| Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
2330 - HOMEWORK
The Board of Education acknowledges the educational validity of out-of-school assignments as adjuncts to and extensions of the instructional program of the District.
"Homework" shall refer to those assignments to be prepared outside of the school by the student or independently while in attendance at school.
The Superintendent shall develop administrative guidelines for the assignment of homework in accordance with the following:
| A. | Homework should be a properly planned part of the curriculum, extending and reinforcing the learning experience of the program. | |
| B. | Homework should help students learn by providing practice in the mastery of skills, experience in data gathering, and integration of knowledge, and an opportunity to remediate learning problems. | |
| C. | Homework should help develop the student's sense of responsibility by providing an opportunity for the exercise of independent work and judgment. | |
| D. | The number, frequency, and degree of difficulty of homework 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. | |
| E. | As a valid educational tool, homework should be assigned with clear direction and its product carefully evaluated. | |
| F. | Homework should always serve a valid learning purpose; it should never be used as a punitive measure. |