HCPSSPress Releases
Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session, March 6, 2018
The Howard County Board of Education will meet in Closed Session at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6. The session will take place in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education Adopts FY2019 Operating and Capital Budget, and FY 2020-2024 Capital Improvement Program Requests
The Howard County Board of Education last night adopted its Operating Budget Request for the 2018–2019 school year (FY 2019) totaling $906.8 million. The amount requested represents $87.7 million, or 10.7 percent, over the amount funded for the FY 2018 school year as well an additional $50.5 million request for one-time funds over the next several years.
Board of Education Audit Committee to Meet March 15, 2018
The Howard County Board of Education Audit Committee will meet at 1 p.m., on Thursday, March 15. The meeting will take place in Boardroom A at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Patapsco MS Principal Named 2018 Maryland Middle School Principal of the Year
Patapsco Middle School Principal Cynthia Dillon has been named the 2018 Maryland Middle School Principal of the Year by the Maryland Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP).
Board of Education Legislative Committee to Meet, March 12, 2018
The Board of Education’s Legislative Committee will meet at 3 p.m. on Monday, March 12. The meeting will take place in Boardroom A at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City, Maryland.
HCPSS Celebrates National School Breakfast Week, March 5-9, 2018
The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) promotes student wellness and healthy eating during National School Breakfast Week from March 5–9.
HCPSS, Parent & Community Groups Discuss Equitable and Effective Discipline Practices, April 11, 2018
Community forums March 14 and 17 are a collaborative effort to review suspensions, disciplinary actions, and expulsions from the lens of equity, inclusion and diversity.
HCPSS and Howard County Conservancy Partner to Connect Students with Monarch Butterflies
West Friendship Elementary School third grade students got to experience the migration of monarch butterflies to Mexico as part of a program made possible through a partnership of the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS), the Howard County Conservancy and Howard County Master Gardeners.
HCPSS Offers Online Process to Resolve Parents’ School Concerns
The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) launched a Formal Concern Form & Process web page to help guide parents, guardians, custodial parents, and students as they seek to resolve school concerns.
CANCELLED – Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session, March 1, 2018
The Board of Education’s Closed Session, previously scheduled for 4 p.m., on Thursday, March 1, has been canceled.