Important News

HCPSS offers free, voluntary COVID tests for students and school-based staff who develop COVID-like symptoms or are identified as close contacts while they are in a school building. Parents/guardians who have not already done so can provide consent in HCPSS Connect Synergy to enable your child to participate in this testing program.

Parents and visitors who are entering the school for a brief visit to pick up or drop off their child, or for other reasons, are not required to show proof of vaccination or testing. They are, however, required to be masked regardless of their vaccination status. Parents are not permitted to eat lunch in the school cafeteria with students at…

While a student is in quarantine, there are several opportunities for them to remain engaged in learning and receive supports. Though COVID-related absences are considered excused absences, it is important that students take advantage of these opportunities so they are able to return from quarantine and easily transition back into in-person instruction. The following instructional resources are available for students…

You are invited to attend the DRES Family Involvement Team (FIT) meetings. All of the HCPSS Title I schools including DRES have Parent/Community Involvement Committees or a Family Involvement Team. It is our goal to include parent voices in the monthly FIT meetings to guide decision making to improve outcomes for our students through a true connection between home, school…

Our Back to School Nights will be both in-person and virtual for our parents. Teachers will offer presentations to their homeroom classes at school. A virtual google meet will be offered at the same time for parents who prefer to virtually attend. Prekindergarten--2nd Grades---September 13 from 6:30-7:15 3rd-5th Grades--September 14th from 6:30-7:15 Virtual GT Information Night--September 22 from 6:30-7:15 Click…

All PreK, K, and 1st grade students with Chromebooks at home need to return them to school with the chargers. Students in Grades 2-5 without a Chromebook will receive one shortly. Students should bring a filled water bottle to school. Students need to wear a mask all day at school. The school can provide masks to students. Students are late…

Hearing and vision screening will take place at Deep Run on September 30th and rescreening on October 12th. The following students will be screened: Students in Kindergarten and 1st Grade All students K-5 who are new to the state of Maryland and do not have a record of hearing and vision screening within the past 12 months Link to Letter

Mask Update: All face masks should be multiple layers (at least 2). Students may wear gaiters if they are doubled over to make two layers, worn with another mask, or have a pocket that holds a filter. Please review this link (Links to an external site.) for more information.

If you did not complete the pink transportation form at the Open House. Please complete this form by September 30th at noon. Transportation Form/Formulario de transporte Other Information including bus locator: → School Locator → Bus Locator → Enrollment → Immunizations → Emergency Card → Back to School Nights/Orientations → School Supplies

We are pleased to announce that the Technology Support Center at the Old Cedar Lane building in Columbia has reopened. Staff and students needing device support can go to any of the following Technology Support Centers: Old Bushy Park Elementary School, Room E2 (door to the left of the front entrance), 2690 Route 97, Glenwood (Building is between Glenwood Middle…