HCPSSPress Releases
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.
Board of Education to Meet with PTA Presidents and Community Advisory Council, March 6, 2018
The Board of Education will meet with PTA presidents and the Community Advisory Council (CAC) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6, in the Boardroom at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
HCPSS Interim Superintendent Dr. Michael J. Martirano’s Public Schedule for the Week of February 19-25, 2018
The week includes a public work session, adoption of the budget and a Board of Education regular meeting.
Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session, February 14, 2018
The Howard County Board of Education will meet in Closed Session at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, February 14. The session will take place in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Firefighters Collaborate with HCPSS on “Adopt-A-School” Initiative
The Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services (HCDFRS) and the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) will work collaboratively on the new “Adopt-a-School” program linking each Howard County elementary school with its neighborhood fire station.