Homework

Homework is a central theme at Liberty Traditional School. It has three major purposes:

To teach personal responsibility and time management skills.
To keep parents informed about what their children are studying.
To provide additional review and reinforcement of skills and concepts taught at school.

Parent responsibilities concerning homework are as follows:

To provide a time and a place free from distraction for homework.
To sign the daily homework planners or papers, whether completed or not, review the child's work and provide encouragement. If homework is not complete, please provide a short written explanation with the signature.
To communicate with the teacher if a problem occurs.

Below is the minimum as well as the maximum time guidelines for homework for which parents should plan. The appropriate times by grade level are as follows:

Grade	Minimum	Maximum
Kdg.	10	15
1st	15	30
2nd	20	45
3rd	30	60
4th	30	75
5th	30	90
6th	30	90
7th	45	90
8th	45	90

Parents should insist that the students dedicate at least the minimum amount of time to some academic study at home. Reading is the recommended activity for that time if the homework from school is not enough to take up the minimum amount of time.

Parents should also teach their children that if they do not finish their daily work in class that unfinished class work is in addition to the actual homework and is not a part of the actual homework time. Therefore, reports, projects and unfinished daily work could account for some students spending more than the maximum amount of time stated, including weekends. Regular school attendance and the student’s personal responsibility will ensure that this does not happen often.

All students, K - 8, receive homework four nights per week, Monday through Thursday. Homework will be directly related to the daily instruction. Daily work and or make-up work not completed is not considered homework but must be completed by the next day. Standards of neatness and accuracy are to be maintained regardless of the subject matter area.

Students should be taught regularly that they are responsible for their homework. Students who have problems with incomplete homework may be referred for disciplinary action.

All students are expected to read out loud or be read to for a minimum of 10 minutes each night as part of their homework time.