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Columbia Town Center Rotary Partners with Bryant Woods Elementary School
Bryant Woods Elementary School is partnering with the Columbia Town Center Rotary to provide students with resources that promote learning, leadership and citizenship. The partnership will be formalized with an official partnership signing Wednesday, September 17 during the Columbia Town Center Rotary meeting at the Sheraton Columbia Waterside Restaurant, 10207 Wincopin Circle. Under the terms […]
Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting, Public Hearing, Work Session and Approval on FY16 Capital Budget & FY17-21 Capital Improvement Program
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 in the Board Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. Both the afternoon and the evening session, which convenes at 7:30 p.m., will begin with a “Public Forum,” when members […]
Board of Education Policy Committee to Meet
The Policy Committee of the Board of Education will meet at 3:00 p.m., on Monday, September 22, 2014, in Conference Room ML2, at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
HCPSS Students to Develop Park Species List at Week-long BioBlitz
HCPSS elementary and middle school students will join state scientists to develop a catalog of plant and animal wildlife at Howard County’s Belmont Manor and Historic Park during the Howard County Conservancy BioBlitz event, to be held Sept. 15-18, 2014. Students from Ducketts Lane and Rockburn elementary schools, and Ellicott Mills, Patapsco and Thomas Viaduct […]
Five Howard County high schools ranked on Newsweek Top Schools list
Five Howard County public schools are among the Newsweek list of America’s Top High Schools for 2014. The list ranks 500 schools deemed to do the best job of preparing students for college, based on factors including enrollment and graduation rates; weighted AP, SAT, and ACT scores; student attrition from 9th through 12th grade; […]
Board of Education to Hold Legislative Breakfast
The Howard County Board of Education is sponsoring a breakfast for the County Council, the County Executive and State Legislators to discuss legislative issues. The breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m., on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, in the Board Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Partnership Supports Equitable Access to Learning
In a new partnership, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Zeta Alpha Sigma Alumni Chapter will collaborate with the Howard County Public School System to help students enhance their academic skills, social development and personal responsibility. The partnership will be formalized with an official signing on Sept. 8 at Jeffers Hill Community Center, 6030 Tamar Drive. Under […]
Howard County Food Bank Partnership Targets Hunger
The Howard County Community Action Council’s Howard County Food Bank is partnering with Bryant Woods Elementary School (BWES) to create an in-school food pantry for students and their families. The partnership will be formalized with an official signing on Sept. 5 at the Sheraton Columbia Waterside Restaurant, 10207 Wincopin Circle. Under the terms of the […]
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a closed meeting on Thursday, September 4, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Planning room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting & Presentation of FY15 Capital Budget & FY16-20 Capital Improvement Program
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 11, 2014 in the Board Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. Both the afternoon and the evening session, which convenes at 7:30 p.m., will begin with a “Public Forum,” when members […]