Important News

Before any student with an IEP or 504 can take the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, SAT, or Advanced Placement Exams with accommodations—such as extended time or assistive technology—the request must be approved by College Board’s Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD). If you are interested in applying for accommodations for your student for the 24-25 school year, please complete this form…

HCPSS will provide free summer meals Monday-Friday, June 24-Aug. 2, at locations throughout the county. Meals will be served only on days schools are open and there will be no meal service Thursday, July 4. Complete details on the HCPSS 2024 Summer Meals Program are available by clicking here. The Howard County Food Connection Map is a resource available to…

Do you have a Senior at Homewood? Here are some important reminders. Google Drive: If your student is a graduating Senior or will not be returning to HCPSS next year, please remind them to download your Google Drive files before the end of the school year. If they do not do so, they will no longer be able to access…

On Wednesday, May 1st all middle and high schools voted in the election for Student Member of the Board of Education between Antonio Clay-Hardy of Wilde Lake High School and James Obasiolu of Atholton High School. James Obasiolu won the election with the majority of votes cast. We appreciate the care, dignity, and gracious professionalism that both candidates shared with…

Homewood Students Shine in April Art Shows Join our Homewood Community as we celebrate our student artists. This April, we invite you to visit the HCPSS Art Exhibition at The Mall in Columbia from April 10 – 29th and appreciate the pieces created by students from all over the County, including pieces from our talented Homewood Center students. We also…

Join us...Families of 8th and 9th grade students are invited to join us as we connect as a community and empower families of the graduating Classes of 2027 and 2028 with skills to support their students in mapping a path to an on track graduation. Transportation and Childcare available by request. Sign up before April 12 here. Download Flyer Here…

April 13, 2024 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at Homewood Center FREE Join us with our Homewood Center Community of students, families, staff and supporting partners as we plant our Community Garden in partnership with the Community Ecology Institute. Student Service Learning Hours are available. Transportation available by request. Open to the whole family. Have questions? Contact kelly_kesler@hcpss.org. SIGN UP…

Change to Instagram Access on HCPSS Instructional Network After careful consideration of the impact of social media on student well-being and academic focus, as well as Instagram terms of use, effective Monday, Feb. 26, Instagram will be blocked on the instructional network at all times for elementary and middle schools, and during the instructional day (7:50 a.m. - 2:35 p.m.)…

New Lightspeed Parent Portal Parents/guardians now may select to receive Lightspeed weekly emails summarizing their student’s HCPSS Chromebook internet usage. The same email contains an option to sign up for the Lightspeed Parent Portal, which provides near real-time information on a student’s HCPSS Chromebook internet activity, and offers the ability to pause web browsing and block social media sites when…

Research is clear that showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic and social success, starting from pre-kindergarten and continuing through high school. Missing 10% (or about 18 days of a school year or 2 a month) can drastically affect a student’s academic success at each grade level. By the 6th grade, absenteeism is one of…