Homework Expectations Committee For PTSA Meeting
Objective Role of the homework expectations committee is to offer recommendations to the TJ Leadership Team to ensure homework practices are meaningful and manageable.
Proposals 1. Teachers should mention assignments in class and post estimated time of completion with the assignment on Blackboard by the end of the school day. 2. Thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks should be free of homework assignments. 3. There should be no test or quiz on the day returning back from Thanksgiving, winter, or spring break. 4. Students should have the ability to report anonymously violations of the homework policy. 5. Publish homework expectations for all courses. 6. Homework should not be assigned for a grade. 7. Teachers should state objectives for each homework assignment. 8. Students with an A in the course should not be required to submit daily homework assignments. 9. The Administration should deal directly and in a timely manner with teachers when there are violations of the homework policy, or when there are perceived problems regarding their handling of homework. 10. Teachers should be flexible with respect to how many and which assignments are graded.
Members of the Committee • Students – Four students, one representing each class • Staff - Eight representing the humanities, math and science, and languages, plus one counselor • Parents – Five parents with students in each grade level • Administration – Two representatives
Responses • 1513 Student Responses • 136 Staff Responses • 950 Parent Responses • 6 Administrator Responses
1. Teachers should mention assignments Preliminary Results: in class and post estimated time of completion with the assignment on Blackboard by the end of the school day. 2. Thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks should be free of homework assignments. 1 3 . There should be no test or quiz on the day returning back from Thanksgiving, 2 winter, or spring break. 4. Students should have the ability to 3 report anonymously violations of the homework policy. 4 Students 5. Publish homework expectations for all Proposal Number courses. 6. Homework should not be assigned for a 5 Staff grade. 7. Teachers should state objectives for 6 Parents each homework assignment. 8. Students with an A in the course should 7 Admin not be required to submit daily homework assignments. 8 9. The Administration should deal directly and in a timely manner with teachers when there are violations of the 9 homework policy, or when there are perceived problems regarding their 10 handling of homework. 10. Teachers should be flexible with 0 20 40 60 80 100 respect to how many and which Percentage of Votes Received assignments are graded.
Moving Forward…. Consensus among the four groups: • no homework over breaks • no test/quiz the day after a break Administration issues, not proposals? • Teachers should mention assignments in class and post estimated time of completion with the assignment on BB by the end of the school day – currently Advocacy Guideline • Administration should deal directly and in a timely manner with teachers where there are violations of the homework policy or where there are perceived problems regarding their handling of homework.
Final Results after Committee Vote
Four Proposals to Leadership Team 1. Thanksgiving, winter, and spring breaks should be free of homework assignments. 2. There should be no test or quiz on the day returning back from Thanksgiving, Winter, or Spring break. 3. Students should have the ability to report anonymously violations of the homework policy. 4. Publish homework expectations for all courses.
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