HCPSSPress Releases
Class of 2016 on Clear Path to Success
Over the last two weeks, 4,114 Howard County public school students took their final steps as high school students across the Merriweather Post Pavilion stage, accepting a diploma and walking into the next phase of their life journey. The Howard County Public School System Class of 2016 is an impressive group, with average SAT and ACT scores of 1651 and 23, respectively, notably exceeding state and national averages.
Board of Education Audit Committee to Meet, June 16
The Audit Committee of the Board of Education will meet at 1 p.m., on Thursday, June 16, 2015, in Conference Room ML2 at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City
Board of Education Policy Committee to Meet, June 15
The Policy Committee of the Board of Education will meet at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in Conference Room ML2 at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting, June 9
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a closed meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2016, in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Federal Official Visited Laurel Woods Elementary School to See Model for Closing Education and Opportunity Gaps for All Students
On Thursday, June 2, James Cole, Jr., General Counsel, Delegated the Duties of Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Education, visited Laurel Woods Elementary School. Cole visited the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) to see how its new Elementary School Model is addressing achievement and opportunity gaps at the earliest grade levels.
Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting, June 9
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, 2016, in the Boardroom at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting, May 26
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a closed meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City, Maryland.
Howard County Parent Recognized During Ninth Annual Parent Involvement Matters Awards
Scott Brown, a Swansfield Elementary parent, is a semifinalist and the Howard County honoree for the Parent Involvement Matters Award.
Howard County High School Students Recognized as Presidential Scholars
Two HCPSS high school students have been honored as U.S. Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education. Nicholas Santangelo of Marriotts Ridge High School and Meghna Sreenivas from Reservoir High School were recognized for their accomplishments in career and technical education. The U.S. Presidential Scholars program was recently extended to recognize 20 students nationwide […]
Howard County School Launches Innovative Classroom Design Project to Increase Engagement, Enhance Student Learning
Students and teachers are reimagining their learning space as part of a collaborative learning project, sponsored by the Howard County Public School System’s Department of School Improvement and Curricular Programs. They have redesigned a mathematics classroom and begun to increase collaboration as a lever for accelerating learning at Bonnie Branch Middle School. Seventh grade staff […]