Important News

The Howard County Public School System will begin a phased-in transition to a hybrid instructional model, beginning March 1. By Friday, February 5, parents/guardians must make a decision to send their child to school for 1-2 days per week and receive virtual instruction the remainder of the week, or to have their child remain fully virtual for the remainder of…

Dear HCPSS Community, Yesterday, Governor Larry Hogan and Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Karen Salmon announced their clear expectation for all school buildings to reopen in a hybrid format no later than March 1. At this time, we are reviewing guidance that we received today and the Governor has acknowledged that plan development could take several days. There are…

HCPSS staff have gathered feedback about the HCPSS virtual learning model from students, teachers, administrators, and families, and consulted with leadership from both the Howard County Educators Association and Howard County Administrators Association to discuss potential changes to be implemented in the future. As a result of these discussions, the following scheduling changes will take effect at the start of…

On January 19, based on the continued unfavorable COVID-19 rates in Howard County, HCPSS is postponing the next possible date for in-person programs to resume to Monday, February 8, 2021. Additionally, due to the elevated trend in health metrics, HCPSS will not deliver the PSAT on January 26. Details on the PSAT may be found online. Superintendent Michael J. Martirano…

Howard County public schools will not be in session Friday, January 29 for a professional work day. There will be no meal service either of these days and additional meals may be picked up in advance of the closures. The following adjustments will be made to meal services: There is no meal service Friday, January 29. Meals that are pre-ordered…

Howard County Public School System has confirmed the window for the 2021 high school graduations as Monday, May 24-Friday, May 28, 2021 and Tuesday, June 1-Friday, June 11, 2021. HCPSS is preparing multiple options regarding hosting this year’s graduation ceremonies, including in-person and virtual events. Final decisions regarding format and location will be dependent on community health metrics during the…

On January 28th, Reservoir HS will be collecting Semester 1 materials from students. Stations will be set up in the bus loop from 12:00 - 2:00 and 4:00 - 6:00. Teachers will notify students in specific courses from the following departments if they need to return materials on January 28th: Fine Arts Math Science Social Studies CTE Again, teachers will…

Effective March 1, meals for seven days per week will continue to be provided at no cost to students; however, the days and times meals will be provided will change. Meals will be available in most schools, including those that have been closed for construction and those closed due to inadequate staffing. https://news.hcpss.org/news-posts/2021/02/update-to-student-meals-procedures-effective-march-1-2021/

Tuesday, January 26 and Wednesday, January 27 - previously scheduled as half-days for high school students - are now full days of school, as scheduled (synchronous and asynchronous, respectively) Calendar

The HCPSS 2020-2021 winter athletic season, scheduled to start on January 11, 2021, has been canceled due to the continuing high rates of COVID-19 infection in Howard County. https://www.hcpss.org/athletics/