HCPSSPress Releases
Board of Education’s Legislative Committee to Meet
The Board of Education’s Legislative Committee will meet at 2:30 p.m., on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. The meeting will take place in the Board Planning at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Howard County’s Jody Zepp a Finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year
Hammond High School teacher Jody Zepp was recently named one of seven finalists for 2014 Maryland Teacher of the Year by the Maryland State Department of Education. The state winner will be announced at an Awards Gala on Oct. 20 at Martin’s West. Zepp, who this spring was named Howard County Public School System Teacher […]
Howard County ACT Scores Continue to Outperform State and National Results
Performance on the ACT college readiness test among Howard County Public School System seniors continues to climb, according to results reported last week by ACT Incorporated. Scores for the HCPSS Class of 2014 in each skill area outpaced results from the prior year as well as scores for Maryland and the nation. The ACT assesses […]
HCPSS Celebrates Thomas Viaduct Middle School Grand Opening
Officials from the Howard County Public School System and county leaders celebrated the grand opening of Thomas Viaduct Middle School (TVMS) with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 24. A state-of-the-art facility, TVMS has capacity for more than 660 students and features five science laboratories, outdoor learning areas, innovative world language programming, technology-curriculum infusion, […]
Board of Education Policy Committee to Meet (Canceled)
The Policy Committee of the Board of Education that was to meet at 1:00 p.m., on Friday, August 22, 2014, in Conference Room ML2 at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City has been canceled.
Board of Education Audit Committee to Meet
The Audit Committee of the Board of Education will meet at 8:30 a.m., on Thursday Aug. 28, 2014, in Conference Room ML2 at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
HCPSS to Celebrate Thomas Viaduct Middle School Grand Opening
Howard County school system and county leaders will celebrate the grand opening of Thomas Viaduct Middle School (TVMS) with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 24 beginning at 1:00 p.m. The ceremony will be followed by tours of the new facility. TVMS open its doors to students in grades 6-8 on Aug. 25. The […]
HCPSS Superintendent and HCPD Chief To Get Iced in Support of ALS
Joining in on the nationwide craze, Howard County Public School System Superintendent Renee Foose and Howard County Police Department Chief Gary Gardner will participate in the ALS ice bucket challenge on Aug. 14 at 10 a.m.
Board of Education Policy Committee to Meet
The Policy Committee of the Board of Education will meet at 1:00 p.m., on Friday, August 22, 2014, in Conference Room ML2, at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Participants Needed for Academic Calendar Planning Committee
The Howard County Public School System invites citizens to take an active role in developing the 2015-16 Academic Calendar as members of the Calendar Planning Committee. Meetings will be held at the HCPSS Central Office from 4-6:00 p.m. on Aug. 26, Sept. 3, Sept. 9, Sept. 17, Sept. 22 and Sept. 30, 2014. Building stakeholder […]