HCPSSPress Releases
Board of Education to Hold Regular Meeting and Public Hearing, Dec. 17
Watch the December 17, 2015 Board of Education Meeting and Public Hearing on Proposed FY 2016-17 Academic Calendar → The Howard County Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2015 in the Board Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. Both the […]
Maryland Parent Involvement Matters Awards Call for Nominations
Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Maryland State Department of Education’s Parent Involvement Matters Awards (PIMA). The awards recognize parents and guardians who have made significant contributions to public education that have led to improvements for Maryland’s public school children, teachers, schools, programs and/or policies. Created to highlight parents who have demonstrated significant […]
HCPSS Academy of Finance Partners with Baltimore City School to Revitalize Areas
Howard County Public School System’s Academy of Finance (AOF) at the Applications and Research Laboratory has partnered with Patterson High School in Baltimore City to develop business plans to revitalize areas of Baltimore affected by unrest in spring 2015. On Thursday, December 3, Patterson High School students visited the Applications and Research Laboratory to work […]
Board of Education to Hold Closed Meeting, Dec. 10
The Howard County Board of Education will hold a closed meeting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2015, in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City, Maryland.
HCPSS Educator Named Claes Nobel Educator of the Year
Howard County Public Schools educator Jody Zepp has been named the top Claes Nobel Educator of the Year by the National Society of High School Scholars. As the top Educator of the Year, Zepp will be awarded $5,000 to further her professional and educational goals. The Educators of the Year award recognizes exemplary educators who […]
The Links Partnership Supports HCPSS Afterschool Programs
The Howard County Public School System is partnering with The Columbia (MD) Chapter of the Links Inc. to collaborate on student programs related to STEM, health and wellness. This longstanding relationship was formalized with an official partnership signing Wednesday, December 2 at the Sheraton Columbia Waterside Restaurant in Columbia, Maryland. Under the terms of the […]
Constellation Energy Grant Benefits HCPSS Applications and Research Laboratory
Howard County Public School System’s Academy of Finance (AOF) at the Applications and Research Laboratory has benefited from a Constellation Energy Community Champions grant awarded to the Bright Minds Foundation, a foundation that supports Howard County students and schools. The grant supports the Academy of Finance’s 8th Grade Initiative, which encourages middle school student interest […]
HCPSS Receives School Environmental Health Champion Award
The HCPSS Office of Custodial Services has been honored with the School Environmental Health Champion Award by the Maryland Environmental Health Network. The award was conferred at a statewide workshop on Green Cleaning in Maryland Schools at the Robinson Nature Center on Friday, November 20. The award acknowledges school districts that have established cleaning programs […]
River Hill High School Senior Mitchell Evans Joins U.S. Army All-American Marching Band
River Hill High School student Mitchell Evans has been selected to join 125 student musicians from around the country to perform with the U.S. Army All-American Marching Band. Evans, a senior, has been playing the tuba since he was in fourth grade. For the performance, he will play a sousaphone—a type of tuba widely used […]
HCPSS Ranked Maryland’s Best School System
The Howard County Public School System has been ranked the top public school district in the state of Maryland for 2016, according to a report released this week by Niche.com, an education and community analysis firm. Niche.com scored school districts based on factors that included state test scores, college readiness, graduation rates, SAT/ACT scores, teacher […]