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Innovative Classroom Design to Improve Student Learning

HCPSS students and teachers are reimagining learning spaces as part of a collaborative learning project, sponsored by the Department of School Improvement and Curricular Programs, to redesign mathematics classrooms.

LEED Certified Schools

LEED standards guide all HCPSS construction planning to ensure energy efficiency and environmental friendliness.

Non-Discrimation and Inclusivity

The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) recognizes that the quality and character of school life powerfully affects student motivation to learn.

Due Process Rights – Section 504 Plans

Due process rights are the rights granted by federal law to parents of/students with 504 disabilities.

Grievance Procedures – Section 504 Plans

The HCPSS has grievance procedures established to apply to complaints alleging disability discrimination carried out by students, employees, or third parties.

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requires schools to provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in services, programs, and activities.

The New, Net Zero Wilde Lake Middle School

Set to be complete in January 2017, the new Wilde Lake Middle School will be the first net zero energy school in Maryland.

Water Quality Reports

HCPSS water quality reports are generated for schools where their water provided by a well.

Committee for Diversity and Inclusion

The HCPSS Committee for Diversity and Inclusion included students, parents, staff and community members that joined the school system in the development of a comprehensive plan to expand and develop programs that promote positive behavior, respect for all cultures and diversity throughout the system.

Professional Library

The Professional Library supports the Howard County Public School System’s goal of ensuring excellence in teaching and learning by serving the professional information needs of the HCPSS staff.