Homework Guidelines
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The Kirkwood School District believes that learning is a life-long venture and habits of learning include work assigned for completion at home. All students K-12 will receive some homework. High School students may average more than 60 minutes a day, at least four times a week.
Every effort is made to provide students with meaningful practice and learning through homework.
Each teacher will record the class homework assignments on their phones.
GUIDELINES ON OUT-OF-SCHOOL SUSPENSION (OSS) AND HOMEWORK
A student absent from school because of suspension should check with his/her grade level principal regarding homework.
The policy regarding homework completion during OSS is as follows:
1. Students on Out-of-School Suspension will be expected to keep up with all homework. The notification of these assignments may be obtained from other students or from the telephone homework messages from each teacher. All homework must be turned in; teachers will determine a proper time interval.
2. All major grade-producing assignments such as tests, exams, papers, projects, oral reports, etc. can be completed or made up at the convenience of the teacher, and grades will be given. The teacher will set the deadline for make-up completion.
HOMEBOUND INSTRUCTION
Students who are absent from school for extended periods of time or who have intermittent absences due to illness or disability, may be eligible for homebound instruction. Up to five hours per week of homebound instruction can be provided to each student. Applications for homebound instruction can be secured from the guidance counselor in your building or in the Office of Instructional Services. Applications must be approved by the student's physician and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education before homebound teaching can begin.
