Important News

All families should note that effective March 1, there will be new procedures for student meals. Meals for seven days per week will continue to be provided at no cost to students; however, the days and times meals will be provided will change. Students returning in person may choose to receive meals any day they are in school. For all…

All Families - Please see the important information below about changes to the schedule as we transition to the Hybrid Learning Model. Schedule Changes Thursday 2/25 and Friday 2/26 - Schools close early, please see schedule at this link. ALL student schedules will change on March 1 for the rest of the year. See the Stevens Forest Schedule at this…

Below is the schedule of when students will be starting the Hybrid Model: Week of March 1: Students identified for the 5-days-per-week program (Group E) Week of March 15: Students in grades K, 1, 2 (A/B + E) Week of March 29: Students in grades 3, 4, 5 (A/B +E) On Monday, March 1st, HCPSS will be sending information out…

Recently, HCPSS launched a new Facilities Checklist online site, facilities-checklist.hcpss.org. This new resource provides the results of the walk-through school readiness inspections that are taking place at every school to confirm that all preparations are complete prior to the return of students and staff. I am pleased to let you know that the report on the recent walk-through inspection for…

Winter 2021 MAP test results are entered in Synergy the Friday after a student takes the test. It can take up to 24 hours to become visible for an individual student. To access previous test scores: Log in to HCPSS Connect Select More Options from the left panel Select Standardized Test Scores from the middle Detailed PDF home reports are…

We have some exciting offerings this Spring! All students in grades 2-5 are invited to register for Spring seminars using this Google form link: https://forms.gle/okQxrxwJYv9Ep1wJ7 Registration is first come, first served with a deadline of February 24th. More information about G/T seminars can be found in an announcement in your grade level course. For additional questions please contact Mrs. Kastner…

Are you interested in working at Stevens Forest Elementary? We are currently hiring for multiple positions! Classroom Monitor Position: This position would begin on March 1st The hours would be a full day on (M,T,TH,F) and half day on Wednesdays The pay rate is $14.25/hour. Close Adult Support to some of our students receiving special education services: For the special…

Students ages 6-10 can attend the Howard County Conservancy’s in-person School’s Out Program for free during the month of February. This is a full-day program held every Wednesday at both locations. There are 80 grant-funded spots that are available on a first come, first serve basis. Families can register their student on the HC Conservancy Website and indicate “pay by…

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The number of families that access the OMHS Food Pantry each month continues to rise. In January, we saw 66 families, which amounted to 340 people in our community that took home boxes of food for their families. We are still in GREAT NEED of donations. Once again, we have mostly cleared our shelves, and we just found out that…