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.
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English
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Math
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Science
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History
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Foreign
Language
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CTE/
Electives
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Total
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Kindergarten
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No more than 3 hours per week (in addition to reading to your child)
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3
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1st Grade
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2*
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2
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1
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1
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1 (.5each)
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7
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2nd Grade
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2*
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2
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1
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1
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1 (.5each)
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7
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3rd Grade
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3*
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3
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1
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1
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1 (.5each)
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9
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4th Grade
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3*
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3
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1
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1
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1 (.5each)
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9
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5th Grade
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3*
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3
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2
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1
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1 (.5each)
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10
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6th Grade
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3.5*
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3
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2
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1.5
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1 (.5each)
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11
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7th Grade
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4*
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3
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2
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2
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.5 each
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13
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8th Grade
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4
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3
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2
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2
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.5 each
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13
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9th– 12th Grade
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3
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3
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3
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2.5
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2
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.5 each
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15
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* Homework is to be divided as evenly as possible between Reading and Writing (Composition)
STAAR
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Shaded cells represent STAAR assessed courses
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Reading & Writing
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Shaded cells indicate that both reading and writing are assessed on the STAAR in these grades
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5TH AND 8TH Grade
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Shaded cells indicate grades where state law dictates scholars be retained if they do not pass either their Reading or Math STAAR assessments.
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9th-12th GRADE
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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.
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