We will have a few other booths set up for parents to visit throughout the night.
Family File
The 2024-2025 Family File is now accessible to families through HCPSS Connect. This is an important step as we prepare for the start of the 2024-2025 school year. Your Family File needs to be verified and/or updated EVERY school year.
Your completed Family File provides emergency contact and other critical information for students and families prior to the first day of school. Completing your Family File also ensures that you are receiving important information and updates for HCPSS and Mayfield Woods.
Chromebooks
Students should bring their assigned Chromebook to school every day and charge their Chromebook the night before school. Please make sure that your child's assigned Chromebook and charger has a label with their name. All 6th graders and new students will be issued a Chromebook and charger during the first two weeks of school.
Families may receive an invoice for a lost/stolen or damaged Chromebook while in a student’s care and/or as the result of neglect on the part of the student. Information about the repair and replacement cost of HCPSS-issued Chromebooks can be found at https://www.hcpss.org/devices/repair-costs
Free and Reduced Meals Program
Many HCPSS families are eligible to participate in the Free and Reduced Price Meals (FARMs) program, which provides children with a wide range of benefits including free or discounted college tuition, testing and application fees, academic and athletic program fees and many others in addition to free or discounted meals.
Families are urged to check their eligibility and complete a FARMs application as soon as possible. Families must submit a new application every school year.
FARMS Online Application Link: FARMS Online Application.
MWMS Locker Request Form
If a student would like a locker they were provided the Locker Request Form in homeroom on the first day of school. It is not required that a student have a school locker. A student can request a locker at anytime during the school year. Once the request is received the student will be provided a PINK locker sheet from their homeroom teacher providing the locker number and combination.
Policy 9460 – Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment, and Intimidation Involving Students
The Howard County Public School System (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. Our administration and staff have been trained and made aware of this policy as well as preventative and responsive measures.
We know how important your role is in not only supporting your children, but also reporting possible incidents as you become aware of them. The Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment and Intimidation BCHI Reporting Form should be used to report all alleged incidents of bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and intimidation that occur at school or have a connection back to the school setting that create a risk of harm to other students while they are at school, or interfere with the educational environment. An online version is available and can easily and confidentially be used by students, staff, and family members. Hard copies of this form are available in the main office, staff workroom, school counseling office, media center, and health services office. If you believe your child has been bullied, please complete and submit this form as soon as possible and/or assist your child in doing so.
Once the form is submitted, school administrators will ensure the parent/guardian of both the alleged target and alleged offender are aware of the report and will begin an investigation within two school days of receiving the report. Parents/guardians can expect a school administrator to reach out to them during the investigation. Once the investigation is completed, parents/guardians will be provided written notice of the outcome of the investigation within fifteen days of receiving the compaint, excluding extenuating circumstances.
There are times when incidents of peer conflict or code of conduct offenses may occur that may not be bullying, but may need follow up action. If you become aware of something that falls under conflict and/or a code of conduct offense, please notify a school administrator via email or phone call so that they can become aware and follow up as needed.
Lastly, we want to take a moment to specifically lift up cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is bullying using electronic media like computers, cell phones, and game systems. Our digital interconnectedness makes bullying different and more damaging than it’s ever been before. It allows hatred and publicly humiliating gossip or photos to be instantly far-reaching and inescapable as electronic media is everywhere. It can NOT simply be ignored. In October 2013, the State of Maryland enacted Grace’s Law, making misuse of interactive computer services a criminal offense. Its purpose is to prohibit anyone from using electronic media (computers, tablets, phones, etc.) to maliciously engage in conduct that inflicts serious emotional distress on a minor and/or places that minor in reasonable fear of death or serious bodily injury. A person who is found guilty of violating this law is subject to imprisonment and/or fines.
While all of this information will be reviewed with students at school, we are asking you to do the same at home. Thank you for your partnership in ensuring all of our students feel a sense of safety and belonging in their school communities! More information can be found on the HCPSS Stop Bullying website. If you have any questions regarding this policy or its implementation, please contact a school administrator.
Community News
Mayfield Woods Bulldogs will be having boys basketball tryouts on September 17th & 18th from 6pm-9pm at the Mayfield Woods MS gym.