HCPSSNews Stories
10th Annual ADHD Awareness Evening, Nov. 3
October 5th, 2016
Thursday, November 3, 2016, 7 – 9 p.m., River Hill High School, 12101 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville Free program, open to all. No pre-registration required. The Howard County Public School System will host a free workshop called “ADHD and Irritability: Is There a Connection?” The workshop will address how adults trying to help children with ADHD […]
EPA Regional Administrator Garvin Celebrates Children’s Health Month at Hammond High
October 5th, 2016
Media should arrive by 9:30 a.m. to complete school security procedures prior to the start of the press conference. EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin will join Howard County Board of Education Chairman Christine E. O’Connor to celebrate Children’s Health Month on Friday, October 7 at 10 a.m. at Hammond High School. The visit will […]
Brianna Gibson, Inquiry and Innovation Reading Teacher and Reading Instructional Team Leader, Elkridge Landing Middle School
October 5th, 2016
The Secondary Language Arts (SLA) Inquiry and Innovation class is a perfect match for Brianna Gibson, who was an early adapter of student-led, project-based teaching, at Elkridge Landing Middle School.
Discover HCPSS – Paralympian Cortney Jordan
October 4th, 2016
Bollman Bridge Elementary School recently welcomed new teacher and Team USA Paralympian Cortney Jordan home from the Rio where she won four medals in swimming events to add to her growing collection. Students say that Jordan, who interned at Bollman Bridge last year, inspires them to persist through challenges.
Introducing the Canvas Parent app for Middle and High School Parents
September 30th, 2016
HCPSS is excited to share a new mobile app, Canvas Parent, designed to help parents/guardians monitor their children’s progress on the go. The app allows parents to check grades, review assignments and events, view course announcements, see a weekly calendar, and set student activity alerts, such as missing assignments or grades above or below a […]
Stevens Forest Elementary Celebrates Second Consecutive National PTA School of Excellence Award
September 29th, 2016
Stevens Forest Elementary School and its PTA have been recognized as a National PTA School of Excellence for the second consecutive two-year period for their achievement in building effective family-school partnerships.
Help Create an HCPSS Alumni Association
September 27th, 2016
The Bright Minds Foundation is seeking volunteers to be part of a task force to help create a districtwide HCPSS alumni association. The first meeting of the task force will be on October 5 at 4 p.m. at the Department of Education, 10910 Clarksville Pike in Ellicott City. A preliminary survey and feasibility study has […]
Howard County Public School Students Continue to Excel on SAT, ACT
September 27th, 2016
Class of 2016 Scored Nearly 100 Points Higher Than College Board’s Benchmark for College Readiness Students in the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) continue to excel in performance on the SAT and ACT, two widely accepted measures of college readiness. Scores released by ACT and the College Board, which implements the SAT, indicate HCPSS […]
Howard County PARCC Test Results Exceed State Norms
September 27th, 2016
Howard County public school students continue to perform at levels that significantly outpace their peers across Maryland, as reflected in scores on the 2016 PARCC assessments released today by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). Overall scores in nearly every category showed measureable improvement over the prior year. The PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of […]
Two HCPSS Science Teachers Named Fellows in NSTA New Science Teacher Academy
September 22nd, 2016
Two Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) science teachers have been chosen as fellows in the prestigious New Science Teacher Academy. The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) New Science Teacher Academy is a yearlong program focused on encouraging and supporting early-career science educators. The Fellows, Amy Connor from Oakland Mills High School and Allison Kipping […]