Homework Tips for students: * Get the assignment and ask for help if the assignment is not clear. * Copy all assignments into planner (appropriate grades) recording due dates and important information. * Set a time each day to do homework. * Check work, and if possible, explain it to an adult. * Maintain the highest quality work on homework assignments. * Take home all necessary resources, such as packets, textbooks, notes, and study guides. * Bring the completed homework to school, and turn it in, when it is due. * Be responsible for getting, and completing, assignments when absent from school. * Be responsible for taking care of, and returning, any borrowed resource material. Parents Responsibilities: * Promote a positive attitude toward homework as part of the learning process. * Understand and reinforce expectations for the quality of student work. * Provide structure, a site, and tools needed to help the child organize and complete homework. * Be available to provide supervision and support, but do not do the assignment. * Understand the amount of assistance that is appropriate for homework assignments * Communicate often with the student and his or her teacher, giving feedback to the teacher when there is a homework concern. * Learn strategies and techniques for helping the student by taking advantage of opportunities, such as parent homework clinics.