HCPSSPress Releases
Board Begins Process to Select a Permanent Superintendent
The Howard County Board of Education voted at its regularly scheduled meeting on August 17, 2017, to move forward with the process to select a permanent superintendent for the Howard County Public School System.
HCPSS to Expand Full-Day Pre-K to Cradlerock Elementary School
The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) will now offer full-day prekindergarten (Pre-K) at Cradlerock Elementary School for the 2017–2018 school year. Funding for the program is provided by the Maryland State Department of Education through a Federal Prekindergarten Expansion Grant.
Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session, August 17
The Howard County Board of Education will meet in Closed Session at 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 17, 2017, in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Additional HCPSS Attendance Area Committee meeting scheduled for August 22 & Survey Extended
To consider additional public feedback on school redistricting plans, an Attendance Area Committee meeting is scheduled for August 22 and the AAC public survey is extended to August 20.
HCPSS Interim Superintendent Dr. Michael J. Martirano’s Public Schedule for the Week of August 14-20, 2017
This week includes a Board of Education meeting on August 17th.
Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session, August 24
The Howard County Board of Education will meet in Closed Session at 5 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, 2017, in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Closing Ceremony Celebrates Korean Cultural Exchange Program
Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Interim Superintendent Dr. Michael J. Martirano and Board of Education Chairman Cynthia Vaillancourt joined representatives from South Korea’s Iksan school district to celebrate the tenth annual Korean summer cultural exchange program during a closing ceremony this morning at Patapsco Middle School.
Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session, July 27
The Howard County Board of Education will meet in Closed Session at 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2017, in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
HCPSS Seeks Citizen Members for Policy Development/Revision Committees, Deadline Aug. 11
The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) invites citizens to take an active role in developing and revising school system policies as members of policy development/revision committees.
Launch Into Learning Initiative Supports Early Childhood Development
Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Interim Superintendent Michael J. Martirano joined Howard County Executive Allan H. Kittleman and County Councilmember Mary Kay Sigaty to announce the Launch Into Learning initiative at a meeting of the Howard County Early Childhood Advisory Council on Friday, July 21.