HCPSSPress Releases
Board of Education Modifies 2023-2024 Academic Calendar and Approves 2024-2025 Calendar
At its regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 23, 2023, the Howard County Board of Education modified the HCPSS 2023-2024 academic calendar and approved the 2024-2025 academic calendar.
Board of Education Adjusts School Start Times for the 2023-2024 School Year
At its meeting on Feb. 23, 2023, the Howard County Board of Education adjusted the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) school start times for the 2023-2024 year, shifting high schools to begin at 8:00 a.m., among other changes. There is no impact to the current school year.
Board of Education Adopts Requested FY 2024 Operating and Capital Budgets, and FY 2025-29 Capital Improvement Program
The Howard County Board of Education unanimously adopted its Operating and Capital Budget Requests for the 2023-2024 school year (Fiscal Year 2024) during its meeting on Feb. 16, 2023.
Board of Education School Start Times Work Session Canceled for Feb. 15, 2023
The Howard County Board of Education School Start Times Work Session, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, has been canceled.
HCPSS High School #13 is Now Guilford Park High School
Howard County’s 13th public high school now has a name: Guilford Park High School. The name was approved by the Howard County Board of Education at their regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, February 9, 2023. The high school, located on Mission Road in Jessup, MD, will open in August 2023.
Important Message from the Superintendent and Board Chair – January 28, 2023
We would like to take a moment to address the events in Memphis, Tennessee that led to the death of Tyre Nichols, who died three days after an encounter with five police officers. We felt moved to send this message because of our unwavering beliefs of extending humanity towards others in all situations. It is […]
HCPSS Superintendent Presents 2023-2024 Operating Budget Proposal
Superintendent Dr. Michael J. Martirano presented his proposed operating budget for the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) fiscal year 2023–2024 (FY 2024) during a presentation to the Board of Education on Tuesday, January 24, 2023.
Proposed HCPSS Instructional Materials on Display through January 12, 2023
Newly recommended instructional materials for the 2023-2024 school year will be on display for review in the lobby of the Department of Education at 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. from December 17, 2022 through January 12, 2023, excluding December 26, 27, and 30, 2022, as well as January 2, 2023.
Board of Education to Hold Coffee & Conversation Jan. 7, 2023
The next Board of Education Coffee & Conversation is scheduled for Jan. 7 at Mayfield Woods Middle School (7950 Red Barn Way, Elkridge, MD 21075) from 9:30-11 a.m. The event will be in person.
Blessings in a Backpack Program Provides Weekend Food for Thunder Hill Elementary School Students
Thunder Hill Elementary School (THES) has partnered with Blessings in a Backpack and the Howard County Sheriff’s Office to begin a weekend food program for THES students. Launched in October, the program is providing packs of non-perishable weekend snack foods for 125 students. The program provides food packs to students every Friday during the school year at no cost to families.