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Homework Framework

Framework for Estimated Average Hours of Homework Per Week: As a general rule, the following guidelines are good faith estimates only and, as such, are meant to aid parents as they oversee their child(ren)’s work at home. It should be noted that homework times can and do vary based on ability/work ethic of the student, previous educational attainment by the student, relative difficulty of the coursework, etc. These times reflect a pronounced bias toward English and math from the earliest grades since these two courses are instrumental in the building of a sound academic foundation early in a student’s academic career. These times level out in high school where the Academy assumes a more equalized approach to each of the respective disciplines.

Homework Framework


Framework for Estimate Average Hours of Homework Per Week: 

As a general rule, the following guidelines are good faith estimates only and, as such, are meant to aid parents as they oversee their child(ren)’s work at home. It should be noted that homework times can and do vary based on ability/work ethic of the scholar, previous educational attainment by the scholar, relative difficulty of the coursework, etc. These times reflect a pronounced bias toward English and Math from the earliest grades since these two courses are instrumental in the building of a sound academic foundation early in a scholar’s academic career; these times level out in high school where the Academy assumes a more equalized approach to each of the respective disciplines.



 

English

Math

Science

History

Foreign

Language

CTE/

Electives

Total

Kindergarten

No more than 3 hours per week (in addition to reading to your child)

3

1st Grade

2*

2

1

1

  

1 (.5each)

7

2nd Grade

2*

2

1

1

  

1 (.5each)

7

3rd Grade

3*

3

1

1

  

1 (.5each)

9

4th Grade

3*

3

1

1

  

1 (.5each)

9

5th Grade

3*

3

2

1

  

1 (.5each)

10

6th Grade

3.5*

3

2

1.5

  

1 (.5each)

11

7th Grade

4*

3

2

2

  

.5 each

13

8th Grade

4

3

2

2

  

.5 each

13

9th– 12th Grade

3

3

3

2.5

2

.5 each

15

* Homework is to be divided as evenly as possible between Reading and Writing (Composition)


STAAR

Shaded cells represent STAAR assessed courses

Reading & Writing

Shaded cells indicate that both reading and writing are assessed on the STAAR in these grades

5TH AND 8TH Grade

Shaded cells indicate grades where state law dictates scholars be retained if they do not pass either their Reading or Math STAAR assessments.

9th-12th GRADE

Students in these grades will be required to take End of Course Exams (EOC) rather than the STAAR exam:  Algebra I, English I (combined reading/writing), English II (combined reading/writing), Biology, and U.S. history.