Update: Dec. 31, 2021

The Howard County Health Department (HCHD) treats positive cases in the prekindergarten program as it would a daycare setting, closing the affected classrooms for a minimum of 5 days. 

Student information can be found on the HCPSS Help Site, under the Digital Education Center (2021-2022): Student Information category.

Yes. Families will continue to work with their student’s case manager to identify the support services that are available virtually and those that could be provided in-person at the designated home school.

No. Students will work with their teachers and support staff virtually. Students can access their home school as needed to participate in athletics, clubs, or extracurricular activities. Additionally, students may still receive their related services that are not available virtually at their designated home school.
 

Yes. Seniors will be able to participate in all senior activities, including graduation ceremonies at their designated home school.

Yes. DEC students will continue to be enrolled in their assigned home school and will be able to participate in athletics and activities at that school if/as schedules and transportation allows.

Please note, athletics practice and event times may conflict with evening classes. This will depend on which semester the student is participating in athletics and if they are enrolled in semester or year-long classes.

Update: April 13, 2021

The Digital Education Center is scheduled to begin in the 2021-2022 school year. The final DEC scope and options are subject to funding, staffing and final Board of Education approval. If the program is not funded, students will still be able to access instruction through their assigned home school.