Boonton Township School District

In general, pupils absent for any reason should make up assignments, class work and tests within a
reasonable length of time. However, teachers may exercise discretionary judgment and waive
certain assignments and/or homework if they feel the student knows the material missed. Pupils
being excused for field trips, concerts, competitions, etc., must make arrangements with the teachers of
the missed classes to make up the work.
Homework is not used for punitive reasons. Homework is used as a diagnostic assessment of
independent practice and is reflected in future planning.
If a student has received two zeros for homework in any one subject during a marking period, the
parents must be notified of the second zero and every one after it. The administration will also be
informed about any student who consistently does not do his/her homework. Students are strongly
discouraged from going on vacation when school is in session unless there is a family emergency.
Assignments cannot be provided ahead of time; however, reading a book or keeping a journal is always
beneficial to the student. Please make every effort to have your child in school when school is in session.
Homework Hotline
This communication tool is designed to help students complete their daily and long-term homework
assignments by having after-hours access to homework assignments. Teachers record the homework
assignments daily on their classroom phones and can be retrieved by calling the school’s main phone
number, 973.334.4162 and the teacher’s extension. Please refer to staff director on pages 6 and 7
for the teachers’ extension numbers.
Homeroom Placements
In the spring, grade level and middle school staff meet to determine class lists for September. Having
spent nearly a year with the children, teachers meet and utilize several criteria to make up a
homeroom group. If a parent has a special concern about placement for September, he/she should
discuss this with the child’s homeroom teacher at the March conference. That request, with a reason
given, must be submitted to the homeroom teacher and administration, in writing, by March 31. Multiple
requests cannot be honored.
Please note: No student will be placed in a class or moved for social reasons only.
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