Important News

It is time to update your child's Family File information in HCPSS Connect! Family File provides emergency contact and other important information for students within the Howard County Public School System. Completing Family File also ensures you are receiving importation information and updates for HCPSS and Stevens Forest Elementary. This information must be updated EACH school year for EACH child…

APPLY TODAY! We are seeking an individual to work as a Temporary Employee (TE) at Stevens Forest Elementary School for the 2023-24 school year. TEs provide close adult supervision and support to special education students under the supervision of school staff. If you are interested in applying, you would interview at SFES and also complete an application through Social Service…

Please see below for a community opportunity for free school supplies and backpacks. The JustLiving Advocacy, Inc. is holding a back-to-school event this summer! The event will include FREE backpacks and school supplies . There will also be resources related to topics such as housing, health care, food, and employment. When : Saturday, August 12 th from 9:30 am-1:30 pm…

Please see below for important back to school dates and for the 23-24 school supply list. Thank you! PTA's Snow Cones on the SFES Playground Tuesday, August 15th, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. SFES Orientation and Open House Thursday, August 24th - Pre-K and Kindergarten Orientation, 6:00 p.m. Friday, August 25th - Grades 1-5 Open House, 2:00 p.m. School Starts for…

At SFES, we are busy preparing for the upcoming school year and are looking forward to seeing students and families at our next summer meet and greet! Your new Administrative Team, along with the fabulous PTA, would like to personally invite all of our families to join us on August 15th from 6:00 - 7:00 pm for Popsicles on the…

SFES Orientation and Open House Thursday, August 24th - Pre K and Kindergarten Orientation, 6:00 p.m. Friday, August 25th - Grades 1-5 Open House, 2:00 p.m. School Starts for Students Monday, August 28th - 1st Day of School for Students Labor Day Holiday Monday, September 4th - Schools and Offices Closed: Labor Day Back to School Nights Tuesday, September 12th…

The Howard County Public School System announces its FREE SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM, which will run weekdays June 21-Aug. 4, 2023. Meals will be served only on days schools are open and there will be no meal service on Tuesday, July 4. There are no applications, enrollment, or fees to participate in this program, however children must be present to receive…

Parent Subscriptions: Parents/guardians of enrolled HCPSS students SHOULD NOT sign up for, or manage an HCPSS News account. All parents/guardians are automatically enrolled to receive HCPSS and school communication. Subscription information comes directly from the Family File information parents/guardians complete in the HCPSS Connect system. You can view your emergency procedure card information for correctness in HCPSS Connect. Parents should…

The HCPSS Pre-K program is accepting applications for the 2023-2024 school year with expanded eligibility criteria! Families of children aged four or five by September 1, 2023, may apply. The HCPSS Pre-K program is free to families; some locations are full-day. Families can submit a completed application to hcpss_pk@hcpss.org or their local elementary school. For an application, information about the…

Please help us plan for the 23-24 School Year by providing input about our current arrival and dismissal procedures at this link . We want to be proactive in enhancing our current procedures to ensure the safest and most efficient process for our community.