Rochelle Middle School - Rochelle Community Consolidated School ...

HomeworkGuidelines for the Assignment of Schoolwork and Responsibilities of Students, Staff and ParentsI. PurposeA. Schoolwork contributes toward building responsibility, self-discipline and lifelonglearning habits. It is the intention of the Rochelle Middle School staff to assign relevantand challenging schoolwork assignments that reinforce classroom learning objectives.The main purposes generally associated with schoolwork are as follows:i. To give students a chance to review, reinforce and practice previous learning andskillsii. To prepare students for the next day’s lessoniii. To provide opportunities to identify and learn to use resources such as the library,the Internet, reference books, and other community resourcesiv. To allow for more in-depth exploration of topics than is possible during classtimev. To help students develop time management, study, and organizational skillsII.vi.To provide parents with insights into what is being taught in the classroom andthe progress of their childrenExpectationsA. Schoolwork is most beneficial when teacher expectations are well communicated,students take responsibility for their schoolwork, and parents support these efforts. Assuch, the responsibilities of teachers, students and parents with regard to schoolwork arelisted below:B. Teachers can help by:i. Informing students and parents of the school’s schoolwork policyii. Assigning relevant schoolwork activities that reinforce classroom learningiii. Ensuring that students are aware of what is expected of them, and how their workwill be assessediv. Giving students sufficient time to complete their schoolwork.v. Communicating at team time regarding quantity of schoolwork assigned by theteam of teachers.vi. Maintaining schoolwork records and providing feedback to students and parentsutilizing SMPASS weekly.C. Students can help by:i. Being aware of the school’s schoolwork policyii. Asking questions when necessary to clarify the assignmentiii. Thoroughly recording schoolwork assignments in the students agendaiv. Completing quality schoolwork within the given time framev. Informing parents of schoolwork expectationsvi. Seeking assistance from teachers and parents if difficulties arisevii. Asking for and completing schoolwork assigned during an absenceviii. Schoolwork should reflect the student's abilityix. Managing demands and activities to allow sufficient time for schoolworkcompletionD. Parents can help by:i. Setting a regular, uninterrupted study time each dayii.iii.Providing a suitable place for studyMonitoring student’s organization and checking daily list of assignments in theiragenda