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Weather Update – January 21, 2025 – Schools Open Two Hours Late
All Howard County public schools will open two hours late Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, due to forecasted temperatures and overnight refreezing. All morning sessions of half-day Pre-K and RECC are canceled. We will reevaluate conditions by 7:30 a.m. and only a change in the two-hour delay status will be communicated.
High schools were scheduled for an early dismissal, which is now canceled. High school students instead will go in on the two-hour delay and schools will dismiss at their standard time of 2:35 p.m. There will be no ARL classes on Jan. 21. An adjusted exam schedule will be communicated to high school families.
Offices will open late. Details on staff reporting can be found online.
School bus pick up times will be two hours later than normal. All morning childcare programs in HCPSS schools, sponsored by the Columbia Association and the Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks, will be delayed two hours.
If Howard Community College is open as scheduled, HCPSS students who are enrolled at HCC and cannot attend due to a lack of transportation should notify their professors immediately using their MyHCC email or Canvas. HCC operating status information can be found online.
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Calendar Reminders!
- Monday, Jan. 20: Schools and offices closed
- Wednesday, Jan. 22: High schools only dismiss 3 hours early. No half-day PreK/RECC
- Thursday, Jan. 23: All schools dismiss 3 hours early. No half-day Pre-K/RECC
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FY26 Budgets
The Superintendent and Board of Education put forth their respective proposed Capital Budgets earlier this fall. The Superintendent will present his proposed Operating Budget in January, with the Board then holding hearings and work sessions before putting up their requested budget.
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Maryland’s Blueprint for the Future
The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future was passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2021 to transform public education in the state into a world-class education system. HCPSS staff are extensively working to meet these goals in a manner that is programmatically appropriate and fiscally responsible.
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