HCPSSPress Releases
Bryant Woods Elementary School Students Receive Grant From Chesapeake Bay Trust for Storm Drain Stenciling and Community Awareness Project
Bryant Woods Elementary School students are leading the way on a Storm Drain Stenciling Project aimed at increasing community awareness and ensuring the continuing health of the Chesapeake Bay. They are working to raise environmental awareness throughout the village and are educating the community about their local environment and how their actions can have a […]
Community Invited to Share Feedback on School System Strategic Plan
The Howard County Public School System is preparing a 5-year strategic plan, and invites the community to share feedback on the proposed vision, mission, guiding principles and goals. An online feedback survey is available on the school system home page at www.hcpss.org, or may be accessed directly at https://docs.google.com/a/hcpss.me/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE5EYmJaYkUwYzl5Y2JaOE9qWXo3V3c6MQ. Responses will be accepted through May […]
HCPSS Announces Winners of First Annual Crystal Flame Staff Awards
Superintendent Renee A. Foose recognized the four winners of the first annual HCPSS Crystal Flame staff awards during the May 9, 2013 meeting of the Board of Education. The awards recognize achievements by groups or individual staff members in any school or central office in categories that are aligned to the school system’s strategic goals. […]
Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2013 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 of […]
Board of Education Meets to Adopt FY14 Operating & Capital Budgets & FY 15-19 Capital Improvement Program on Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Howard County Board of Education will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, to adopt the FY14 Operating and Capital Budget and FY 15-19 Capital Improvement Program. The meeting will take place in the Board Room, at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. Individuals who would like to […]
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting on Thursday, May 9, 2013 (Canceled)
The Howard County Board of Educations closed meeting on Thursday May 9, at 2:00 p.m. in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. This meeting has been canceled.
Howard County Students Advance to National History Day Competition
After winning first or second place at the Statewide Maryland History Day Competition in April, 11 HCPSS students will advance to the National History Day Competition, being held June 9-13 at the University of Maryland, College Park. These students have already won competitions at the school and county level, and were competing against hundreds of […]
HCPSS Schools To Receive Historic Ellicott City Documents
Representatives of Historic Ellicott City, Inc., will donate 12 books—one for each Howard County public high school—at the May 9 Board of Education meeting at 4 p.m. Each book is a hand-bound collection of Historic Ellicott City newsletters, published from 1974 through 1988. The newsletters chronicle the restoration and preservation activities of the time, and […]
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2013
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a closed meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education Policy Committee to Meet on Monday, May 20, 2013
The Policy Committee of the Board of Education will meet at 3:00 p.m., on Monday, May 20, 2013, in Conference Room ML2 at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.