Important News

Effective Monday, March 1, all school start times will be adjusted to begin 20 minutes later than pre-COVID times. Students will not change courses/subjects during the third quarter (Feb. 1-April 14); however, class times and lengths will change. Prior to the schedule shift on March 1, your child’s school will share the grade level and/or school schedule with general start…

Dear HCPSS Community, I want to share an update on planning that is underway following the unexpected announcement made last week by the Governor and State Superintendent about hybrid instruction. Immediately following that announcement, staff worked quickly to develop and refine a hybrid model. On January 26, the Board of Education approved a hybrid model and implementation timeline. The dates…

Dear HCPSS Community, I want to share an update on planning that is underway following the unexpected announcement made last week by the Governor and State Superintendent about hybrid instruction. Immediately following that announcement, staff worked quickly to develop and refine a hybrid model. On January 26, the Board of Education approved a hybrid model and implementation timeline. The dates…

Registration Information for Fall Sports Competition Season Online Athletic Registration will open on January 12th, 2021, via Connect - https://www.hcpss.org/connect/ Additional Directions on Registration can be found https://www.hcpss.org/athletics/ All athletes must register before February 13th, 2021, to participate in the Fall Season Tryouts. We need to have the numbers to create COVID required groups. All athletes wishing to participate must…

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…