To address the bus driver shortage, the Board of Education approved up to $5,000 incentive pay for all bus drivers and attendants; up to $4,000 incentive pay for newly hired drivers; up to $3,000 for bus contractors to help fill inactive routes.
Nominations are now open for the annual Howard County Public School System Principal of the Year and Teacher of the Year awards. All nominations are due no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Submission information and full details can be found online.
In order to provide staff additional hours to complete professional tasks, tend to their personal well-being, and better balance the many demands that have been placed upon them during the pandemic, the academic calendar was updated to include 3-hour early dismissals on Dec. 15, Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 16, April 27 and May 18.
“If we take care of our children and their well-being, and nurture and believe in them, academic achievement will take care of itself. We must understand our children first, because in order to teach a child well you must know a child well.”Dr. Michael Martirano, HCPSS Superintendent