Chicago Board of Education Homework Policy
The Chicago Board of mandates that homework be regularly assigned to students.
Homework should be a sequence of well-planned, meaningful assignments
for completion during out of class time. The specific amount and frequency of
assigned homework should be generally based on student needs, interest, and the
content of the instruction program. Students should also be given long-term assignments,
projects and research from time to time. Homework is an integral
part of the student's grade.
The following are suggested time allocations for teacher directed homework
activities:
- Grades 1, 2, and 3: 30 minutes per day
- Grades 4, 5, and 6: 45 minutes per day
- Grades 7 and 8: 90 minutes per day
Students are responsible for maintaining a homework assignment notebook
listing subjects, assignment dates, and date turned in. Students are expected to
complete all homework assignments carefully and accurately and turned in by
the due date.
They should make necessary corrections on the returned homework
and share with their parents the teacher's evaluation of the homework
assignments. They are to seek help, as needed, from parents and teachers.
Homework for students must appear in teachers' daily lesson plans.
Parents are to provide space and a quiet time for their child to complete
the homework each night. They should monitor that the homework is being
done and review the collected homework returned by the teacher. Parents
should assist their children in the utilization of community resources such as
libraries, which can be helpful to the student when completing homework. Finally,
parents should contact the teacher if there are any problems with homework.
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