Students enrolled in the Howard County Public School system are eligible for interim Home and Hospital instructional sessions when it is determined by an appropriate medical provider per COMAR (13A.03.05.04) that a student’s medical diagnosis is serious enough to preclude school attendance (three weeks - 60 days) or a chronic health impairment that causes the student to be absent at least 20% of the time.
The mission of the Howard County Board of Education (BOE) is to provide leadership for excellence in teaching and learning by fostering a climate for deliberative change through policy and community engagement.
More information on the Board and its members can be found online.
The Board of Education sets local education policy consistent with state and federal laws governing public education. At the direction of the Board, the Superintendent and the school system administrative staff develop policies and administrative procedures to support policy decisions.
Policies can be found online at https://policy.hcpss.org/.
Elementary and middle schools will post supply lists to their respective website, and will share with families via email. Those lists also are posted on the HCPSS website as they become available.
Please note that high schools do not have general supply lists, as classes may have unique requirements. High school teachers will inform students of any necessary supplies at the start of the school year.
For the 2021-2022 school year, start times revert back to the pre-COVID times. All school start and end times can be found on the HCPSS website and on each school website.
HCPSS plans to study start times and secondary scheduling options for the 2022-2023 school year, with special consideration for the possibility of a later high school start time.
Please visit https://www.hcpss.org/enroll/#docs for a complete list of residency documents required for enrollment. Additional documents are required depending on the reason for reassignment.
At the Board of Education meeting on June 24, 2021, it was announced that a fully virtual instructional delivery option will be available to students in grades K-6 who committed to fully digital instruction in the spring. This digital option is a one-year solution designed to help bridge younger students back to normalized, in-person instruction as HCPSS moves beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the Board of Education meeting on June 24, 2021, it was announced that a fully virtual instructional delivery option will be available to students in grades K-6 who committed to fully digital instruction in the spring. This digital option is a one-year solution designed to help bridge younger students back to normalized, in-person instruction as HCPSS moves beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
Guest families residing with host families may establish residency through the completion of the Multiple Family Disclosure form. This paperwork is completed by the Pupil Personnel Worker assigned to the school.
Please reach out to your designated school for assistance with this process.
