Academics

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K-5 Homework Guildelines

K-5 Homework Guidelines for Parents

The length of time a child should spend on homework, including reading, and projects is 10-20 minutes in grades K-2, and 30 – 45 in grades 3 – 5. If your child regularly requires a great deal more time than this to complete assignments, you should contact your child’s teacher. If your child does not have homework or finishes early, it is always a good idea to spend time reading or reviewing math facts.

K-5 Homework Guidelines for Teachers

K-5 Homework should not be graded but may be considered as part of Behaviors that Promote Learning on the report card. The length of time a child should spend on homework, including reading, and projects is 10-20 minutes in grades K-2, and 30 – 45 in grades 3 – 5. To ensure that homework is an effective learning experience for students, the following guidelines are offered under District Regulation (Procedure) 2422P.

Teachers are responsible for:

a. determining that work assigned to be done at home is appropriate for the student and the curriculum content to be covered;

b. explaining the purpose of homework assignments and how they will be evaluated;

c. giving clear and specific instructions for each assignment so that the requirements and expectations are understood by the student and so that additional instruction by parents is not expected or required;

d. ensuring that homework is not drill beyond mastery or unnecessarily repetitious;

e. monitoring the amount of work assigned so that it will be reasonable in terms of students' abilities and commitments outside of school;

f. assigning work to be done at home that does not require the use of reference materials not readily available in most homes, school libraries, or public libraries;

g. monitoring student homework and providing appropriate feedback to students in a timely manner; and

h. make student homework information available to parents in a timely manner.

Assessments

For more information about the Smarter Balance Assessment that will be given to students in grades 3-5 this spring please click here to visit the Issaquah School District site. A calendar with specific testing dates will be available closer to the time the assessment is administered.

Report Cards

We’ve gone paperless! Directions for accessing your child's report card via Family Access can be found on the Family Access section of the Issaquah School District Website here. Your child’s teacher would appreciate it if you would take time to review the report card before December Parent Conferences.

For more information regarding grading and report cards, visit the Issaquah School District site.

Report Cards become available online:

Fall Trimester: December

Winter Trimester: March

Spring Trimester: June (last day of school)

Parent Teacher Conferences

Parent teacher conferences are held once a year the first week of December.

Equal Opportunity Notice

The Issaquah School District complies with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities, or employment related matters, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, District Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator or Compliance Coordinator for 28A.540 and 28A.642 RCW, in writing or by telephone. The Issaquah School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all educational programs, services and activities. For information regarding interpretation and translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact Kathy Connally in writing or by telephone.

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