Judges Needed for Howard County History Day – March 22, 2025

The Office of Secondary Social Studies and the Gifted & Talented Education Program are seeking judges for History Day 2025, being held at Guilford Park High on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Judges are asked to be present from from approximately 8 a.m.-1:00 p.m. that day to evaluate HCPSS middle and high school project entries based […]

HCPSS Seeks Applications for Resource Reevaluation Committee by April 30, 2025

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is seeking HCPSS high school students (grades 9-11 in SY25-26 and SY26-27); parents/guardians of students who will be enrolled in HCPSS schools through June, 2027; Howard County residents; and HCPSS school-based, certificated employees to join the Resource Reevaluation Committee (RRC). Policy 8040 – Selection of Instructional Materials allows […]

Advanced Programs Advisory Seeks Nominations for Educator Recognition, Due March 28, 2025

The annual HCPSS Educator Recognition Program, sponsored by the Advanced Programs Advisory Committee, celebrates educators who demonstrate exemplary commitment to the needs of advanced-level learners and/or the Howard County G/T Education Program. Families and students have the opportunity to recognize a G/T Resource Teacher, content or classroom teacher, school counselor, administrator, achievement liaison or HCPSS-affiliated […]

Special Education Resource Fair, March 15, 2025

HCPSS will host a Special Education Resource Fair on Saturday, March 15 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Cedar Lane School (11630 Scaggsville Road, Fulton, MD). The free event will provide families with information available from the community and HCPSS to support their students receiving special education and related services. Attendees will have the opportunity […]

Howard County Reports Graduation Rate for Class of 2024 Above State Average

On Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, the Maryland State Department of Education released graduation and dropout rates for the Class of 2024. The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Class of 2024 achieved a graduation rate of 93.54%, 5.94 percentage points better than the State average of 87.6% and .97 percentage points above the HCPSS Class […]

“Get to Know HoCo” Teacher Recruitment Event, March 26, 2025

The HCPSS Office of Human Resources will host a free, virtual event Wednesday, March 26 from 5-6:30 p.m. for attendees to learn about teaching in Howard County public schools. Participants will have the opportunity to: Learn about the benefits of working in HCPSS Hear from a panel of HCPSS employees Experience the application process and […]

What to Know About the New Student Device Expectations

Español | 中文 | 한국어 On March 3, 2025, new expectations on student personal technology device use in schools will go into effect to prevent the use of personal devices during the student day. Here are several things parents/guardians should know as the updated policy goes into effect to help students avoid violating the policy. […]

2025-2026 Kindergarten Registration Opens March 3, 2025

Registration for the 2025-2026 school year begins March 3, 2025. Parents/guardians of children who will be five on or before September 1, 2025, must enroll their children in kindergarten for the 2025-2026 school year. On or after March 3, 2025, parents/guardians can begin the enrollment process online, where you also can upload the required documents. […]

Superintendent Message on Columbia Mall Shooting

The following message was sent to the HCPSS community by HCPSS Superintendent William J. Barnes on Feb. 23, 2025: On Saturday evening, I received a phone call from Howard County Police Chief, Greg Der, making me aware that there was a shooting near The Mall in Columbia that likely involved HCPSS students. Since that time, […]

Scholars Leadership Honors Program Conference, March 8, 2025

The Scholars Leadership Honors Progra.m. (SLHP) is hosting a conference for young women in grades 9-12 and their parents/guardians to connect, learn, and celebrate culture, class & confidence.