Update: 09/20/2023
General questions or concerns regarding transportation should be submitted via the online HCPSS Office of Student Transportation Contact Form. For more urgent matters, such as a late or missing bus, please contact your school. If the school staff members are unaware of any delay or departure, they will contact the Office of Student Transportation and work with staff to determine the cause.
Independent school bus contractors provide student transportation for the Howard County Public School System. Information on applying to be a bus driver can be found online.
Update: August 12, 2021
HCPSS provided free meals this summer to any HCPSS students and all children 18 and under from June 21-August 12 at locations throughout the county.
Free meals for HCPSS students will resume when school opens August 30.
All school menus can be accessed through the LINQ Connect portal or mobile app. Families do not need a LINQ account to view menus, which are available to the public.
Please note, menus for the 2023-2024 school year are forthcoming.
The LINQ Connect online menus additionally display nutritional information, allergens, dietary and religious restrictions, and more.
All students may receive meals at no cost for the entire 2021-2022 school year.
The United States Department of Agriculture issued pandemic flexibilities for schools and daycare facilities through June 2022 to support safe reopening and healthy, nutritious meals. These waivers will allow schools nationwide to serve universal free breakfast and lunch through the 2021-2022 school year through USDA’s National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option, which is typically only available during the summer months.
Details on HCPSS Food and Nutrition Services can be found at www.hcpss.org/food-services.
Usually six hours per week of instruction are provided for full-time home and hospital instruction, unless otherwise specified.
Students' grades during Home and Hospital instruction will be determined in collaboration with the classroom teacher and the home and hospital teacher. Final quarterly grades and exams are entered by the classroom teacher. For time periods where the student was both in school and on home and hospital, grades will be averaged proportionately.
If the child is hospitalized, collaboration between the hospital’s local school district, hospital staff and HCPSS will be coordinated through the Home and Hospital Office. Please inform your child’s home school when a hospitalization is imminent.
