MSCD homework Policy

HOMEWORK POLICY

Manhattan School for Career Development/Manhattan Transition Center believes that completing homework assignments dramatically increases the power of classroom and CBVI offsite learning experiences. Research supports this belief: students who complete homework assignments outperform their non-completing peers by 35%.
The primary purposes are homework are:
 Reinforce what was taught in class and/or the offsite
 Prepare students for the next class
 Evaluate students’ understanding of the work presented
 Learn how to take and manage responsibility for one’s own learning
MSCD/MTC Homework Policy:
 Students should receive homework every night in every subject area.
 Homework is to be completed at home, not school.
 Homework should be reviewed and signed off by parent/guardian each night.
 Homework will also be made available to student & parent/guardian online via the school homework blog site.
 If student does not complete a homework assignment, he/she must hand in a note indicating the assignment was not completed. Students who do not hand in a note will not be allowed to make up the assignment.
 All missed assignments must be turned in at the following class meeting. No assignments will be accepted after this point.
 Students who come to class without completing a homework assignment will not receive full PBIS points for that class.
 All students are to maintain a separate homework assignment notebook to record their assignments.
 Teachers are encouraged to provide homework assignments in advance