Homework

Below is the current amendment to Education Code concerning make-up work while a student is legally absent. This includes any event conducted during the normal school day sanction by the school administration; for example band or choral performances, science field trips, or sporting events. 

 Amendment Statutes: “Make-up” Work 

  • EC 48205, effective January 1, 1999

Pupils absent from school for any excusable reason shall be allowed to complete all assignments and tests missed during the absence that can be reasonably provided and, upon satisfactory completion, within a reasonable period of time, shall be given full credit therefore. As the teacher of any class from which a pupil is absent shall determine, the tests and assignments shall be reasonably equivalent to, but not necessarily identical to, the tests and assignments that the pupil missed during the absence.

  • EC 48980(k), effective January 1, 1999

Beginning with the 1999-2000 school year, a notice containing the full text of EC 48205 shall be provided to all parents/guardians at the beginning of the term.

  • If a student is absent (or will be absent) for over a week, please contact Mrs. Hubert at (951) 352-8316, extension 61207 to request work.
  • If a student is absent for less than a week, they will recieve make-up work upon return. If a student would like to recieve missed work and they are absent for less than a week, they are to contact teachers directly to request and pick-up work.

RUSD Policy on Homework

Policy #6154

  • INSTRUCTION 1.0 HOMEWORK/MAKE-UP WORK
  • 1.1.1 The Board of Education believes that homework serves many important purposes. The administration and certificated staff shall design homework plans and assignments so that through their homework, students can reinforce academic skills taught in school and learn how to conduct research effectively, develop ideas creatively and become life-long learners.
  • 1.1.2 The Board believes that homework is the responsibility of the student. It is the student's job to develop regular study habits and to do most assignments independently.
  • 1.1.3 The Board encourages teachers at all grade levels to use the parent/guardian as a contributing resource and to structure homework assignments so as to involve the parent/guardian without diminishing the student's sense of responsibility.
  • 1.1.4 To be effective, homework assignments should not place an undue time burden on students and families. Homework should reinforce classroom learning objectives and be related to individual student needs and abilities. 2.0 Make-up Work
  • 2.1 Students may be given the opportunity to make up school work missed because of an excused absence or suspension and may receive full or reduced credit if the work is turned in according to a reasonable make-up schedule. Such make-up work shall be assigned as necessary to ensure academic progress, not as a punitive measure.
  • 2.2 Teachers may require a suspended student to complete any tests missed during suspension. Legal Reference: Education Code 48205 Absences for personal reasons 48913 Completion of work missed by suspended pupil
  • Adopted: September 6, 1977 Readopted: June 18, 1979 Readopted: June 17, 1985 Readopted: January 16, 1996

 

 
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