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Board of Education Meeting and Budget Adoption, June 12

The Board of Education will meet at 4 and 7 p.m. The afternoon session will include the adoption of the FY 2026 Operating & Capital Budgets and FY 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Program.

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News Highlights

Congratulations Class of 2025!

Many congratulations to the Howard County Public School System’s newest alumni! Graduation ceremonies can be viewed anytime online and will be rebroadcast in Howard County cable, and photos from ceremonies will be shared online by June 14.

Rewatch the ceremonies and view photos →

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School Administrator Updates

A number of school administrator appointments, promotions and transfers for the 2025-2026 school year recently were announced. Congratulations to all these HCPSS leaders on their new assignments.

Find a list of school administrator updates →

Boundary Review for 2026-2027

Earlier this year, the Board of Education directed that HCPSS initiate the boundary review process outlined in Policy 6010 School Attendance Areas to consider redistricting selected schools that are outside the capacity utilization range of 90-110%.

Find out more about the process, including which schools may be impacted →

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