Don't miss Marriotts Ridge HS senior Will Ashbaugh throw in the first pitch and hit up the TV and radio booths at tonight's Baltimore Orioles game!

The Board of Education will hold public hearings on May 9 on Policy 5200 Student Transportation and on May 16 on the FY25 Operating & Capital Budgets & FY26-30 Capital Improvement Program. Register online to testify virtually or in person. hcpss.org/board/meeting-…

The Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at 4 and 7 p.m. today. The evening session will include a work session on the FY25 Operating & Capital Budgets & FY26-30 Capital Improvement Program. Watch in Howard County on Comcast 95/Verizon 42 or at hcpss.org.

ICYMI, we've named our Principal and Teachers of the Year! Congratulations to Centennial HS' Dr. Joelle Miller, River Hill HS' Jessica Nichols, and Ellicott Mills MS' Jeanette Swank! news.hcpss.org/news-posts/202…

Don't miss it! ARL is hosting a plant sale April 29-May 9, featuring plants grown by our very own ARL Agriscience Academy students! Proceeds from the sale will benefit the ARL Agriscience Academy and the Howard County FFA. Details at news.hcpss.org/news-posts/202…

The Board of Education will host a hybrid public hearing on May 2 at 7 p.m. on the FY25 Operating & Capital Budgets & FY26-30 Capital Improvement Program. Register online by 4:30 on May 1 to testify. hcpss.org/board/meeting-…

What a way to kick off the week - Ellicott Mills MS Jeanette Swank is the second of our HCPSS Teachers of the Year! Ms. Swank teachers English at Ellicott Mills MS and is the ELA instructional team lead. Congrats! #CelebrateHCPSS Bill Barnes (he/him) @mdpublicschools

Woohoo! Centennial HS' Dr. Joelle Miller is the HCPSS Principal of the Year! It was amazing having the Centennial HS students help us surprise her this morning. #CelebrateHCPSS Bill Barnes (he/him) @mdpublicschools

Congratulations, Jessica Nicols, our first of two educators being surprised today with the news they are the HCPSS Teachers of the Year! Ms. Nicols is a social studies teacher at River Hill HS. Stay tuned for more! #CelebrateHCPSS @mdpublicschools River Hill HS Bill Barnes (he/him)

This is such a great opportunity for our students to gain exposure to different facets of medicine and explore their interests! Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center news.hcpss.org/news-posts/202…

Mark your calendar! Our education foundation, Bright Minds Foundation, is hosting a fundraising event on May 6 at 6 p.m. to benefit Howard County students. Tickets and sponsorships can be purchased by check or online. brightmindsfoundation.org/brightfutures/

Congratulations to our 2024 Carson Scholars! We're so proud of your hard work and dedication in and outside the classroom! news.hcpss.org/news-posts/202…

Are you familiar with Howard County’s Disposable Bag Fee program? Several students at St. John's Lane Elementary School are! They've been studying plastic bag pollution in Howard County as part of their G/T instructional seminar. news.hcpss.org/news-posts/202…

Reminder! Quarter 3 report cards will be available in HCPSS Connect Synergy after 4 p.m. today. Directions on how to view report cards are available online. help.hcpss.org/how-can-i-acce…

Congratulations to Mayfield Woods MS math teacher Norah Storey MacPhee on being selected as a finalist for the Presidential Awards in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) for K-6th grade by Maryland State Department of Education! news.hcpss.org/news-posts/202…

Mark your calendar! Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and HowardCountyLibrary are hosting a community building night at April 30 at the HCLS Elkridge Branch. The event kicks off with dinner at 5, followed by community building circles from 5:30-7:30. Register online by April 22. news.hcpss.org/news-posts/202…

HCPSS invited Howard County residents to join some of its Policy Advisory Committees. Committee members will help develop and revise system policies. Interested participants should submit a statement of interest online by April 26. news.hcpss.org/news-posts/202…

Congratulations to Suzi Padgett and the Howard County Chinese School on being named the 2024 Friends of Education award winner and nominee, respectively! Thank you for all you do to support our schools! news.hcpss.org/news-posts/202…

Parents of students receiving special education services: Maryland State Department of Education wants to know how well your child’s school is partnering with you and promoting parent involvement in your child’s education. Complete the online survey by May 24: mdparentsurvey.com HCPSS DSE

The Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at 4 and 7 p.m. today. Watch in Howard County on Comcast 95/Verizon 42 or at hcpss.org.