BEFORE SCHOOL PROGRAM
For those students who need to be dropped off before the 8:30 a.m. start, they may be dropped off at the Before School Program, which opens at 7:30 a.m. This program is offered at a cost of $50/year to students of Lurgio and may be used daily or on an as needed basis. While in attendance at the Before School Program, students can do such things as work on homework, sit with their friends, or read. Students who attend the Before School Pro- gram prior to an extra help session, morning club or morning activity must also sign in upon arrival, and must sign out when leaving to attend an extra help session, club or ac- tivity. For accountability purposes, students are not allowed to their lockers to get for- gotten homework before the start of the school day. In the event of a two-hour delay (due to inclement weather) the Before School Program will also be delayed by two hours (9:30 a.m. -10:30 a.m.). Please contact the office for more information regarding the Before School Program.
MARKING SYSTEM
Report cards are issued on a quarterly basis. The actual report card that goes home may be kept by parents. Report cards are distributed four times each year to all students. This report represents the teacher's evalua- tion of student progress in each subject area as indi- cated by the following grades:
A = 100 - 90 B = 89 - 80 C = 79 - 70 F = 69 - 0
Conduct will be evaluated in the following manner: 1 = Expected Behavior 2 = Minor Infractions 3 = Repeated Infractions 4 = Unacceptable Behavior
HOMEWORK POLICY
The Bedford School Board asserts that homework re- lates directly to the purpose of schools and schooling and is therefore an important part of a child's educa- tional experience. Well-planned homework assign- ments that are appropriate to the grade and level of the learner may take many forms including regular practice and reinforcement of previously taught skills, inde- pendent assignments that enrich the school curricu- lum, reading to prepare for subsequent class discus- sions, review and study of notes assembled in class, and student writing in a variety of styles and forms.
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Meaningful homework assignments are those that em- phasize quality rather than quantity; that relate to and enrich the curriculum, thereby extending academic learning time beyond the school day; that provide teachers with additional opportunities to monitor progress, diagnose instructional needs, and deliver corrective feedback to students; that give students practice in developing independent learning skills; and that are reasonable in length, appropriate for the learner, and purposeful in nature. Successful applica- tion of this homework policy can be demonstrated by the presence of these conditions in our school commu- nity: 1. Homework expectations that are clearly explained and broadly communicated by teachers and ad- ministrators; understood and met by students; and affirmed by parents.
2. Homework assignments that are well-planned, re- viewed or corrected by teachers, and used by teachers to diagnose, reinforce, or enrich student learning.
3. Meaningful homework that is completed by stu- dents in a responsible, conscientious and timely fashion.
4. Parental support and involvement demonstrating community agreement that homework is a pur- poseful and valuable part of a child's education.
5. In an effort to meet the needs of your child(ren) the opportunity to
PARENT EXPECTATIONS It is the responsibility of the parent to: a. Expect the student to spend appropriate time and effort each night on homework and study, accord- ing to the grade level or subject area. The follow- ing guideline may be used in anticipating home- work assignments: Grades 7 & 8: 60 to 90 minutes per night. (Total from all teachers.) When no specific homework assignments have been given, ask that time be used for active styy- ing; making flash cards, highlighting notes, read- ing notes/text aloud.
b. Help establish a regular format for learning at home.
c. Assist students to develop good study habits by providing a comfortable, well-lighted area away from distractions.
d. Encourage students to set a regular time for study.
e. Monitor and evaluate outside activities (e.g. em- ployment, extracurricular, television and use of electronic communication devices) to be sure that the student has sufficient study time.
f. Recognize that homework is assigned, and if nec- essary, require the student to keep an assignment book that can be reviewed at home.
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