HCPSSPress Releases
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 […]
HCPSS Is Seeking Citizens to Participate on Policy/Revision Committees
The HCPSS is seeking citizens to participate on various policy development/revision committees during the 2012-13 school year. A policy development/revision committee is a group of stakeholders who discuss and make recommendations to the Superintendent regarding the development or revision of an HCPSS policy. Committee members will be expected to attend approximately four to five meetings […]
HCPSS Participating in 2012 College Board Chinese Bridge Delegation
HCPSS will participate in the 2012 Chinese Bridge Delegation, sponsored by the College Board. Four HCPSS staff members have been accepted into the program: Linda Wise, Chief Academic Officer Deborah Espitia, Coordinator, World Languages Adrianne Kaufman, Principal, Marriotts Ridge High School Kathryn McKinley, Principal, Mount View Middle School The Chinese Bridge Delegation is a weeklong […]
BOE Legislative Committee to Meet on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 (RESCHEDULED)
The BOE’s Legislative Committee meeting originally scheduled for Wednesday, August 22, 2012, at 3:30 p.m. has been RESCHEDULED. The new date and time will be Wednesday, August 29, 2012, at 4:15 pm. The meeting will take place in Board Room A, at the Department of Education , 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
BOE to Hold Closed Meeting on Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Howard County BOE will hold a closed meeting on Thursday, August 9, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education , 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting on Thursday, August 2, 2012
The BOE will hold a closed meeting on Thursday August 2, 2012, at 1:15 p.m. in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
HCPSS TV WINS 9th TELLY AWARD
The Silver Telly Council of the 33rd Annual Telly Awards has recognized Terry McClung, television production assistant from the HCPSS TV office, as a winner for his video about the 2011 Healthy Schools and Innovation Awards. The nine minute video was produced as a collaborative effort between HCPSS TV and Healthy Howard, Inc. to promote and […]