HCPSSPress Releases
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.
Board of Education Operating Budget Review Committee to Meet Weekly in March 2018
The Board of Education’s Operating Budget Review Committee will meet at 8:45 a.m. on the following Tuesdays: March 6, 13, 20, and 27. The meetings take place in Conference Room ML2 at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education Legislative Committee to Meet February 27, 2018 (Date Change)
The Board of Education’s Legislative Committee meeting, previously scheduled for 3 p.m. on Monday, February 26, will now take place at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27. The meeting will take place in Boardroom A at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Hackground Promotes Critical Thinking at the Applications and Research Laboratory
The Howard County Public School System’s Applications and Research Laboratory (ARL), a centralized career academy high school, is partnering with Hackground to engage students through real-world science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) experiences that cultivate creative problem solving, critical thinking and innovation.