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Committee forwards new Ed 306 homework policy to full board, urges clearer teacher-to-parent communication
Summary
The Nashua policy committee approved sending a state-required homework policy (IKB) to the full board, emphasizing written class-level homework expectations and better home–school communication for families who cannot attend open house.
The Nashua School District policy committee voted to send a new district homework policy required by the State Board of Education (Ed 306) to the full board after members discussed implementation and communication to families.
Committee members said the policy requires assigning teachers to provide written homework expectations for each class and that buildings should retain flexibility for content-area practices. "The assigning teacher will provide a written class homework policy," a committee member noted during the discussion, and the committee debated how those documents should be made available to parents who cannot attend open house.
Members recommended posting homework policies to Google Classroom or the district website and urged departments to promote consistency so parents and students understand how homework contributes to final grades. Student representative Shreisha said the policy seems "quite simple, quite basic" and supported the proposal. The committee moved to send IKB to the full board and approved the motion by voice vote.
The policy will go to the full board for final consideration; staff flagged that buildings will need to work out consistent dissemination procedures for written homework expectations.
