Important News

Incoming Kindergarten Class Registration 24-25

Last Updated 2/22/2023 Road to Kindergarten March 4 - 8, 2024 March 7th, 2024 from 5:30-7:30 in the Cafeteria If you are enrolling a Kindergartener for Fall 2024 at Rockburn, this is for you! Drop in at any time during the evening to get help with your incoming student's registration, validate (show ID) your identity, meet some teachers and health…

Family File is Open

Please help us get 100% and fill out your family file today! HCPSS uses Family File for parents/guardians to complete emergency information. Parents/guardians must verify and/or update information for each child, and can do so by logging in to http://www.hcpss.org/connect/ and selecting the Family File tab and then clicking on Family File. Thank you for taking the time to update…

Important Upcoming Dates

Tuesday, August 28 Academic Life Skills (ALS) program – 3:30 to 4 p.m. New family orientation – 4 to 4:30 p.m. Kindergarten open house – 4:30 to 5 p.m. Kindergarten back to school night – 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, August 30 General open house (drop off school supplies, meet your teacher) 2:45pm - 3:30pm Thursday, August 30 5th Grade…

New Principal and Assistant Principal for the 2018-2019 School Year

Please join us as we welcome back Ms. Elizabeth Yankle and congratulate her on her promotion to Principal at Rockburn. She has been in HCPSS for 23 years. Ms. Yankle has most recently served as Assistant Principal at Clemens Crossing Elementary School. Additionally, she served as Assistant Principal at Bryant Woods Elementary School. Before becoming an assistant principal, she was…

Memory Book Information

LAST UPDATED 8/6/2020 About 50 Memory Books have yet to be collected. As soon as a plan is in place for parents to pick these up, the information will be posted here and distributed to the community

2017–2018 School Calendar and Student/Parent Handbook

All families will receive one hard copy of the 2017–2018 HCPSS calendar and Student and Parent Handbook at the start of the school year. Print-friendly and online calendars are available on our website, and will reflect the most up-to-date information. The Student and Parent Handbook also is available online.

Update Your Family File Information

HCPSS utilizes Family File for parents/guardians to complete emergency information. Parents/guardians must verify and/or update information annually for each child, and can do so by logging in to HCPSS Connect

2018-2019 Bus Schedules

Please check back here in a few weeks. We will post the link to the new Bus Schedules when they are realsead. Thank you!

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,”…