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HCPSS Superintendent Named Among ’50 Women to Watch’ by Baltimore Sun
October 15th, 2014
HCPSS Superintendent Named One of “50 Women to Watch” Ellicott City, Md.–HCPSS Superintendent Renee A. Foose was named by the Baltimore Sun as one of the area’s 50 Women to Watch. Dr. Foose, who has served as superintendent since 2012, joins an esteemed list of entrepreneurs, educators, elected officials, physicians and athletes shaping the identity of […]
HCPSS Launches Telehealth Program
September 22nd, 2014
HCPSS officials joined local and state legislators, parents and students at Phelps Luck Elementary School this morning to debut the county’s telehealth program. The program links students who are ill or have minor injuries with physicians, parents and health care providers through advanced technology and Internet-based communication, and is designed to decrease absences and help […]
HCPSS Superintendent Named Among Maryland’s Most Admired CEOs
September 19th, 2014
Howard County School Superintendent Renee A. Foose was honored last night by the Daily Record Newspaper as one of Maryland’s 30 most admired CEOs. She received the honor during an awards dinner held at the BWI Hilton, and was the only honoree from a school system named to the annual list of the state’s top […]
Five Howard County high schools ranked on Newsweek Top Schools list
September 10th, 2014
Five Howard County public schools are among the Newsweek list of America’s Top High Schools for 2014. The list ranks 500 schools deemed to do the best job of preparing students for college, based on factors including enrollment and graduation rates; weighted AP, SAT, and ACT scores; student attrition from 9th through 12th grade; […]
Howard County’s Jody Zepp a Finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year
August 28th, 2014
Hammond High School teacher Jody Zepp was recently named one of seven finalists for 2014 Maryland Teacher of the Year by the Maryland State Department of Education. The state winner will be announced at an Awards Gala on Oct. 20 at Martin’s West. Zepp, who this spring was named Howard County Public School System Teacher […]
Howard County ACT Scores Continue to Outperform State and National Results
August 28th, 2014
Performance on the ACT college readiness test among Howard County Public School System seniors continues to climb, according to results reported last week by ACT Incorporated. Scores for the HCPSS Class of 2014 in each skill area outpaced results from the prior year as well as scores for Maryland and the nation. The ACT assesses […]
HCPSS Offers Evening School Classes
August 18th, 2014
HCPSS offers Evening School classes for high school credit at the Homewood Center during the school year. The original credit and credit recovery classes are available to junior or senior students who are trying to graduate from high school in a timely manner. [more]