Students, families, staff and community members will be notified that HCPSS is implementing an asynchronous instruction day the same as all other inclement weather notifications:

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) did provide local school systems with the option of using five synchronous instruction days during inclement weather.

HCPSS does not have a 1:1 student-to-device ratio and so is unable to provide synchronous instruction equitably to all students.

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) opened a pathway for local school systems to repurpose up to three inclement weather days as asynchronous instruction days for the 2022–2023 school year.

If a device should be lost or stolen, families should report the incident to their student’s school as soon as possible, and be ready to include details such as date and time of incident, last known location of the device, and a copy of a police report, if applicable.

Lost and stolen devices and power adapters are not part of the one-time forgiveness and families may be charged at the applicable tier rates. Full details are available online.

Should an HCPSS Chromebook become damaged, students/parents should contact their school administrator.

Families will be provided one-time forgiveness for damaged devices or damaged power adapters. Should another device or power adapter become damaged, families may be held responsible the applicable tier rates.

Complete information on Chromebook responsibilities can be found online.

Students should complete the DEP Issue Reporting Form and a staff member will follow-up with you as soon as possible.

Students enrolled in digital education will need to have reliable internet access and an appropriate technological device. If your student is enrolled in HCPSS and will need a device to participate, you may submit a student technology request via HCPSS Connect online.

Once a student is enrolled in a course, the Financial Assistance Committee will review the completed applications for those students and notify parents/guardians if additional tuition reduction will be applied. If the required documentation is not included, or the student is not enrolled, the financial assistance application will not be reviewed.

Eligible families requesting tuition reduction should submit the Financial Assistance Request Form. The Financial Assistance Committee will meet to review all completed requests.