Homework Contract
This is a sample of a contractual agreement between a student and his/her parent(s).
Please review, sign, and keep for your records.
If you have any questions please discuss with your teacher or healthcare provider.
This contract is between
_________________________ (the student) and
_________________________ (the parent).
The student agrees to:
- Bring all homework home from school.
- Do a minimum of _____ minutes of homework each day. If there is no assigned homework,
that time will be spent studying notes.
- Do only homework during that time. No TV, loud music, games, or phone calls are
permitted during homework time.
- Start doing homework at _____ p.m. daily.
- Finish homework by ______ p.m. daily.
- Ask the parent for assistance when needed.
- Not argue about any aspect of homework.
The parent agrees to:
- Provide a quiet, uninterrupted place for homework to be done. No TV, loud music,
or phone calls are permitted in the same room. All other children not doing homework
are to be kept occupied elsewhere.
- Provide the necessary tools for doing the assignments.
- Provide transportation to the library or other places to assist in homework completion.
- Be available to assist during homework time.
- Not DO the assignments for the student, but help by quizzing, prompting, showing
the student where and how to do research, etc.
This contract is to be reviewed every _____ months.
Signed _________________________ (the student)
Date __________
Signed _________________________ (the parent)
Date __________
For more information, please contact:
Kathy Davis, MSEd, PhD
kdavis2@kumc.edu
(913) 588-6305