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Trustees direct staff to convene homework task force, student rep urges context-sensitive grading
Summary
After reviewing survey results, trustees asked staff to assemble a task force including teachers and administrators to develop homework guidance; student representative Olive Hamner-Jillson cautioned against expecting teachers to grade every assignment.
District staff presented results from a teacher survey (83 responses) and trustees discussed differing needs across grade levels and course types, the role of homework in reinforcement, and the advisability of homework over breaks. Leslie Peters and Shannon Brown recommended creating a task force to craft guidance with teacher input; trustees agreed and asked staff to report back in August after meetings with administrators.
Student Board Representative Olive Hamner-Jillson said homework expectations are “circumstantial” and that it “may not be reasonable for a teacher to grade all homework,” arguing that grading approach should account for course level and purpose. Trustees discussed whether to ban homework over breaks and settled on a teacher-informed policy approach, acknowledging Jump Start and AP courses may require exceptions. The Board directed staff to include teachers in the task force and return with recommendations in August.
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