Important News

Anyone volunteering at school in any capacity and parents joining their children for lunch must complete volunteer training before their first visit. Please visit this HCPSS site for more information. Thank you in advance for your gifts of service and time!

In addition to your child’s classroom teachers, your administrative team is committed to supporting your child(ren) to reach their full academic and social-emotional learning successes every day. Please reach out to your administrative team and classroom teachers at any time. Please note we have many additional staff members who provide direct support to our families. We want to make sure…

Important Dates Coming Soon: September 10: Back to School Night, Grades 1-2, 6:00 pm September 12: Back to School Night, Band and Strings, 5:30 pm September 12: Back to School Night, GT and Grades 3-5, 6:00 pm Back to School Nights: These sessions are for parents/guardians to learn about our school and your child's grade. Childcare is not provided at…

SFES has a tradition of kicking off the first day of school with all students and staff on the blacktop behind the school. Students should come to school on the first day of school the way they will throughout the school year - specialized transportation, walk, car. All parents and students should then walk to the back of the building…

Please complete your Family File and FARMs Application as soon as possible to ensure you and your child are ready for the 1st day of school. Family File: Update emergency info for each child via HCPSS Connect. Must be complete prior to the 1st day. Families with a complete Family File learn their child's teacher on Aug. 21! FARMS Application…

Welcome to our new and returning families! We hope you are enjoying the summer break. Here are important dates and information for the 2024-2025 school year: August 13: PTA’s Popsicles on the Playground, 6:00 pm August 22: Pre-K and Kindergarten Back to School Night, 6:00 pm August 23: Student Open House, 2:00 pm (New Students 1:45 pm) August 26: First…

Check out our Community School Needs Assessment findings from last school year at this link. Thanks to all who participated and we look forward to continuing our work together! To support, volunteer, or connect, please contact Brittany Fitzpatrick brittany_fitzpatrick@hcpss.org 443-973-5584 [[{"fid":"726","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"Check out our Community School Needs Assessment findings from last school year","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"height":547,"width":394,"alt":"Check out our Community School Needs Assessment findings from…

SFES Learning Together Program (LTP) New for the 24-25 School Year, SFES will expand to have a preschool program that serves students who will be 3 years old by September 1st. Our Regional Early Childhood Center (RECC) programs are now making preparations for classes for the upcoming 24-25 school year and are accepting applications for students to participate as peers…

Summer Meal Program To continue meeting the growing need to feed hungry children and families in Howard County and fill the nutritional gap over the summer months, the Howard County Public School System announces its free summer meal program, which will run weekdays through Aug. 2, 2024. Meals will be served only on days schools are open. Location: Oakland Mills…

Stevens Forest is seeking to hire an additional Lunch and Recess Monitor for the 2024-25 school year. Lunch/Recess Monitors supervise students at lunch and recess, under the supervision of Stevens Forest staff. This position would begin on 8/26/2024 through the end of the school year Hours are 10:30am-1:50pm daily, following the HCPSS school calendar for full days of school Pay…