Important News

Dear Glenwood families, Non-transportation areas (walk areas) have been expanded for the majority of HCPSS schools for the 2023-2024 school year. Board of Education Policy 5200 Student Transportation increases the allowable distance students may walk to school based on the distance between a student’s home and school. Because all students in our school receive bus transportation, these changes do not…

Attention 6 th Grade Parents Effective school year 2023 – 2024 Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene requires all incoming 7 th through 12 th grade students in the state of Maryland to have one Tdap and one Meningitis vaccine BEFORE entering school. Some students may have already received these immunizations, but the Health Room may not have…

As of Wednesday, March 29 , HCPSS has used one inclement weather day this school year . As such, the last day of school for students in full-day Pre- K through grade 12 is now scheduled to be Wednesday, June 14 . The last day for half-day P re-K/RECC students is currently Friday , June 9 . The two final…

HCPSS is hosting a community event called Student Drug Use: A Crisis We Can’t Ignore to engage students, parents/guardians, staff and community members regarding the substance abuse crisis that is directly impacting our schools and community. The event will be held on Tuesday, March 28, from 7-9 p.m., at Howard High School (8700 Old Annapolis Road, Ellicott City). Superintendent Dr…

MARYLAND SCHOOL SURVEY: March 29th State law requires that all public schools in Maryland survey students about school climate. The purpose of the survey is to gain valuable information about the quality and character of each school’s learning environment so that schools can promote a climate that supports student learning. Glenwood Middle School students will take the Maryland School Survey…

Home report PDFs for the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) Winter testing are now available in HCPSS Connect. The assessment was given to students in grades 1-8 in reading and mathematics. Reports can be viewed/downloaded by Parents/guardians by taking the following steps: Log in to HCPSS Connect Synergy Select More Options from the left panel Select Report Cards from the…

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THOSE WITH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, MA has been automatically renewed since March 2020. AUTOMATIC RENEWALS WILL STOP AS OF APRIL 30, 2023. Please call the Health Department Insurance Line at 410-313-5845 to check your status. They will set up an appointment for you if needed.

On March 21 , students will bring home results from the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP). Results are for the spring 2022 mathematics and English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA/L) assessment s in Grades 3 through 8, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and English 10. This was the first full administration of the MCAP assessments that have replaced the previous Partnership for…

MSDE Parent Survey flyer 2022-2023.pdf

HCPSS Gifted and Talented Summer Institutes for Talent Development is available to all HCPSS Middle School students and registration is open now! New classes this year include “ Environmental Justice League ,” a combination of policy making and entrepreneurship, “ Crime Stoppers ,” and “ Adventures in Printmaking .” We have STEM classes such as " Civil Engineering" and humanities…