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Stoughton committee to publicize new homework policy draft and gather feedback
Summary
After debate over process and public outreach, the School Committee voted 5–0 to have the superintendent publicize a proposed homework policy (grade-based guidance and daily reading expectations) and solicit community feedback through school councils, social media and translated materials.
Stoughton — The School Committee voted unanimously Feb. 10 to instruct the superintendent to publicize a draft K–12 homework policy and collect community input before the committee considers adoption.
"We created a policy... we pretty much recommend homework from K to 12 in different levels," Jillian DeStefano of the policy working group said while presenting the draft, which replaces an earlier "grid" with grade-by-grade guidance and places emphasis on coordination among teacher teams. The…
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