Important News

Please help your child come to school prepared for learning. HCPSS Policy 9210 provides information about the dress code in all Howard County Schools. Please review the policy here. Here are a couple of highlights: Hats, hoods, headwear are permitted as long as the face is visible, and it does not interfere with instruction. Tank tops and tops with spaghetti…

As part of continued COVID-19 recovery efforts, the Maryland State Department of Education is conducting an early fall student assessment. The Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) is the overarching term used for all state assessments. MSDE will administer assessments in the Early Fall for English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA/L), Mathematics, and Science (Maryland Integrated Science Assessment- MISA), as well as the…

Girls on the Run will be back this Fall! Registration is open for the 9-week season, which will begin the week of September 20. The end-of-season 5K weekend is scheduled for the weekend of November 13-14, 2021. Deep Run's practices will be held on Tuesday and Thursdays from 4:00-5:15pm at Deep Run. In-person teams will adhere to enhanced health and…

Join family, friends and staff at the annual PTA Back to School Picnic on Thursday, September 9th from 6-7:30 pm on the school playground.

Important Dates Sept 6 No School--Labor Day Sept 7 No School--Rosh Hashanah Sept 9 Back to School Picnic 6:00-7:30 Sept 13 Back to School Night Prekindergarten-2 @ 6:30 pm Sept 14 Back to School Night 3-5 @ 6:30 pm Sept 16 No School--Yom Kippur Sept 21 PTA Meeting 7pm Sept 22 GT Virtual Back to School Night 6:30 pm Sept…

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…