HOMEWORK REQUESTS - ABSENCES/VACATIONS

There may be times when a child cannot be in school and parents wish to request homework. Please observe the following procedures when requesting homework:

1. If you would like homework on the day of the child's absence, please request the homework as early as possible. Homework may be picked up at 2:15 PM. Please be advised however, that on some days teachers have no free time and homework will not be available until the next day. We will notify you if this is the case.

2. For prolonged absences such as vacations, please request the work at least one week in advance. Work missed will have to be made up.

3. Even though homework can be given and made up, absences do affect grades. The child misses discussions, oral drills, initial instruction and some activities that cannot be duplicated. Please be aware of this when making vacation plans.

HOMEWORK POLICY

Homework is assigned to BCS students for review, practice and development of skills presented during class time. Homework also teaches a child responsibility and allows the family an opportunity to participate in certain learning experiences. The amount of homework varies depending on the grade level and may be given any night, including Friday.

PERMANENT RECORDS

The school maintains a permanent cumulative file on all BCS students. Records of health, grades, standardized test scores, and disciplinary reports make up most of the content. Parents may view their child’s permanent record at any time by making an appointment for this purpose.

Transfer of records to another school is provided by mail directly to the receiving school only.

TEXTBOOKS

Classroom textbooks will be provided by BCS and may be sent home at the discretion of the teacher. Each student is required to have covers for (his/her) books. These books must not be defaced and, if damaged or lost, charges will be assessed accordingly.

STANDARDIZED TESTING

All students in grades K - 8 will participate in Standardized testing in April. The Stanford Achievement Test (SAT) is used in each grade to help measure academic progress and to evaluate strengths and weaknesses. Parents will receive copies of the results, typically during the summer.

PROMOTION

Students are promoted to the following grade level on the basis of academic achievement. Students in Kindergarten are also evaluated by emotional and social growth for readiness for first grade. If, by the fourth quarter, there has not been adequate progress, a conference will be held with the teacher, parents, and the principal to consider the best possible placement for the child.

WITHDRAWING STUDENTS

Although BCS would like students to spend (his/her) entire academic careers here, due to a great variety of circumstances, parents sometimes find it necessary to withdraw their child from BCS. Realizing that this is a natural occurrence, the following procedure is required to have a child withdrawn from BCS and records transferred to a new school setting:

1. A release form is signed by the parent, which gives BCS permission to forward the child's permanent file to the new school setting.
   
   
2. School records will not be released if a student’s tuition and/or fees account is not “paid in full” at the end of a school year, or if an account is delinquent during the school year.

When these two items have been completed, student records will be forwarded. In addition, the Massachusetts Transfer Card and health record will be released to facilitate immediate student placement.

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