HCPSSNews Stories
Optional Pronoun Settings Now Available in Canvas
April 12th, 2021
All Canvas users—including students, staff and parents/guardians—are now able to identify the pronouns they wish to have used to refer to them in various Canvas pages
Parents/Guardians Can Now Provide Consent for Voluntary Student COVID-19 Testing
April 12th, 2021
HCPSS will offer a voluntary K-12 COVID-19 Testing Program that will provide free COVID-19 tests for students and school-based staff who develop COVID-like symptoms or are identified as close contacts while they are in a school building.
2021 Summer Programs Registration to Reopen April 15, 2021
April 9th, 2021
Online enrollment requests for currently enrolled HCPSS students will reopen Thursday, April 15 at 6 p.m. for the following programs: BSAP Summer Institute (Entering Grades K-9); Gifted and Talented Summer Institutes for Talent Development (Entering Grades 1-8); Innovative Pathways High School (Entering Grade 9 and Current Grades 9-12); and STARTALK Chinese Language Summer Camp (Grades 3-8). Enrollment requests for tuition-based programs can be made by a parent, guardian, school counselor or achievement liaison online through the Synergy Parent Portal on the HCPSS Connect webpage.
Howard County Government and Public School System Collaborate to Strengthen Infrastructure Needed to Support Hybrid Learning Model
April 9th, 2021
The following press release is being distributed jointly by the Howard County Government and Howard County Public School System.
Spring Break Message from the Superintendent, April 1, 2021
April 1st, 2021
The following statement was issued to Howard County Public School System families by HCPSS Superintendent Michael Martirano on April 1, 2021
Parents Can Express Interest in the HCPSS 2021-2022 Digital Education Center, Through April 14, 2021
March 31st, 2021
HCPSS is seeking to understand families’ intentions regarding enrolling their children in a virtual school option (if that option becomes available) or having their children attend their traditional HCPSS school. This form is not a commitment for the 2021-2022 school year. Please complete this form no later than 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 14.
Board of Education Honors 2021 Friends of Education Award Recipient and Nominee
March 31st, 2021
The Howard County Board of Education will recognize the Kiwanis Club of Ellicott City with its prestigious Friends of Education Award during the 4 p.m. Board meeting on Thursday, April 15, 2021.
HCPSS Seeks Members for Policy Advisory Committee, Deadline April 16, 2021
March 29th, 2021
HCPSS is currently seeking candidates for membership on the 2020-2021 Policy Advisory Committee for Policy 3030, Research Involving Employees and Students. This committee will include one member representing the general resident stakeholder group. Members of this committee will discuss and make policy recommendations to the Superintendent.
HCPSS Seeks Members for Secondary Language Arts Criteria and Instructional Materials Review Committee
March 24th, 2021
The Howard County Public School System is currently seeking candidates among Howard County teachers, community members, and HCPSS students in grades 8-11 to serve on the Secondary Language Arts Criteria and Instructional Materials Review Committee.
HCPSS Response to Recent Violence and Incidents of Anti-Asian Hatred
March 18th, 2021
The following statement was issued by the Howard County Board of Education and HCPSS Superintendent Michael Martirano on March 18, 2021.