HCPSSPress Releases
BOE to Hold Public Hearing on Superintendent’s Proposed FY 2014 Operating Budget
The public will have an opportunity for input on the Superintendent’s Proposed FY 2014 Operating Budget during a public hearing of the Howard County Board of Education. The hearing will take place at 7:00 p.m., on Thursday, January 31, 2013 in the Board Room at the Department of Education , 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott […]
HCPSS to Partner with Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center
Since 2008 the Howard County Public School System has collaborated with the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center to create awareness and dispel stereotypes about poverty and homelessness in Howard County. This relationship will be formalized as a partnership with an official signing on Monday, January 14, at the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center at 6700 Freetown Road […]
BOE to Meet with County Council on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The Howard County BOE will hold their quarterly meeting with the County Council at 8:15 a.m. on Wednesday, January 23, 2013. The meeting will be held in the George Howard Building at 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD.
HCPSS’s Strategic Plan Focus Groups
The HCPSS is in the process of gathering data and stakeholder input to create a five year strategic plan that will drive the work of the school system as it strives to become world class. Phase 1 – Listen & Learn Forums, During the months of October, November and December, Renee A. Foose, Ed.D., met […]
BOE Legislative Committee to Meet on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
The Board of Education’s Legislative Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. The meeting will take place in the Lobby Conference Room ML 2, at the Department of Education , 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Lime Kiln Middle School Student Experiment to Fly on International Space Station
A science experiment designed by Lime Kiln Middle School students has been selected to fly on the International Space Station. The project, titled The Effect of Microgravity on Chryseobacterium Aquaticum Growth, is one of just 17 selected among 1,466 proposals submitted nationally for astronauts to conduct during a six-week period this spring. Lime Kiln eighth […]
BOE to Hold Retreat on Saturday, January 19, 2013
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a Retreat at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, January 19, 2013, in the Board Room, at the Department of Education , 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
All Howard County Public Schools Receive National Health Award
All 73 Howard County public schools have been awarded the HealthierUS School Challenge (HUSSC) Bronze level of distinction by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The award recognizes outstanding practices in school nutrition programs, physical education and physical activity. Howard County is the only school system in Maryland to earn this distinction for every one […]
Board of Education Audit Committee to Meet on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The Audit Committee of the Board of Education will meet at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, in Conference Room ML2 at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
BOE to Hold Regular Meeting on Thursday, January 24, 2013
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 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 […]