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HOMEWORK COMMITTEE 2012-2013

HOMEWORK COMMITTEE CHARGE (Download full charge document)

As per the 'management issue' identified in the 2011-2012 Monitoring Report on Policy E-040: Effective Learning Environment, the District has established a Homework Committee in order to determine the status of homework in the Greenwich Public Schools in relation to:
- Current GPS Policy and Procedure, and
- Current research on student achievement

Anticipated outcomes for the Committee's work, include:
- a possible recommendation to the Superintendent of Schools to update the Homework Policy or Procedure*.
The Superintendent is the decision maker regarding any recommendations made by the committee. If the Superintendent believes that a Policy change is in order based on committee recommendations, then the Board of Education would be the decision maker.

FOR QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT:
Homework Committee Chair Ellen Flanagan, Deputy Superintendent at ellen_flanagan@greenwich.k12.ct.us

COMMITTEE MEMBERS (Download member list)

COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE:

Thursday, April 11, 2013, 12:30 p.m. (agenda / minutes)

Thursday, March 7, 2013, 12:00 p.m. (agenda / minutes)

Monday, February 4, 2013, 10:30 a.m. (agenda / minutes)

Monday, January 7, 2013, 12:00 p.m. (agenda / minutes)

Monday December 10, 2012, 9:00 a.m. (agenda / minutes)

Monday, November 19, 2012, 12:30 p.m. (agenda / minutes)

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS:

Rethinking Homework

Cunningham VA Elementary Homework Policy