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Green Apple Day of Service at Talbott Springs Elementary

Talbott Springs Elementary School will host a Green Apple Day of Service, a program initiated by The U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools, on September 29, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Members of the community are invited to join students and teachers to learn more about the school’s “green” practices and […]

Oakland Mills Middle School in Columbia Celebrates 40 Years of Excellence

Oakland Mills Middle School , located at 9540 Kilimanjaro Road in Columbia, will celebrate its 40th anniversary with an outdoor community celebration on Friday, September 7, 2012, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Superintendent Renee A. Foose, Ed.D., will attend the event, along with Ray Brown, Deputy Superintendent of Operations, and several other school officials. Also […]

BOE to Hold Regular Meeting on Thursday, September 20, 2012

The BOE will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 20, 2012 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 the public […]

BOE to Hold Policy 8020 Work Session on Thursday, September 13, 2012

The BOE will hold a Work Session on Policy 8020, on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 7:30 p.m., in the Board Room at the Department of Education , 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.

BOE to Hold Legislative Breakfast

The BOE is sponsoring a breakfast for the County Council, the County Executive and State Legislators to discuss legislative issues. The breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, in the Board Room at the Department of Education , 10910 Route Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.

Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting & Presentation of FY14 Capital Budget & FY15-19 Capital Improvement Program

The Howard County BOE will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 6, 2012 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 to Hold Closed Meeting on Thursday, September 6, 2012

The Howard County BOE will hold a closed meeting on Thursday, September 6, 2012, at 2:30 p.m. in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education , 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.

Artificial Turf Field Kick-Off at Atholton High, Friday, August 31

County Executive Ken Ulman will toss a coin on the Atholton High School football field this Friday, August 31, to open both the school’s first game of the season and the county’s first on synthetic turf. The opening ceremony and ribbon cutting will begin at 6:50 p.m. on the field at 6520 Freetown Road in […]

Two HCPSS Teachers Receive Innovative Food System Project Grants

Two Howard County high school teachers are among ten state recipients of grants from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) . A grant to Long Reach High School teacher Alexis Jong will underwrite a vermicomposting project that will convert cafeteria food waste into high quality compost. A grant to Oakland Mills High […]

Howard County Teacher Named Maryland Teacher of the Year Finalist

Lisa Young, a gifted and talented resource teacher at Atholton Elementary School, was identified as one of seven finalists for state Teacher of the Year by the Maryland State Department of Education. Young was chosen Howard County Teacher of the Year in May, joining a select cadre of 24 outstanding Maryland teachers representing each county […]