HCPSSPress Releases
Meeting with Operating Budget Review Committee Canceled
The community meeting with the Board of Education Operating Budget Review Committee (OBRC), previously scheduled for 7:30 p.m. this evening, has been canceled.
Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting and Public Hearings on Thursday, May 8, 2014
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday May 8, 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 […]
Mt. Hebron High School Honored for Student Exchange Program
Mt. Hebron High School was named one of the top schools in the nation by AFS-USA, which offers international exchange student programs. Mt. Hebron was the only school in the state of Maryland given this honor. Schools honored with this inaugural award have partnered with AFS in a variety of ways to foster global citizenship […]
County Education Budget Proposal Fully Funds Board Request
The $530.4 million in county funding requested by the Howard County Board of Education in its FY 2015 operating budget proposal has been fully funded in the operating budget request released yesterday by Howard County Executive Ken Ulman. The request represents an increase of 6.6 percent over the prior year in funding received from the […]
Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2014
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 24, 2014, in the Board Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. The afternoon session, will begin with a “Public Forum,” when members of the public may address the Board on any […]
Community Meeting with Operating Budget Review Committee (OBRC)
The Board of Education’s Operating Budget Review Committee (OBRC) will meet at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, April 24, 2014 in the Board Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Howard County Board of Education Passes Revised Wellness Policy (Revision)
The Howard County Board of Education adopted a revised Policy 9090 Wellness Through Nutrition and Physical Activity at the April 10, 2014 Board meeting. The Board first began reviewing revised policy in the spring of 2013, followed by work sessions, updated Board reports and two public hearings. The adopted policy can be found online at […]
Howard County Board of Education Passes Revised Wellness Policy
The Howard County Board of Education yesterday adopted a revised Policy 9090 Wellness Through Nutrition and Physical Activity. The Board first began reviewing revised policy in the spring of 2013, followed by work sessions, updated Board reports and two public hearings. The adopted policy can be found online at http://hcpssne.ws/BOE9090. With the revised policy, HCPSS […]
HCPSS Educators Honored by Washington Post, 2014
The Washington Post recently honored two Howard County Public School System educators. Howard High School Principal Gina Massella was given the 2014 Distinguished Educational Leader Award, and Hammond High School social studies teacher Jody Zepp was given the Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award. The Distinguished Educational Leader Award recognizes the combination of the principal’s ability […]
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meetings on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 (Revision)
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a closed meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. in the Board Planning room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.