Important News

Kindergarten Registration

Registration for new students, or students entering public school Kindergarten in 2017, will take place at Centennial Lane Elementary School from Monday, February 27th through Friday, March 3rd from 9:00am until 2:00pm each day. We will be opened, Tuesday, February 28th until 5:30pm. We will take the last registration at 5:00pm. Kindergarten is mandatory in Maryland. State law requires children…

Road to Kindergarten 2017

Road to Kindergarten 2017 In order to support families of children headed to kindergarten, the Office of Early Childhood Programs is pleased to announce the upcoming Road to Kindergarten informational workshops . Howard County parents with children who will be five years old by September 1, 2017 are invited to come with questions and concerns pertaining to the kindergarten process…

HCPSS Tops Maryland Rankings Again

For the second year in a row, the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has been named the top school system in Maryland by Niche.com, a national education and community analysis firm. The 2017 Best School Districts in Maryland rankings give HCPSS an overall grade of A+ and rank Howard County public schools #1 for “Best School Districts in Maryland,”…

New Student Orientation Presentation

Please see attached our PowerPoint presentation with some general information about Centennial Lane Elementary. As alway, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call or email us. [[{"fid":"168","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]]

Transportation Arrival & Dismissal Information

Please remember that it is very important for parents/guardians to send a written note if there is any change in a student’s normal transportation arrangements and to inform their children of the change. Unless there are instructions in writing, a child will be sent home on his/her assigned form of transportation as identified by the Daily Transportation Schedule. Please make…

Growth Mindset Resources

We are very excited about the outstanding evening that took place on March 23rd on the Growth Mindset. This event was planned in collaboration with Northfield Elementary. We had a great evening planned for parents and students. We are thrilled that so many of our families were able to attend to learn more about ways to foster a growth mindset…

Road to Kindergarten

The Road to Kindergarten - Do you have a child that will be 5 years old by September 1, 2016? Please join us for an information session about Kindergarten in the Howard County Public School System. Please read the important information attached below about upcoming sessions. [[{"fid":"143","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]] [[{"fid":"144","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]] [[{"fid":"145","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default"},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"file media-element file-default"}}]] Registration for new students, or…

Report Bullying Form

We recognize that creating a safe learning environment is a critical part of helping each child achieve academic success. This year we will introduce Sprigeo, a new online system that students can use to report bullying incidents and school safety incidents. Sprigeo will give your child another medium for communicating with our school administration when bullying or school safety incidents…

Online Payments!

HCPSS is now allowing families to pay for field trips and lost/damaged media books online. This is a wonderful opportunity to make our process for payments more efficient and effective. Please see the attached for more information. For your convenience, please find the link below to the online payment site. Visit the HCPSS Online School Payment (OSP) website where parents…