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Board of Education Policy Committee to Meet, April 23, 2018

April 18th, 2018

The Policy Committee of the Board of Education will meet on Monday, April 23, at 3 p.m. The meeting will take place in Boardroom A at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.




Board of Education to Meet in Closed Session, April 19, 2018

April 17th, 2018

The Howard County Board of Education will hold a Closed Session on Thursday, April 19 at 4 p.m. The session will take place in the Board Planning Room at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City.

Statement on April 20, 2018 Planned Student Walkouts

April 16th, 2018

Interim Superintendent Michael Martirano on April 16 issued a statement to students and families regarding planned students walkouts.

HCPSS Thanks Partners During National Volunteer Week

April 16th, 2018

As HCPSS celebrates National Volunteer Week, we applaud our partners for the assistance they provide every day to support our students and staff.

HCPSS Student Named 2018 Maryland Geographic Bee Champion

April 13th, 2018

Mount View Middle School eighth-grader Alan Zhang recently won the Maryland State Geography Bee, sponsored by the National Geographic Society. The Maryland Bee took place at the Maryland Public Television studios in Owings Mills on April 6.

Staff Focus: Dawson Robertson, Program Head of Work Study/Transition

April 9th, 2018

Dawson Robertson, HCPSS program head of Work Study/Transition, spent a decade exploring careers and the country before settling down in his home state to pursue his calling to help others.

Abrakadoodle Engages Homewood Center Students Through Creative Art Classes

April 3rd, 2018

The Howard County Public School System’s Homewood Center has partnered with Abrakadoodle-Howard County to engage students in developing problem solving and communication skills through the creative process.

School Safety Message from Dr. Martirano

March 28th, 2018

An update from the Interim Superintendent on issues around school safety.

Board of Education Recognizes African Art Museum of Maryland with 2018 Friends of Education Award

March 28th, 2018

The Howard County Board of Education will recognize the African Art Museum of Maryland with the Friends of Education Award at a reception on April 10, at 3:30 p.m.

HCPSS Students Named 2018 Carson Scholars

March 26th, 2018

Twenty-five HCPSS students in Grades 4–11, who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and humanitarianism, were named Mid-Atlantic Carson Scholars. The scholars will be recognized at the 22nd annual Carson Scholars Fund awards ceremony on Sunday, April 22, at Martins West in Baltimore.