | TITLE: | | Update on District Homework Practices for Elementary Grades K-5 |
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| | | | | | | | | JUSTIFICATION STATEMENT: | (To inform the Board of the homework practices for elementary K-5 students)
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| | | | | | | | | PURPOSE OF AGENDA ITEM: | Information |
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| | | | | | | | | TO BE HELD IN: | Open Session |
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| | | | | | | | | AUTHORITY FOR ACTION: | Other |
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| | | | | | | | | STAFF RESPONSIBLE: | Dr. Tamekia Brown, Chief Academic Officer |
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| | | | | | | | | DISTRICT IMPROVEMENT PLAN OBJECTIVE, GOAL OR NEED ADDRESSED: | | Increase student engagement in the classroom by 6% by 2021. |
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| | | | | | | | | SUMMARY: | | Effective immediately, Academics and School Leadership is defining homework practices for elementary K-5 students to reflect a total amount of ten minutes multiplied by the student’s grade level. These practices take into account the time students spent doing homework, they acknowledge that some students take longer to complete homework, and that grading should be adjusted to reflect time spent completing work. There is one exception for second grade as we introduce some time for mathematics, but for all other grade levels, it is consistent with the ten minute rule. We believe homework is an important part of the education process and adds value when done in moderation and with each individual student's best interest in mind. We believe homework for an elementary child should reinforce learning and be differentiated based on what students have shown they can do independently. We believe that children should have time in the evenings to play, spend time with family, and engage in other activities that will help them to grow into well rounded individuals. We believe that literacy serves as a building block for all learning that a student experiences throughout life and is essential to elementary age students. We believe that numeracy is the foundation for all Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) related academic and career experiences an elementary child will have and therefore should be reinforced through homework. |
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