HCPSSPress Releases
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 […]
Sixth Graders Explore the Intersection of History and Science during Great Belmont Adventure
Sixth graders at Thomas Viaduct, Patapsco, and Elkridge Landing middle schools will explore the history and science of Howard County during the Great Belmont Adventure, which takes place May 23 and 25, and June 1-2 on the grounds of the Belmont Manor and Historic Park in Elkridge, Maryland. The project culminates a year-long study of […]
HCPSS Students to Unveil Park Species List at 2016 BioBlitz
A group of Howard County elementary and middle school students have developed a park species list for the Howard County’s Belmont Manor and Historic Park in Elkridge, Maryland. The species list was unveiled at the 2016 BioBlitz on May 16–19, 2016. At BioBlitz, fifth-grade students from Cradlerock and Atholton elementary schools and seventh-graders from Mayfield […]
HCPSS Celebrates 10th Annual Choose Civility Poster and Video Contest Winners
Each year, Choose Civility recognizes original art created by students that represents a specific civility theme. This year, Howard County students were invited to design a poster or short video illustrating the theme, “Would You Say That To My Face?” This year’s contest was presented in partnership with Choose Civility, the Howard County Library System […]
Non-Disabled Howard County Public School Students Design Adapted Cars for Students with Disabilities
Non-disabled students from several Howard County high schools have worked together to develop adapted ride-on cars for their disabled peers. Students in the Allied Health and Engineering Academies at the Applications and Research Laboratory (ARL) designed, customized and adapted the cars based on Cedar Lane School (CLS) students’ accessibility challenges.
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting, May 11
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a closed meeting at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City, Maryland.