Important News

HCPSS and The Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County (TCOE) have partnered to sponsor the following parent workshops series: October 14: Navigating the Howard County Public School System December 16: Social Emotional Well-Being and Substance Abuse January 27: Processes for Parent Empowerment March 9: Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships Each engaging session is held virtually on Saturdays…

Students who participated in the 2023 Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) for grades 3-5 in the 2022-2023 school year will be hand carrying individual score reports home on 9/22/23. For additional information on how to interpret the reports, please visit https://support.mdassessments.com/reporting/ and click on the Parent Score Interpretation Guide menu. These results will be used in combination with other assessments…

SJLES PTA News 9/26/23 Restaurant Night: THIS Thursday, September 28th Mark your calendar! SJLES PTA is hosting their first Restaurant Night of the 23-24 school year at Zen Garden on THIS Thursday, September 28. Mention SJLES PTA for all online, phone, and dine in orders and 10% of your total will be donated to support our school! Walk to School…

All volunteers must complete a Confidentiality Training Course about protecting the privacy of our students, staff, and schools, and the Child Abuse and Neglect Training about reporting any suspicion of child abuse or neglect to Howard County Department of Social Services. Once you complete the courses, which take 10 or so minutes, please print out the certificates and give them…

Research is clear that showing up for school has a huge impact on a student’s academic and social success, starting from pre-kindergarten and continuing through high school. Missing 10% (or about 18 days of a school year or 2 a month) can drastically affect a student’s academic success at each grade level. By the 6th grade, absenteeism is one of…

Fall MAP Overview During the dates of September 18th - October 12th, students in grades 1-5 will take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment. The data from the MAP assessment will help schools and teachers measure your student’s academic progress. The MAP test does not affect grades and the difficulty adjusts depending on how your child responds. It is…

THANK YOU!! Thank you to all the parents who have signed up to volunteer in the past few weeks. We have great teams in place for many of our events this year, which means we’ll have happy teachers and students. Thank you in advance to all who have volunteered and continue to make SJLES such an amazing community. We still…

HCPSS Black Student Achievement Program (BSAP) Saturday Math Academy This year, the BSAP Saturday Math Academy will offer an in-person enrichment program for Howard County Public School System students in all levels of math for grades 3-12 based on course availability. Registration will take place online Saturday, September 16, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. until capacity is reached. Class space is…

Registration for band, orchestra, and chorus is now available! Students in grades 3, 4, and 5 can register for orchestra. Students in grades 4 and 5 can register for band and chorus. All registration forms and information are on our SJLES Music website . Please visit this website to learn more about the programs and register your student. Band and…

HCPSS Policy 9460: Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, & Intimidation Involving Students HCPSS is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for all students. Preventing bullying is an important part of this goal. HCPSS Policy 9460 states that bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation are prohibited in HCPSS. The BCHI Reporting Form should be used to report all alleged incidents of bullying…