Shafer Elementary Student Handbook - Campuses - Katy ISD

providing children with educational opportunities, no
child learns to read or to compute exclusively at school;
• Each grade level will have a homework policy; parents
will be made aware of this policy so you will know what
to expect
• Homework is generally not given over the weekend, or
holidays, except when a student has make-up work to
complete
• Completed homework will be checked and will not be
counted more than ten percent of the total grade
• Homework will not be sent home on the first day of a
student’s absence. Homework for students who are
absent for MORE THAN ONE DAY should be requested
before 10:00 a.m. The requested homework may be
picked up after 2:00 p.m. at the front office or sent home
with another student
• Please encourage your child to remember his/her papers,
books, etc., at the end of the day. The school doors will
be locked at 4:25 p.m. each day!
• Work that is brought to the school by a parent will be
placed in the teacher’s box and will be considered one
day late
HOMEWORK LAB/DETENTION:
Students who consistently have difficulty completing class work or
homework will be assigned to the homework lab. Parents and
teachers will work together to ensure that student work habits are
improved. Students who consistently have difficulty following
classroom rules will be assigned detention. Any student not
attending their assigned detention will receive an office referral
which will results in In School Suspension (ISS).
Library:
LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER MATERIALS USAGE POLICY
Katy ISD is pleased that your child will be benefiting from the
resources of the district’s library media center. It is the district’s
policy to serve patrons with a broad selection of materials to satisfy