Important News

Vision and Hearing Screening: The Howard County Health Department and HCPSS School Health Service partner to support student academic achievement by providing vision and hearing screenings at your child’s school. Screenings are provided for the following grades. Please see attachments for more information. Students in Pre-K (vision only) Kindergarten, 1 st, and 8th grades All student K-8 new to state…

Flu vaccine clinic at Bollman Bridge Elementary School! Maryland Partnership for Prevention, in partnership with the Howard County Health Department and Howard County Public Schools, will be hosting a flu vaccine clinic at BBES on Tuesday, October 11. Pre-registration is required. This clinic is NO COST for students. Please register your child ahead of time using the link below: https://www.marylandvax.org/appointment/en/reg/9310256250

MAP Administration Grades 1-5 During the dates of September 19th - October 20th, 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…

Absence Notes and COVID testing results If you need to send an absence note for your child, please send the following information to the email address: BBESAbsence@hcpss.org Child's name Date of absence Reason for absence If you have a doctor's note, please upload that note and include in the email. If you have COVID19 PCR test results to submit, please…

Below you will find the latest BBES Newsletters. Click the links to access each newsletter via Smore. 8/14/2026 Newsletter 8/7/2026 Newsletter

HCPSS Elementary School Student Supply Menu • 2022-2023 Direct Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QkiUHKNUUxdTNjiwijRyEV5m3ZOABx9gW4YgcCGjXnk/edit?usp=sharing

IMPORTANT PARENT ACTION REQUIRED Google Play Opt-In In an effort to continue expanding our authorized set of digital tools for virtual instruction, HCPSS has curated a new set of supplemental digital tools that are available only through Google’s menu of additional services. These supplemental digital tools are approved by HCPSS and comply with federal, state and Howard County Board of…

BBES Wellness Center Enrollment Although the typical services of the Wellness Center are not available during virtual learning, it is a good time to complete the forms if your student was not previously enrolled (or if their health insurance or health information has changed). We are exploring options for limited telemedicine visits for our students without health insurance or without…

BBES Behavior Expectations in our Virtual Setting Adhere to HCPSS Policy 8080 Responsible Use Technology and Social Media and other relevant HCPSS policies. Follow our BBES Three B’s (Be Safe, Be Respectable, Be Responsible) Students will only be permitted into a Google Meet session with a HCPSS account. All students can be identified through their HCPSS account. Inappropriate/offensive/threatening comments, misrepresentation…