HCPSSPress Releases
HCPSS Students Make 2018 Regional MESA Day Competition a Success
Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) students excelled in the Maryland Mathematics Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program’s regional MESA Day competitions on April 19 at The Meeting House in Columbia.
Board of Education Operating Budget Review Committee to Meet Weekly in May
The Board of Education’s Operating Budget Review Committee will meet at 8:45 a.m. on the following Tuesdays: May 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29. The meetings take place in Conference Room ML2 at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education Redistricting Committee to Meet, May 2, 2018
The Board of Education’s Redistricting Committee will meet at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2. The meeting will take place in Boardroom A at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City, Maryland.
HCPSS Celebrates 2018 Choose Civility Poster and Video Contest Winners
Each year, Choose Civility honors original art created by students that represents a specific civility theme. This year, Howard County students were invited to design a poster or short video illustrating the theme, “choose2Bkind,” about how kindness creates community.
HCPSS Schools Awarded 2018 Green School Certification
Eleven Howard County public schools have earned certification or recertification as Green Schools from the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education. The Green Schools will be recognized at the MAEOE 2018 Youth Summit on May 31 at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis.
Howard County Public Schools 2017-2018 School Year Extended to June 19
HCPSS will extend the 2017-2018 school year by two days to make up for inclement weather closings. The last day of school for students will now be Tuesday, June 19, 2018.
Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session, April 23, 2018
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a Closed Session on Monday, April 23 at 4 p.m. The session will take place in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
WE STEP Program Helps Homewood Center Students Transition to Adult Life
The Howard County Public School System’s Homewood Center has partnered with Y in Central Maryland, Dancel Family Center to provide work training programs that help students transition from high school to adult life.
HCPSS Recognized as a 2018 Best Community for Music Education
The Howard County Public School System has been recognized as one of the 2018 Best Communities for Music Education Districts by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation.
Board of Education Policy Committee to Meet, April 23, 2018
The Policy Committee of the Board of Education will meet on Monday, April 23, at 3 p.m. The meeting will take place in Boardroom A at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.