HCPSSPress Releases
Howard County Schools-Smoothie King Partnership to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles
The Howard County Public School System and Smoothie King will work together in a new partnership that will encourage healthy lifestyles among students in several HCPSS schools. The collaboration will be formalized with an official signing Friday, March 22 at 3:30 p.m. at Smoothie King, 8874 McGaw Road, Columbia. The partnership — which affects students […]
Joint Task Force Recommends School Safety Improvements
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman, Superintendent of Schools Renee A. Foose, and Police Chief William McMahon released the findings of the Joint Task Force on School Safety during a press conference at Thunder Hill Elementary School today. Ulman and Foose commissioned the task force following the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., which intensified concerns about […]
HCPSS MESA Hosts STEM Competitions (NEW DATE)
The Maryland Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement Program (MESA) of the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) will host the Regional MESA Day Competitions on April 12, 2013. These Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competitions will be held at Capitol College,11301 Springfield Road, Laurel, MD from 8:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. The competitions scheduled earlier were […]
Gifted and Talented Testing
Gifted and Talented testing will be held at Harper’s Choice Middle School, 5450 Beaverkill Road, Columbia on Saturday May 4, 2013 from 9-10:30 a.m., for non-public school students, grades 5-7, who plan to enter Howard County middle schools in August 2013. Registration materials can be obtained from middle school guidance offices, or parents may call […]
HCPSS Website Receives Sunny Award for Website Transparency
The Howard County Public Schools System has been honored with the Sunshine Review’s Sunny Award for transparency in regard to its Web Site. The HCPSS is one of only two Maryland school systems to receive the award. The editors of Sunshine Review, a non-profit organization that collects and shares information about state and local government, […]
Howard County African American Roundtable Joint Education Forum
The Howard County African American Roundtable will hold their first ever joint education forum, Delivering the Promise of Preparation: A Call to Action, on March 14, 2013 from 7- 8:30 p.m. at St. John Baptist Church, 9055 Tamar Drive, Columbia, Maryland, 21045. The forum will feature Maryland Superintendent Dr. Lillian Lowery, Howard County Public School […]
Noted Motivational Speakers Rayna DuBose and Craig Valentine to Address Howard County Students
Renowned motivational speakers Rayna DuBose and Craig Valentine will speak to Howard County Public School System students at two upcoming events: Valentine at the HCPSS Passport to the Future Conference at 8:15 a.m. on March 15, in the Howard Community College Duncan Hall Kittleman Room, and DuBose at the Passport to the Future celebration at […]
Board of Education Legislative Committee to Meet on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 (Time and Location Change)
The Board of Education’s Legislative Committee will now meet at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. The meeting will take place in Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education to Hold Community Meeting with LDA & CHADD on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
On Tuesday, March 26, 2013, the Board of Education will hold a community meeting with the Learning Disabilities Association of Howard County (LDA) & The Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session & Hold Regular Meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2013
The Board of Education will meet in closed session at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2013, in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. At 4 p.m., the Board will hold a regularly scheduled meeting in the Board Room at the same location. Both the afternoon […]