Howard County Teacher Salaries Increase for the 2024–2025 School Year →
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting, July 17, 2024 →
New HCPSS Superintendent Launches 90-Day Plan →
HCPSS Relaunches ESOL Program as English Language Development → Español | 中文 | 한국어
HCPSS Seeks Members for World Language Advisory Committee by Aug. 16 →
Student-Led Grant Helps Reduce Food Waste, Promote Composting in Schools →
HCPSS Teachers Named Mathematics Teachers of the Year →
Rockburn ES Student Wins State Poster Contest →
Mt. Hebron HS Teams Win National Economics Challenge →
HCPSS Schools Recognized for LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity →
Adjusted 2024-2025 Start Times for Some Schools →
Changes in Social Media and Gaming Access on HCPSS-Issued Chromebooks →
HCPSS Seeks Members of Mathematics Advisory Committee →
HCPSS Names First-Ever ESOL Teachers and Administrator of the Year →
Families
Information on preparing for the 2024-2025 school year can be found online. That page is continually updated as new information becomes available.
Students
Archived videos of each ceremony are available online now. Candid photos from each ceremony are available for viewing and free download on the HCPSS Flickr site.
Partnerships
HCPSS recently signed a partnership agreement with The Collective Columbia to provide performance opportunities for high school student choral groups and host HCPSS music teachers for professional development and concerts.
Earlier this year, three HCPSS students were selected to participate in the 2024 Honor Band of America. Noah (Marriotts Ridge HS/percussion), Eli (Glenelg HS/euphonium), and Louis-Félix (Wilde Lake HS/tuba) were among only 75 students nationwide chosen for the elite ensemble.
HCPSS schools took home top honors at the Maryland State Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) Day competitions in May. More than 40 students from seven HCPSS schools took part in the competition.
Congratulations to the recipients of the school system’s annual principal and teachers of the year award are: Principal of the Year Dr. Joelle Miller, Centennial HS; Teacher of the Year (Washington Post nominee) Jeanette Swank, Ellicott Mills MS; and Teacher of the Year (MSDE nominee) Jessica Nichols, River Hill HS.
System
Students
Throughout the school year, students and staff at the Cedar Lane School are visited by volunteers and dogs from Fidos for Freedom, enabling CLS students to practice communication, mobility, and social interaction skills and provide a source of joy to students, staff, and Fidos volunteers alike.
Students
Fifth-graders at St. John’s Lane Elementary School investigated plastic bag pollution, conducting a survey to assess Howard County residents’ awareness and understanding of Howard County’s Disposable Bag Fee Program and sharing their findings with Howard County officials. Now they are working to collect recycled plastic film as part of a recycling challenge.
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