HCPSSNews Stories
Josephine B. Scheffenacker Education Trust Partners with Thomas Viaduct Middle School
December 9th, 2015
Thomas Viaduct Middle School is partnering with the Josephine B. Scheffenacker Education Trust to support educational projects that connect learning to the real world. The partnership was formalized with an official partnership signing on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at the Sheraton Columbia Waterside Restaurant in Columbia, Maryland. Through the partnership, Josephine B. Scheffenacker Education Trust […]
HCPSS Insight: Understanding PARCC Home Reports, Dec. 22
December 8th, 2015
Tuesday, Dec. 22, Noon-1 p.m. – Watch live on our website or HCPSS-TV (Comcast Channel 95/Verizon Channel 42) Join our panel of experts to better understand and interpret the PARCC Mathematics and English Language Arts home reports. The panelists cover the content found in the report, identify additional resources available and explore ways that parents […]
PARCC Test Results Set New Baseline for Measuring Student Progress
December 8th, 2015
Results of the state’s first annual PARCC assessments for Grades 3–8 show Howard County public school students continuing to perform at levels that significantly outpace their peers across Maryland. PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) is the first assessment aligned to Maryland’s college and career ready standards. The new tests emphasize […]
Academic Calendar Planning Committee Participants Needed
December 3rd, 2015
HCPSS invites citizens to take an active role in developing the 2017–2018 Academic Calendar. Community stakeholders serve a vital function on this committee by sharing diverse knowledge, experiences and perspectives, and ensuring transparency at every stage of the calendar development process. Members of this committee attend up to seven meetings from January to March to […]
Staff Focus: Annette Thomas, First Grade Teacher, Forest Ridge Elementary School
December 3rd, 2015
Annette Thomas is a first grade teacher at Forest Ridge Elementary School as well as her grade level’s math leader. Thomas describes teaching first grade with, “I do a little bit of everything all day. Especially in first grade, a large part of my day is teaching children how to read, teaching children math, but […]
HCPSS Academy of Finance Partners with Baltimore City School to Revitalize Areas
December 2nd, 2015
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 […]
High School Taste Tests Result in New Menu Items
December 2nd, 2015
HCPSS soon will offer two new lunch entrée items on the high school menu: potato skins with chili and cheese, and potato skins with buffalo chicken. The items will be available beginning December 4 and 15, respectively. The two new items were selected after HCPSS Food and Nutrition Services held taste testings at several high […]
River Hill High School Senior Mitchell Evans Joins U.S. Army All-American Marching Band
November 24th, 2015
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 […]
Spotlight – After School at the Hill
November 23rd, 2015
Students gain confidence during After School at the Hill, a drama program at Murray Hill Middle School.
HCPSS Highlights Its Telehealth Program for Elected Officials
November 19th, 2015
On Nov. 16, Congressman John Sarbanes, joined by Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman, visited Stevens Forest Elementary School to learn about HCPSS’ school-based wellness telemedicine program, which is offered in partnership with Howard County Health Department and the Howard County General Hospital. With an interest in location-based care, Sarbanes came to Howard County schools to […]