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MVYZWVUZVYPUN[OL During the 2010 – 2011 School Year, the Foundation MVYZWVUZVYPUN[OL will be hosting the following programs: ,K\JH[PVUHS7HY[ULYZOPWZ PCs4Kids *LSLIYH[PVU PCs4Kids is designed to offer deserving HCPSS *LSLIYH[PVU students an Internet ready computer system with ongoing support from technology-friendly high school students. CyberSafety – CyberSecurity Education Program This program will focus on educating parents and their children on their responsibilities and safe practices when using a computer. Powerful Partnerships These programs are supported, in part, by the Horizon Foundation, the Amazing Opportunities Bright Minds Foundation and Microsoft Corporation in partnership with the Howard County Public School System.

You can learn more about these programs by visiting our web site: WWW.LAZARUS.ORG

2 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT Superintendent’s Message More than a maxim, “excellence in teaching and learning” is both an expectation and daily practice for the teachers and staff at each Howard County public school. Our school system is committed to effectively preparing each student to participate responsibly in a diverse and changing world. CONTENTS While the current economic climate makes upholding our high standards more challenging, our students and teachers continue Power Partnerships, Amazing Opportunities ...... 5 to excel. The quality of our public schools is linked closely with Howard Educational Partners by School ...... 14 County’s standing as a community – one which enjoys a growing reputation as one of the best places in the country to live, work and learn. At-Large Partners ...... 18

Hundreds of community partners make a crucial difference in the quality Work Study – Transition Program Partners ...... 20 of education and life for every student, including those with diverse and special needs. Partners enrich classroom lessons and expand learners’ Student Services Partners...... 21 experience through generous donations of time, expertise and energy Student, Family and Community Services Partners ...... 21 throughout the year. In fact, we count the dedication and commitment of our educational partners among our most valuable assets. Career Research and Development and Passport to the Future Partners ...... 22 The Howard County Public School System is indebted to every community partner who joins hands with teachers and staff in a common effort to Gifted and Talented Program Partners ...... 23 prepare our students for responsible citizenship and productive careers. Through this ongoing support, we continue to ensure that the Howard Employee Incentive Program Partners ...... 24 County Public School System, like our community, ranks among the Career and Technology Education Partners ...... 24 nation’s fi nest. Superintendent’s Advisory Council for Sincerely, Business/Education Partnerships (SACBEP) ...... 26

Sydney L. Cousin

The Board of Education of Howard County 2009-10

Ellen Janet N. Frank J. Lawrence H. Allen Sandra H. Patricia S. Josh Flynn Giles Siddiqui, M.D. Aquino Cohen Dyer French Gordon Manley Chairman Vice Chairman Member Member Member Member Member Student Member

The Educational Partnerships Annual Report refl ects partnerships active between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010. If there are any errors or omissions, please accept our apologies and inform the Partnerships Offi ce at 410-313-6655 or [email protected].

HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 3 Centennial ClemensClemens CrossingCrossing ElementaryElementary SchoolSchool High School express our sincere thanks to our outstanding Business Partners would like to extend a warm thank you to ★ – Allcare of Maryland Hickory Ridge Sunoco Gas Station ★ Howard County Public Library – Arc of Howard County ★ Howard Bank ★ Towson University – Boy Scouts of America ★ James and Anne Robinson Foundation Baltimore Area Council 339231042000 – Capital Debate – Council of Elders of the Black Community BURLEIGH MANOR MIDDLE SCHOOL of Howard County would like to extend a for their commitment to sincere thank you to Educational Partnership Tersiguel’s Restaurant A special thank-you to the community and business members that provide over 50 mentorships to our students. The success of the program is due to your dedication to education. 339221042000 For Their Commitment to Educational Partnership 339241042000 Forest Ridge Elementary EXTENDS A WARM THANK YOU TO OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS Brickman Group Chesapeake Physical Glenelg High School & Aquatic Therapy NSA Thanks to: Savage Library Beck’s Restaurant Identity Promotions, LLC. 339250000000 Best Buy Lisbon Machine Tool, Inc. Council of Elders Maryland Business Roundtable Eyre Bus Tour and Travel Maryland Sportscare & Rehab LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL James G. Davis Construction Corp. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Glenwood Lions National Security Agency The Students & Staff wish to recognize W.R. Grace Foundation, Inc. Northrop Grumman and thank our Educational Partners Harkins Builders, Inc. Dr. Paul Shoffeitt Howard County General Hospital Toby’s Dinner Theater ✔ Towson University And all our Partners in Education ✔ Sandy Spring National Bank “To Work Together as a Community to Achieve Excellence in All We Do” of Maryland at Clarksville 339260000000 339271042000

4 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS, AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES Howard County is considered one the fi nest locations in the nation, widely admired for its quality standard of living, highly qualifi ed workforce, and top tier educational opportunities. Th e nearly 50,000 students at 72 Howard County public schools routinely outperform their regional, state and national counterparts on standardized tests, while reports of the outstanding scholarship, competitive spirit and compassion for others that characterize our student body are regular features in the local media.

Yet our many successes can obscure the fact that a growing number of our students struggle with daunting challenges that can impede their eff orts to learn. At least one in ten Howard County students live in poverty; many must overcome language barriers. A sizable proportion copes with physical, mental or other disabilities. Th ese and many other students require intensive support to overcome signifi cant obstacles to educational success.

Th e fact that our students continue to meet – and very often exceed – our high standards despite these challenges refl ects another key component of the HCPSS success story: the dedication of its community partners. More than 800 businesses, non-profi ts and government agencies provide signifi cant support to students and schools through a generous donation of time, expertise and fi nancial contributions.

Community collaboration adds a valuable dimension to the quality of education for all students. But for the growing ranks of students facing daunting challenges, this support can make the crucial diff erence between merely surviving and truly thriving.

Th e examples that follow illustrate just a few of the countless occasions where hundreds of dedicated partners touch the lives of every Howard County student.

HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Head Start Reading McDonald’s Kindergarten Flyers READY FOR SCHOOL! Atholton High students share the joys of reading with children at the Head Start, Tubman Center, a program of the Community Action Council of Howard County, MD, Inc., that expands learning opportunities for three- and four-year-olds. Th e staff of the HCPSS and all county Head Start centers partner to exchange ideas and share resources to better prepare children for success in kindergarten. A partnership linking the school and Head Start brings high school students to the Tubman Center to help with daily activities and gain fi rst-hand experience in child development and early childhood education.

Customers at sixteen local McDonald’s restaurants received a fl yer urging early kindergarten registration in their Happy Meals this spring. McDonald’s owners Cathy Bell, Joe Cox and Jeff Taylor, and company representative Denise Gaynor each agreed to have the fl yers distributed at their restaurants. Th e arrangement gives the school system an innovative way to share important information with the community, which can be especially valuable in reaching parents who do not already have children in the school system or who are diffi cult to contact via other means. Th is year, Spanish language messages were provided along with the original version in English.

6 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT BUILDING SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE activities. Th e centers are provided through a partnership with the Columbia Housing Corporation and the Howard County Department of Housing and Community Development. Th ey are located at the Forest Ridge, Hill Top, Monarch Mills, Rideout Heath, Roslyn Rise and Swansfi eld communities.

Students from immigrant families receive English language enrichment, tutoring and other academic support at Club LEAP (Learning English After-school Program), off ered in partnership with FIRN, Inc. at selected schools throughout the county. FIRN volunteers help club members learn English while reinforcing academic skills in all areas of the school curriculum. Helping Hands Saturday Session By practicing English in a comfortable, fun setting, Club Students practice math skills with a variety of materials LEAP members are able to join and methods during a Helping Hands session at Phelps Luck Elementary. Th e in regular classroom activities FIRN Club LEAP Helping Hands Educational and Leadership Foundation has enriched the more quickly. lives of hundreds of Howard County students since 1987. Helping Hands off ers Saturday morning academic enrichment sessions at Phelps Luck Elementary Kids get busy during a Garden Party to celebrate the and the Cradlerock School. Th rough close alignment with school curriculum, new Children’s Playground and Garden, a gift to the Grassroots Crisis skilled teaching, and enthusiastic support from school administrators and Intervention Center, Inc. from the students of nineteen HCPSS middle parents, Helping Hands improves academic skills and boosts students’ and high schools and the Sunrise Rotary Club. Grassroots provides 24- confi dence, helping them fi nd pleasure and satisfaction from learning and hour emergency services including shelter and transitional housing to a school. Th e program’s combination of extra practice, individual attention and growing number of HCPSS students and families. positive reinforcement pays off in higher reading levels and better grades.

Students, families and community participants from the six after-school Community Based Learning Centers celebrate a successful school year at a banquet held at the Spear Center. Community Based Learning Centers help youth learn to use time constructively, develop academic and social skills, and have a positive impact in their community. Family and community involvement Community Celebration are integral to the program’s success. HCPSS partners including local fraternities and sororities; FIRN; the NAACP, Howard County Branch; the Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County; A-OK Mentoring and many other community volunteers donate countless hours assisting students with homework assignments, reading for pleasure, computer use, and other Grassroots Playground

HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 7 OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL Graduating senior Javon Nelson Garcia accepts the Feli Sola-Carter Award, one of several competitive honors conferred to graduates at the 2010 Conexiones Hispanic Student Achievement Awards celebration. Forty- nine HCPSS students A partnership with The First Tee of Howard County opens golf participated in the event held to students with disabilities. at Long Reach High School. Conexiones Award Th e nonprofi t Conexiones, OPENING THE FAIRWAYS Inc. fosters academic excellence and leadership among Howard County A partnership with the First Tee of Howard County enables students Hispanic students and sponsors Hispanic student clubs in several schools. with disabilities to experience the pleasures, challenges and rewards of competitive golf. The partnership provides instruction, practice and With a student body representing more than 77 countries and 81 competitive matches on the green at the Columbia Association’s languages, the HCPSS values partnerships with community organizations Fairway Hills Golf Club. such as Conexiones as resources for information about issues aff ecting students and families of many cultures. Other partners providing a cultural Teams of four include students with disabilities and their non-disabled perspective include CHAI (Counselors Helping (South) Asians/Indians, peers. “Playing together breaks down barriers and misperceptions about Inc.), Kaur Foundation, representing the Sikh community, African those with disabilities,” according to Mike Williams, Coordinator of Art Museum of Maryland, Jewish Museum of Maryland, Huaxing Athletics for Howard County public schools. “The other students develop Language and Culture Center, Howard County Chinese School and an appreciation for what their disabled teammates have had Chinese Language School of Columbia. to overcome.” The foursomes start the golf season in March with several weeks of Clients of Th e Arc of Howard County joined Centennial practice, followed by a four-week series of competitive matches starting in High students at a fall dance. A partnership with Th e Arc gives members mid-April, leading to a county championship tournament in May. of the school’s Horizon Club, a student service organization, opportunities Benefi ts to the golfers extend far beyond the green, according to to serve the community while building empathy for and understanding of Williams. “Students with disabilities now have an opportunity to take individuals with special needs. part in interscholastic athletics, and have access to all the benefi ts that research shows as a result,” he explained. “Students who participate in extracurricular and athletic activities tend to become better students. They are more likely to graduate, go to college and become leaders.”

The coed golf league was introduced this year as the fi rst of four new HCPSS Allied Sports, which offer participation in competitive sports to high school students with disabilities and their non-disabled peers who have never played at the varsity or junior varsity level. Soccer, bowling and softball will be phased in over the next two school years, rounding out the Allied Sports offerings.

The ARC Dance

8 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT Rotary Boat Float

Career Day POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS, STEM Camp ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES Glenwood Middle School students put science, math and technology concepts learned in the classroom to practical use with an entry at the Howard County Boat Float, an annual competition sponsored by the Rotary Clubs of Howard County. Rotary members invite students to take part in the Boat Float and share tips with pre-engineering classes in preparation for the event. Th e Rotaries provide extensive support to the HCPSS, including dictionaries for each third grader, Battle of the Books competition sponsorship, and Interact student leadership clubs in several high schools.

A young “private investigator” unlocks clues hidden in handwriting during the Bollman Bridge Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Camp. Campers explored how fi ngerprinting, chromatography and cryptology can be used to solve many problems and mysteries. Both the camp and a Family STEM Night were made possible by a generous donation from Northrop Grumman Corporation.

Th e HCPSS has partnered with many local science- and technology-based organizations to enhance educational off erings in STEM subjects, in response to an increasing demand for professionals in these fi elds combined with a national shortage of students entering STEM careers. In addition to Northrop Grumman Corporation, partnerships with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Howard County General Hospital, the National Security Agency, and countless others enable students to intern with and learn directly from scientists, engineers and other experts. Several partnerships, including those with BITHGROUP Technologies, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and others encourage pursuit of STEM subjects and careers by groups typically underrepresented in STEM fi elds, such as girls, minorities and the foreign-born.

Walker & Dunlop executive Paul Bernard shares tips on career opportunities in commercial real estate with a student at the annual Homewood Center Career Fair. More than thirty business professionals and community partners off ered information about careers and higher education to middle and high school students at the Fair, part of a program to help Homewood students make the connection between school and work. Th e Homewood Center provides alternative educational programs designed to meet the needs of students who have had diffi culty in traditional classroom settings.

HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 9 BUDDING ENTREPRENEURS Ronald McCullough is a living example of the myriad ways EXPLORING THE WORLD OF WORK that community partners and professionals make a signifi cant A Work Study student stocks impact by sharing expertise and shelves at Th e Home Depot during time to enrich students’ education Career Exploration Day, an annual and lives. event sponsored by the Howard County Government to introduce McCullough started a nonprofi t students with disabilities to the diverse consulting organization, “It’s All employment options available in local in the Cards, Inc.,” to introduce businesses and government agencies. young students to the principles of Nineteen organizations served as hosts successful entrepreneurship. Twice Stocking Shelves at Home Depot each week throughout the school for the half-day job shadowing event. year, McCullough meets with a small Work Study is a structured, supervised work experience program that team of students after school Ronald McCullough consults with helps high school students with mild to moderate disabilities develop the at Stevens Forest Elementary. young entrepreneurs-in-training skills, habits, and confi dence needed for successful employment. Together they develop and execute on the fi ner points of greeting card design. a plan for creating and running a An Enclave student sorts inventory with guidance small business. from his teacher while on the job at Great Kids Village. Work Enclave is McCullough’s approach is practical – rather than “teaching” the concepts, a teacher-supervised work training program for students receiving special he guides students through the learning process. Participants experience education services who need a higher degree of support or supervision. fi rst hand all of the steps required to become a successful entrepreneur Th e experience enables students to achieve success in a vocational setting – developing an idea for the marketplace, writing a business plan, while learning the attitudes and skills necessary to work independently. conducting market research and pricing. They create and refi ne their Businesses employing both Work Study and Enclave students report a high original card designs until ready for production. The “product” is then degree of satisfaction with the work performed, and enjoy the opportunity advertised and sold to family and friends as a school fundraiser. to help students gain independence. McCullough avoids lectures and jargon, helping students discover business principles in a context they can relate to. In the process, they hone skills such as artistry, creativity and teamwork that will prove valuable regardless of their eventual career choice.

With a background in electrical engineering and computer sales, McCullough says he “never received any information about entrepreneurship as a career option when I was a young person,” and wished to help students discover the elements of success. “Creative skills, inspiration, desire and patience – if you have these, you can run your own business.”

The greeting card project is one of several enrichment sessions available at Stevens Forest Elementary as part of Bridges Over Howard County, an after school program for students and families funded by 21st Century Community Learning Center grants from the U.S. Department of Education. Bridges programs are offered at eighteen elementary, middle and high schools that have a higher percentage of families with low incomes. The program integrates enrichment in reading, math and other academic subjects with arts, recreation and other activities, as well as literacy and related educational development services for families. Inventory at Great Kids Village

10 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT GROOMING TOMORROW’S LEADERS Elders from the African American community take part in a Black History Month celebration at Oakland Mills High School, sponsored by the Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County. Th e Council has been a dedicated HCPSS partner for many years, sponsoring an annual math academy, spelling bee and other activities in the schools. Council members also serve as academic and life skills mentors for students throughout the school year.

Howard High School students take part in a Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience (C.O.P.E.) with help from Boy Scouts of America, Baltimore Area Council leaders. Th e C.O.P.E. The Council of Elders program develops seven key skills (teamwork, leadership, decision- making, problem solving, communications, trust and self-esteem) through a combination of fi tness, teamwork and character building activities. Th e coed program is also off ered at Centennial and Wilde Lake High Schools.

Students get ready to test their strength on the rock climbing wall during a fi eld trip sponsored by the Continental Societies, Inc. Partnerships with the Societies’ Southeastern Howard/Laurel and Columbia Chapters provide tutoring and personal encouragement to students at Cradlerock, Laurel Woods Elementary, Murray Hill Middle, and Patuxent Valley Middle Schools. Society members mentor students who need extra academic support in math and reading, and the chapters sponsor a variety of student projects and activities relating to health, education, employment, recreation, and the arts.

Boy Scouts C.O.P.E. Program Continental Societies Field Trip

HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 11 EQUITY, INNOVATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING | The Bright Minds Foundation Bright Minds is an independent Teacher Grants non-profi t foundation created in Bright Minds offers grants to help educators put innovative teaching and 2006 to benefi t Howard County learning strategies quickly into practice. One example is a project designed public school students. Bright to help close the achievement gap in reading skills in the early grades while Minds funds programs, services fostering self-esteem among Hispanic teenage girls. A Bright Minds grant and ideas that enhance equity, underwrote weekly transportation for twelve members of Howard High’s educational innovation and Las Leones Club to visit Worthington Elementary, where the teens mentored lifelong learning. kindergarten and fi rst grade students to bolster their early reading skills. The foundation makes grants where funding would otherwise not be available within the school system’s budget. Its current programs include an initiative to provide computers, software, peripherals and training to families who cannot afford the technology at home, and a series of mini-grants to underwrite innovative techniques in the classroom. The following Families learn basic computer skills at highlights illustrate some of the a workshop before taking home their promising successes already made new computers. possible by both programs.

Howard High students coach young protégés in reading skills at Worthington Computers for Students Elementary, a project supported by the Bright Minds Foundation. Although Howard County is among the wealthiest communities in the country, a growing number of HCPSS families struggle to provide even the basic needs The students bonded during reading practice and word recognition games. Both of food, shelter and clothing. Their children are academically disadvantaged groups of students showed positive results from the project: the early readers’ because they lack access to many resources that most Howard County families skills greatly improved, while the teens discovered how their efforts could make take for granted. a difference. Some of the older students are now considering a teaching career, and have increased focus on their own schoolwork. Bright Minds’ Computers for Students initiative provides computers for students and their families who do not have a computer at home. In collaboration with the Lazarus Foundation, Bright Minds has already given Internet-ready desktop computers, printers and software to the families of nearly 300 students from twelve middle schools. The program will continue in upcoming school years to incorporate eligible families from additional schools.

Computers for Students addresses a fundamental equity issue, according to Doug Hostetler, chairman of Bright Minds’ Board of Directors. “Many of us take our home computers for granted, but for others in our community they are still a luxury,” he explained. “We know that students today are academically disadvantaged if they don’t have access to a computer.”

12 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT A Homewood Center teacher demonstrates how classroom use of document Stevens Forest Elementary students engage in online research, scriptwriting, cameras engages students in learning through visual discovery. Bright and movie making, while learning about healthy foods and choices, Minds funded the acquisition of the cameras, part of a larger Homewood using iMovie software provided by the Bright Minds Foundation. The project to apply the use of multiple intelligences in the classroom. The foundation’s Teacher Grants help bring innovative instructional ideas to life Homewood Center implements a variety of teaching methods and learning in classrooms throughout the HCPSS. environments to help students thrive.

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HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 13 Educational Partners Educational partnerships are collaborative initiatives designed to achieve mutually agreed upon goals and objectives to strengthen and enhance the quality of education in Howard County. Businesses and organizations that worked one-to-one with a selected school during the 2009-10 school year included:

Atholton Elementary School Howard County Library, East Columbia Preschool Elkridge Elementary School Awesome Tae Kwon Do Glenwood Branch Family and Children’s Services of Edible Arrangements, Ellicott City Chick-fi l-A, Dobbin Road Legg Mason, Bethesda Central Maryland Howard County Library, Elkridge Branch Harris Teeter, Inc. McDonald’s, Lisbon Center Drive FIRN, Inc. Soccer Dome Pizza Hut, Lisbon Center Drive Good Life Wellness The Body Factory Atholton High School Salazar Catering Services/ Head Start of Howard County Council of Elders of the Black Boardroom Café Helping Hands Enrichment Elkridge Landing Middle School Community of Howard County Super Fresh, East Ridgeville Boulevard Leadership Foundation Dunkin’ Donuts, Washington Boulevard Head Start, Tubman Center Howard Community College Elkridge Furnace Inn Cedar Lane School Hickory Ridge Village Association Howard County Department of Elkridge Volunteer Fire Department Chesapeake Rehabilitation Equipment Howard Community College Recreation & Parks Elkridge Youth Organization Community Action Council of Howard County General Hospital, Howard County Department of Howard County Library, Elkridge Branch Howard County, Prepare for Success A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Social Services Maryland Marvels Great Kids Village Howard County Library, Howard County General Hospital, McDonald’s, Washington Boulevard, Maple Lawn Business Association East Columbia Branch A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Elkridge Maple Lawn Homeowners Association Lazarus Foundation Howard County Health Department Outback Steakhouse, Long Gate Town Center Community Association Schoolhouse Theater Arts, Inc. Howard County Library, Pizza Hut, Montgomery Road Sunrise Assisted Living Staples, Inc. Centennial High School East Columbia Branch V.W. Brown Insurance Subway, Washington Boulevard AllCare of Maryland Howard County Mental Health Authority Verizon Communications Inc. Super Fresh, Montgomery Road Boy Scouts of America, Howard County Offi ce of Children’s Services T-Bonz Grille & Pub Bellows Spring Elementary School Baltimore Area Council Kevin Frazier Foundation University of Maryland, Eggspectation Bistro-Café Capitol Debate Lowe’s of Columbia, MD Baltimore County Athletics McDonald’s, Snowden River Parkway The Arc of Howard County McDonald’s, Cradlerock Way On Trak Transportation, LLC Owen Brown Community Association Folly Quarter Middle School Centennial Lane Elementary School Red Robin Restaurant Ready At Five Barnes & Noble Booksellers Chevy Chase Bank Shattuck & Associates Chick-fi l-A, Columbia Mall Bollman Bridge Elementary School Clarksville Elementary School Smoothie King, Columbia Coho Grill FIRN, Inc. Elternhaus Subway, Cradlerock Way Eoyang Middle School, Korea Girl Scouts of Central Maryland Kendall Hardware Y Child Care at Owen Brown Howard County General Hospital, Howard Community College River Hill Garden Center A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Howard County General Hospital, Dayton Oaks Elementary School Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Howard County Library, Glenwood Branch A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine National Security Agency (WSSC) Western Howard County Soccer, Inc. Howard County Library, Savage Branch Sandy Spring Bank Loyola University Maryland Clarksville Middle School Deep Run Elementary School Forest Ridge Elementary School Mike’s New York Deli Howard County Library, Central Branch Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland Brickman Group North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center M&T Bank, Clarksville Branch Eggspectation Bistro-Café Chesapeake Physical and Aquatic Therapy Howard County Library, Savage Branch Bryant Woods Elementary School ezStorage Clemens Crossing Elementary School National Security Agency Dave & Busters, Inc. Grace Community Church Good to Go Markets North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center FIRN, Inc. Howard Bank Ready At Five Howard County Library, Central Branch Howard County Library, Central Branch Victory Martial Arts Fulton Elementary School Towson University Boarman’s Market Burleigh Manor Middle School Dunloggin Middle School Howard County Fire Station 11: Scaggsville Tersiguel’s French Country Restaurant Eggspectation Bistro-Café Cradlerock School Maple Lawn Business Association 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Einstein Bros. Bagels Bushy Park Elementary School Sandy Spring Bank Continental Societies, Inc., Outback Steakhouse, Long Gate Gallery 44 The Pearl Modern Spa and Boutique Columbia, Maryland Chapter Uno Chicago Grill, Long Gate Glenwood Lion’s Club Cradlerock Children’s Center Y of Central Maryland, Howard County Grayson Homes

14 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT Glenelg High School Grace Community Church Need homework help? Capitol Debate Harper’s Choice Village Center Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts/Toby’s Howard Community College Free, live, ONE-ON-ONE TUTORING offered Dinner Theatre Howard County Department of Police, to students in grades K - 12 in math, science, Council of Elders of the Black Community Harper’s Choice Village Center English, and social studies. Spanish speaking of Howard County Howard County Department of tutors also available. E.W. Beck’s Recreation & Parks Log on to HCLIBRARY.ORG to get started! Eyre Bus, Tour & Travel Howard County General Hospital, Available seven days a week from 2 pm to Glenwood Lion’s Club A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine midnight. Howard County General Hospital, Howard County Library, Central Branch A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Howard County Local Children’s Board AN A+ PARTNERS IN EDUCATIONSM RESOURCE FROM HOWARD COUNTY LIBRARY AND HCPSS Identity Promotions LLC Howard County Offi ce on Aging, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Florence Bain Senior Center Lazarus Foundation Glenwood Middle School McDonald’s, Harpers Farm Road Eggspectation Bistro-Café Safeway, Harpers Farm Road Reservoir High School Gailes’ Violin Shop, Inc. Proudly recognizes our educational Howard County Library, Glenwood Branch Hollifi eld Station Elementary School partners for the 2009-2010 school year Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc. FIRN, Inc. The First Tee of Howard County Towson University Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts Gorman Crossing Elementary School Homewood Center Maple Lawn Business Association Gailes’ Violin Shop, Inc. KidzArt Toby’s Dinner Theatre National Security Agency PTA Council of Howard County North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center R:evolution Rhythm CONEXIONES Howard County General Hospital Guilford Elementary School Howard High School 339620000000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland All Financial Services Conexiones, Inc. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Be a part of history! First Baptist Church of Guilford Boy Scouts of America, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Tau Pi Chapter Baltimore Area Council 8th Annual Capitol Debate Hammond Elementary School We the People Simulated Council of Elders of the Black Community Congressional Hearings Border’s Books & Music of Howard County (May-June 2011) Maryland Association for Environmental Dance Foundations and Outdoor Education, Green School Volunteer now to judge our Howard County General Hospital, Program (MAEOE) 5th graders’ knowledge of the A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights! Trout Unlimited, Trout in the Classroom The Horizon Foundation Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Contact: (WSSC), Green School Program Ilchester Elementary School [email protected] Powerful Partnerships T-Bonz Grille & Pub [email protected] Amazing Opportunities Hammond High School Tip Top Limousine, LLC Arbitron Howard County General Hospital, Jeffers Hill Elementary School PUBLICATION DESIGN PRINTING MARKET RESEARCH DIRECT MAIL A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Gailes’ Violin Shop, Inc. New Vision Martial Arts Hammond Middle School Schoolhouse Theater Arts, Inc. National Security Agency Towson University DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND Soccer Dome ADVERTISING SALES The Columbia Bank

410.332.6357 www.suncustomcontent.com Harper’s Choice Middle School Bank of America, Harpers Farm Road Columbia Association, Columbia Athletic Club ANYTHING UNDER THE SUN! Eggspectation Bistro-Café

HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 15 Laurel Woods Elementary School Council of Elders of the Black Community Oakland Mills Middle School North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center Continental Societies, Inc., of Howard County Conexiones, Inc. Offi t Kurman, Attorneys at Law Southeastern Howard/Laurel Chapter Howard County General Hospital, FIRN, Inc. Pangia Technologies, LLC Dollar Plus A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Howard County Library, RANAZUL FIRN, Inc. McAllister and Company Insurance, LLC East Columbia Branch Raytheon Solipsys Grace Community Church Scienta Solutions LLC Oakland Mills Community Association ReMax Advantage Realty Howard Community College Sofi ac Sidamo’s Coffee & Tea Patapsco Middle School Howard County General Hospital, West Friendship Volunteer Fire Department Simply Divine Boutique Barnes & Noble Booksellers A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Synergy Physical Therapy Mayfi eld Woods Middle School Destination Organized Howard County Library, Savage Branch Techlab Photo & Digital Imaging Howard County Library, Elkridge Branch Heartlands Senior Living Village Johns Hopkins University Applied The Pearl Modern Spa and Boutique Howard County General Hospital, Physics Laboratory Mount View Middle School Zenyon, Inc. A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine McDonald’s, All Saints Road Turf Valley Resort River Hill High School North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center Patuxent Valley Middle School Mt. Hebron High School Ascend One Corporation University of Maryland, Home and Garden Continental Societies, Inc., Capitol Debate Capitol Debate Information Center Southeastern Howard/Laurel Chapter Howard Community College, Division Council of Elders of the Black Community Wilhide’s Unique Flowers & Gifts Grace Community Church of Continuing Education and of Howard County North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center Lime Kiln Middle School Workforce Development Creig Northrop & The Northrop Team Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Tau Pi Chapter American Cichlid Association Howard County Conservancy GEICO Salazar Catering Services/Boardroom Café Chesapeake Ecology Center Howard County General Hospital, Howard County General Hospital, The Floral Gallery Earth Treks Climbing Center A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Maple Lawn Business Association Howard County Summer Theatre Phelps Luck Elementary School Howard County Library, Central Branch National Aquarium in Baltimore McDonald’s of Howard County FIRN, Inc. Princeton Sports Techlab Photo & Digital Imaging Salazar Catering Services/Boardroom Café Great Harvest Bread Co. River Hill Garden Center Wellness Evolution Wilhide’s Unique Flowers & Gifts Helping Hands Enrichment Svec Conway Printing Leadership Foundation The Cleaning Authority Lisbon Elementary School Murray Hill Middle School Howard County Department of Eggspectation Bistro-Café Continental Societies, Inc., Rockburn Elementary School Recreation & Parks Howard County Library, Glenwood Branch Southeastern Howard/Laurel Chapter Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts/Toby’s Howard County Library, McDonald’s, Lisbon Center Drive Five Below, Inc. Dinner Theatre East Columbia Branch Pizza Hut, Corporate Offi ce Howard County Library, Savage Branch Howard County Department of Our Shepherd Lutheran Church Pizza Hut, Lisbon Center Drive Limo, Limo Recreation & Parks Ready At Five Sandy Spring Bank North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center Howard County Department of Sandy Spring Bank Silver Diner Recreation & Parks, Rockburn Park Long Reach High School Pointers Run Elementary School Howard County Library, Elkridge Branch Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Northfi eld Elementary School Giant Food, Daybreak Circle National Security Agency Beijin #22 Middle School, China Baltimore County Savings Bank PNC Financial Services Group Council of Elders of the Black Community Howard County General Hospital, Reservoir High School Victory Martial Arts of Howard County A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine AAA Insurance Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) Salazar Catering Services/Boardroom Café Alliance Benefi ts & Compensations, LLC Running Brook Elementary School Hunan Legend Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Howard County Department of Police Oakland Mills High School Rotary Club of Ellicott City Sunrise APL Federal Credit Union Howard County General Hospital, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Select Energy Solutions, Inc. BB&T, Maple Lawn A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine BITHGROUP Technologies Smart Innovative Solutions (SIS), LLC Bra-La-La Howard County Library, Central Branch British American Auto Care, Inc. Calico Corners Magellan Health Services, Inc. Longfellow Elementary School Capitol Debate Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts/Toby’s Volunteer, Vivian Bailey Sandy Spring Bank Conexiones, Inc. Dinner Theatre Towson University Council of Elders of the Black Community St. John’s Lane Elementary School Conexiones, Inc. of Howard County Brunswick Zone - Normandy Manor Woods Elementary School Enjoy Flowers Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Howard County Library, Miller Branch The Pink Cabbage Greenebaum & Rose Associates Columbia, Maryland Alumnae Chapter Jump!Zone Columbia Hyatt & Company Marriotts Ridge High School LG-TEK Salazar Catering Services/Boardroom Café i.m.Wine Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Matt Fein & The Fein Properties Team The Columbia Bank Looney’s Pub Supreme Cuts Vocelli Pizza Maple Lawn Business Association

16 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT Stevens Forest Elementary School Wilde Lake High School All Financial Services Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Hillmuth Certifed Automotive FIRN, Inc. Bagel Bin, Wilde Lake Good Life Wellness Boy Scouts of America, Involved in the Community helping Howard County Department of Baltimore Area Council Students in their career path Recreation & Parks Capitol Debate Daniels Photography Studio Swansfi eld Elementary School Middle School prep programs Howard Community College Awesome Tae Kwon Do Howard County General Hospital, Mentor Programs on the site Training Gailes’ Violin Shop, Inc. A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Grace Community Church Apprentice Program with a two year Howard County Library, Central Branch Helping Hands Enrichment McDonald’s, Harpers Farm Road Automotive Technology AA Degree Leadership Foundation Safeway, Harpers Farm Road McDonald’s, Harpers Farm Road Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Pre Automotive Academy for 8th 9th Graders (WMDA) Talbott Springs Elementary School Eta Zeta Sigma Chapter Career & Technology Education Applications (CTE) Oakland Mills Village Board St. John Baptist Church and Research Laboratory Howard County Schools Parents as Teachers Vantage House South Carroll High School (AYES) Automotive Youth Education Systems Wilde Lake Middle School Thunder Hill Elementary School Montgomery County Automotive Trades Foundation (High School) Edible Arrangements, Catonsville Howard County Library, Central Branch Howard County Health Department Lazarus Foundation The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) Automotive Technology National Aquarium in Baltimore Howard County Library, For Program information call Billy Hillmuth East Columbia Branch Worthington Elementary School Mimi’s Café, Columbia COLUMBIA CLARKSVILLE 2480 Rt 97, GLENWOOD Chick-fi l-A, Executive Park Drive MOM’s Organic Market 410-381-1124 410-531-6116 443-266-7140, fax 443-266-7137 Eggspectation Bistro-Café The Columbia Bank Ellicott City Fitness and Karate www.hillmuth.com Unique Creations 339671042000 Glenelg Country School Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School Howard County General Hospital, American Fitness Express A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Howard County Library, Glenwood Branch Howard County Library, Miller Branch Western Howard County Soccer, Inc. J.M. Gaske, Inc. The Columbia Bank Veterans Elementary School Howard County Library, Miller Branch Howard County Republican Women Waterloo Elementary School Chick-fi l-A, Dobbin Road Eggspectation Bistro-Café Howard Bank Victory Martial Arts Waverly Elementary School Towson University We Promote Health Wilhide’s Unique Flowers & Gifts West Friendship Elementary School Howard County Library, Glenwood Branch Turf Valley Resort

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HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 17 At-Large At-Large partnerships are system-wide relationships that support the Howard County Public School System’s strategic goals. Many At-Large partners also have individual partnerships with schools of their choice. At-Large partners for the 2009-10 school year were:

African Art Museum of Maryland Helping Hands Enrichment Johns Hopkins University, Secondary Rotary Club of Columbia Town Center Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Leadership Foundation Education Graduate Program (SIMAT) Rotary Club of Columbia-Patuxent American Heart Association Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Judy Center at Cradlerock School Rotary Club of Elkridge Association of Community Services of Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) Kaur Foundation Rotary Club of Ellicott City Howard County Howard Community College Korea - The Iksan District Offi ce of Education Rotary Club of Ellicott City Sunrise Baltimore/Washington Corridor Howard Community College Korea - The Iksan Regional Offi ce Rotary International, Howard County Chamber of Commerce Children’s Learning Center of Education, North Province of Jeolla Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel Bright Minds Foundation Howard Community College, Lazarus Foundation Shimadzu Scientifi c Instruments Brunswick Columbia Lanes Music Department Leadership Howard County Smithsonian American Art Museum Capitol Debate Howard County Antique Farm League of Women Voters of Howard County Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Cattail Creek Country Club Machinery Club Lifetouch National School Studios, Baltimore Staples, Inc. Center for Civic Education Howard County Board of Elections Loyola University Maryland The Business Monthly Chesapeake Bay Trust Howard County Chamber of Commerce Maryland Business Roundtable for Education The First Tee of Howard County Children’s National Medical Center Howard County Chinese School Maryland Council on Economic Education The Horizon Foundation China - Education Bureau of Tianjin Howard County Conservancy Maryland General Assembly The Kings Contrivance He Xi District Howard County Council Maryland Historical Society The Timbers at Troy China - Education Committee of Beijing Howard County Department of Maryland Humanities Council The United States Army Field Band Chao Yang District Citizen Services Maryland Piano Service The Young School, King’s Contrivance China - Education Committee of Beijing, Howard County Department of Maryland Science Center Towson University Dong Cheng District Fire & Rescue McDonald’s of Howard County Turf Valley Resort China - Education Committee of Beijing, Howard County Department of Police McDonald’s, Baltimore National Pike UMBC Center for History Education Shanghai Minhang District Howard County Department of McDonald’s, Benson Drive UMBC Martha Ross Center for Oral History Chinese Language School of Columbia Recreation & Parks McDonald’s, Columbia Mall University of Maryland, Baltimore County Columbia Association Howard County Department of Recreation McDonald’s, Daybreak Circle University of Maryland, College Park Columbia Association, Columbia Archives & Parks, Offi ce of Environmental Education McDonald’s, Dobbin Road University of Maryland, Extension, Columbia Foundation Howard County Economic McDonald’s, Guilford Road Howard County Community Action Council of Development Authority McDonald’s, Montgomery Road University of Maryland, Extension, Howard County, MD, Inc. Howard County General Hospital, McDonald’s, North Ridge Road Howard County Master Gardeners Community Action Council, Head Start A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine McDonald’s, Pocomoke Avenue Volunteer Center Serving Howard County Conexiones, Inc. Howard County Government McDonald’s, Snowden River Parkway W. R. Grace & Co. Council of Elders of the Black Community of Howard County Health Department McDonald’s, Washington Boulevard, Jessup Washington Mystics Howard County Howard County Historical Society Mediation & Confl ict Resolution Center Waverly Woods Golf Club Counselors Helping (South) Howard County Legacy Leadership Institute (MCRC) at Howard Community College Western Howard County Soccer, Inc. Asians/Indians, Inc. (CHAI) for the Environment Music & Arts Center Western Howard County Youth Baseball Courtesy on the Road Howard County Library NAACP, Howard County Branch Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP Digi-Block, Inc. Howard County Local Children’s Board National Archives and Willow Springs Golf Course Edible Arrangements, Columbia Howard County Offi ce of Children’s Services Records Administration Y of Central Maryland, Howard County Edible Arrangements, Ellicott City Howard County Offi ce of the National Security Agency Edible Arrangements, Laurel State’s Attorney Nicodemus Communications Group Fairway Hills Golf Club Howard County Summer Theatre North Laurel-Savage Multiservice Center Feet First Sports Huaxing Language and Culture Center Northrop Grumman Corporation FIRN, Inc. Jewish Museum of Maryland Olney Theatre Center Frederick Keys Johns Hopkins University Applied Patuxent Publishing Company Grace Community Church Physics Laboratory PTA Council of Howard County Great Kids Village Johns Hopkins University, Elementary and Ready At Five HC DrugFree Secondary Education Graduate Program Road Runner Sports Retail Inc. Head Start of Howard County (FlexMAT) Rotary Club of Clarksville Johns Hopkins University, Peabody Institute Rotary Club of Columbia

18 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT Folly Quarter ST. JOHN’S LANE MIDDLE SCHOOL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL “Soaring to new heights” Applauds Its Educational Partners! Extends a Warm and Sincere Thank You to Our Business Partners Barnes and Noble Booksellers Columbia Bank Chick-fi l-A of Columbia Mall Vocelli Pizza CoHo Grill Howard County Library, Glenwood Branch Brunswick Zone Normandy Howard County General Hospital Jump Zone Western Howard County Soccer, Inc. Salazar’s Iksan Eoyang Middle School South Korea 339660000000

Laurel Woods Elementary School “Where People Are Important” Appreciates our Supportive Partners in Education Hammond High School... GRACE COMMUNITY CHURCH HOWARD COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL MCDONALD’S, ... thanks to our partners in education ALL SAINTS ROAD MULTISERVICE CENTER who are very IMPORTANT to us... SAVAGE LIBRARY FIRN, INC. HOWARD DOLLAR PLUS STORE Howard County General Hospital COMMUNITY COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Arbitron APPLIED PHYSICS LAB GARDEN INFORMATION CENTER Council of Elders Thank you for your support! 339700000000 339650000000

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would like to extend our warmest thanks and Community Partners: Work Study Partners: appreciation to our Business Partners Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Airmania • Athelas • Burger King Wilhide’s Flowers, Jolles Insurance, Towson University CONEXIONES Ellicott City Health and Rehabilitation 404381042000 Council of Elders of Howard County Howard County General Hospital LinquaLISTek Cradlerock School • Guilford Elementary Matt Fein and Longfellow Elementary The Fein Properties Team HCPSS Board of Education Mailroom Oakland Mills Village Association Oakland Mills Middle School • HCPSS Print Shop British American Autocare Talbott Springs Elementary School Columbia (Maryland) Alumnae Chapter Howard County Public Library – Main proudly recognizes our partners in of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (CAC) Jilly’s • Kinetics Dance Theater • Weis education! GT Program Partners: School Based Partners: First Baptist Church of Guilford Pikas Studios LAPA – Latino Parents Assoc. DINFOS • Humanin OMHS PTSA Omega Psi Phi Pediatric Denistry OMHS Boosters Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central St. John’s Baptist Church OMHS Band Boosters Maryland FIRN • St. Agnes Hospital OMHS Student Services Volunteers Conexiones, Inc. Creating Capacity for Communities to Connect 339641042000 339680000000

HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 19 Work Study - Transition Program Work Study provides students with structured, hands-on work experience (paid or unpaid) in a community-based setting that is directly related to students’ needs as refl ected in their Individualized Education Plans. Th e purpose is to provide an opportunity for special education students to engage in activities that transition to areas of employment. Partners for the 2009-10 school year included:

7 Delta, Inc. Finish Line, Inc. Kendall Hardware Southern States Abercrombie & Fitch First Presbyterian Church KFC, Long Gate St. John Baptist Church AIRmania Fun Zone Food Lion, Robert Oliver Place KinderCare Learning Center Subway, Minstrel Way Arby’s Footaction Kinetics Dance Theater Sunrise Assisted Living Arrowwood Shepherds, Inc. Football America La Petite Academy, Eden Brook Road Super Fresh, North Ridge Road Arthritis Care Specialists of Maryland Fresh Cuts/Coastal Produce La Petite Academy, Frederick Road Tasty Shirt Factory Athelas Work Program Giant Food, Daybreak Circle La Prima Donna Beauty Salon Techlab Photo & Digital Imaging Bagel Bin, Kings Contrivance Giant Food, Dorsey Hall Drive Lady Foot Locker The B & O Railroad Museum Bet Yeladim Preschool and Kindergarten Giant Food, Fairlawn Street Lazarus Foundation The Cheesecake Factory Bra-La-La Glenwood Senior Center Ledo Pizza, Route 216 The Dog Wash Bridgeway Community Church Grandfather’s Nursery Lighthouse Senior Living The Salvation Army Bright Stars Learning Academy Great Harvest Bread Co. Little Lighthouse Daycare The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults Brighton Gardens of Columbia Happy Dog Care, Inc. Looney’s Pub The Young School, Kendall Ridge Brookfi eld Christian School Head Start, Dasher Green Center Lorien Harmony Hall Assisted Living The Young School, King’s Contrivance Brunswick Columbia Lanes Head Start, Ellicott City Lornwood Day Care & Gifted Center Toys”R”Us Brunswick Zone - Normandy Head Start, Tubman Center MaggieMoo’s, Daybreak Circle Uno Chicago Grill, Long Gate Burger King, Minstrel Way Heartlands Senior Living Village Marshalls Vantage House Camp Bow Wow Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing Walmart, North Ridge Road Celebree Learning Center Home Depot, Baltimore National Pike and Regulation, Columbia Workforce Center We Buy Autos Charley’s Grilled Subs Howard County Department of Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing Weis Market, All Saints Road Chick-fi l-A Recreation & Parks and Regulation, Howard County One Stop Weis Market, Birmingham Way Cinnabon Howard County Fire Department, Rivers Park Center (Columbia) Winter Growth, Ruth Keeton House Clark’s Elioak Farm Howard County Food Bank McDonald’s, Dobbin Road Y of Central Maryland, Howard County Columbia Association, Howard County General Hospital, Michael’s Pub Zenyon, Inc. Columbia Athletic Club A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Modern Lighting Columbia Association, Columbia Gym Howard County Health Department Morningside House of Ellicott City Columbia Association, Supreme Sports Club Howard County Historical Society Neighbor Ride Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts/Toby’s Howard County Library, Central Branch Nightmare Graphics, Inc. Dinner Theatre Howard County Library, Nika’s Hair Studio Columbia Montessori School East Columbia Branch Nora’s Café & Bakery Cornerstone Church Howard County Library, Miller Branch Owen Brown Interfaith Center Coventry School For Dogs Howard County Library, Savage Branch Owen Brown Senior Center Plus Cradlerock Children’s Center Howard County Offi ce on Aging, Performance Private Training Daedalus Books Warehouse Outlet Florence Bain Senior Center Petco Dakis Service Center Indoor Furniture Picture Perfect Auto Salon David’s Natural Market Integrity Martial Arts Pizza Hut, Baltimore National Pike Dolly’s Car Wash JC Penney Pottery Shop Double T Diner Jiffy Lube, Baltimore National Pike Raytheon Solipsys E-Structors, Inc. Jiffy Lube, Clarksville Square Drive River Hill Garden Center Ed-U-Care Learning Center Jilly’s Bar & Grill Safeway, Baltimore National Pike Ellicott City Health & Rehabilitation Center Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Safeway, Harpers Farm Road Ellicott City Senior Center Johns Hopkins University, Safeway, Long Gate Ellicott City Volunteer Fire Department Financial Aid Offi ce Second Edition Books and Music Exxon, Steven’s Forest Joseph’s Refi nishing, Serafi no’s Italian Restaurant Fairway Hills Golf Club Reupholstering & Touch-up Shangri-La Assisted Living Feet First Sports Kahler Hall Small Miracles Cat Rescue

20 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT Student, Family and Community Services Dedicated community organizations, governmental agencies and faith-based groups work with the Howard County Public School System’s Offi ce of Student, Family and Community Services to support student achievement. Services provided include tutoring, mentoring, career exploration, and social and cultural experiences. Organizations that partnered with the Offi ce of Student, Family and Community Services for 2009-10 included:

A-OK Mentoring FIRN, Inc. D T African American Coalition of Howard County Guilford Gardens, Howard County S U N Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Department of Housing and T E S Black Student, Family, and Community Network Community Development Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts/Toby’s Howard County Department of Police Dinner Theatre NAACP, Howard County Branch Columbia Housing Corporation National Network of Partnership Schools, Conexiones, Inc. Johns Hopkins University Council of Elders of the Black Community Stevens Forest Apartments, of Howard County Howard County Department of Housing Student Services Education and Career Empowerment Center and Community Development Th e Offi ce of Student Services coordinates prevention and intervention programs and services to support students, parents, and schools by addressing the cognitive, behavioral, social and emotional health and safety needs of all students to maximize student achievement. Th e range of programs off ered includes School Counseling, Pupil Personnel, Psychological Services, Health Witness the bright future Services, Home Schooling, and Home & Hospital Teaching. Th e Offi ce of of Howard County’s Student Services also coordinates the Connection Center, which links families students! with community agencies for needed support, and Prepare for Success, a community-wide campaign to provide school supplies for children in need. Volunteer now to judge student entries Partners for 2009-10 included: in the following programs...

Applied Information Technologies, Inc. (AIT) Howard County Department of Social Services Association of Community Services Howard County Health Department 2011 STEM Fair of Howard County Howard County Mental Health Authority at Hammond High School Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland Howard County Offi ce of Children’s Services Middle School Fair - Friday, February 25, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Chapelgate Presbyterian Church Howard County School Health Council High School Fair - Saturday, February 26, 8:30 a.m.-12 noon Christ Church Link Integrative Counseling Contact: [email protected] Community Action Council of Maryland Department of Juvenile Services Howard County, MD, Inc. Mediation & Confl ict Resolution Center 2011 History Day Community Action Council of (MCRC) at Howard Community College at Reservoir High School Howard County, Prepare for Success MSA-The Child & Adolescent Center Saturday, March 19, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Counselors Helping (South) National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Contact: [email protected] Asians/Indians, Inc. (CHAI) PTA Council of Howard County Family and Children’s Services of Volunteer Center Serving Howard County Central Maryland Way Station, Inc. - Howard County Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, Inc. Woodstock Job Corps Center

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HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 21 Happy Dog Care, Inc. Petco Career Research and Harris Teeter, Inc. Physicians Eye Care and Laser Center Head Start, Tubman Center Pink Beauty Supplies Development and Passport Heartlands Senior Living Village Pizza Hut Heyser’s Cycles Quest Fitness to the Future Home Depot Regal Movie Theaters, Snowden Square Howard Community College River Hill Apothecary Career Research and Development empowers students to create a vision Howard County Department of Royal Farms, Ten Oaks Road for their future through quality academic coursework, progressive career Recreation & Parks Safeway, Harpers Farm Road development and appropriate work opportunities. After a series of interest, Howard County General Hospital, Safeway, Long Gate aptitude and personality assessments, students identify their assets and A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Side Pockets Bar & Grill strengths and apply that knowledge as they investigate careers and Howard County Library Sourcefi re college options. Integrity Martial Arts Spirit of Faith Christian Center Invitation Station by Party!Party!Party! Star Learning Center Passport to the Future is a joint initiative between the Howard County J & K Hair Techniques Strands II Hair Studio Chamber of Commerce and the Howard County Public School System. A Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Surfi ng Turtles Passport business employs students who have earned a Passport certifi cate Justice Terri L. Hill, M.D., P.A. by demonstrating a mastery of workplace skills. Career Research and Kelsey’s Restaurant The Gathering Place Development and Passport to the Future partners for 2009-10 included: KFC The Jim Rouse Theatre Lazarus Foundation The Salvation Army Advisory Council Bob Evans Restaurant Ledo Pizza, Daybreak Circle Union Jack’s British Pub Ascend One Corporation Bra-La-La Ledo Pizza, Route 216 UPS Customer Center British American Auto Care, Inc. Bridgeway Community Church LifeSpan Network West Lanham Hills Fire Department Carrollton Bank Brookfi eld Christian School Looney’s Pub Zips Dry Cleaners Eleve Group, Inc. Cartoon Cuts Lorien Harmony Hall Assisted Living Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) CGC Builders, LLC Lornwood Day Care & Gifted Center Howard Community College Cheeburger Cheeburger Marshalls Howard County Chamber of Commerce Chick-fi l-A Mason & Friends Howard County General Hospital, Chicken Out Rotisserie McDonald’s of Howard County A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Children’s Manor Montessori McDonald’s, Liberty Road Lazarus Foundation Coldstone Creamery Mediterranean Kabob House Lincoln Technical Institute Columbia Association Merriweather Post Pavillion M&T Bank, Clarksville Branch Columbia Association, Before and After Michaels Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & School Care NeighborCare Pharmacy Regulation, Columbia Workforce Center Columbia Montessori School New York J & P Pizza Spectrum HR Solutions Columbia Teen Center Nightmare Graphics, Inc. State Farm Insurance Cosi Offi t Kurman, Attorneys at Law Volunteer, Jane Schuchardt Creative Construction On the Border, LLC Wilhelm Commercial Builders, Inc. Domino’s Pizza Party City Woodstock Job Corps Center Dorsey Hall Medical Center Pasta Plus Restaurant & Market Yolanda Voss Studio, International Downtown Locker Room Fairway Hills Golf Club Partners Five Below, Inc. Waterloo Elementary School A Tradition of Excellence Auto Five Guys, Inc. Abercrombie & Fitch Food Lion Staff and Students Thank Our AMC Theatres Footaction Outstanding Business Partners: Antwerpen Toyota Foster’s Country Store Arrowwood Shepherds, Inc. Gamestop • Eggspectation Arthritis Care Specialists of Maryland Giant Food, Center Park Drive • Howard Bank As You Like It Salon and Spa Giant Food, Cradlerock Way • Chick-Fil-A – Executive Park Dr. Athelas Institute Giant Food, Daybreak Circle • Victory Marshal Arts Atholton Adventist Academy Griggs University Azul 17 Mexican Cuisine and Tequila Lounge Gymboree For Their Generosity and Support BJ’s Wholesale Club 400881042000

22 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT Howard County General Hospital, Paul Duncan & The Duncan Group Gifted and Talented Program A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Peabody Conservatory Th e Gifted and Talented (GT) Program provides accelerated and enriched Howard County Health Department Pimlico Race Track Howard County Offi ce of the State’s Attorney Pixel Workshop, Inc. learning opportunities to students showing exceptional ability and/or Howard County Offi ce on Aging, Potomac Valley Orthopedic Associates interest in advanced-level studies. GT resource teachers at the elementary Florence Bain Senior Center Saint Agnes Hospital and middle school levels enhance the standard curriculum and provide Image Perfect Sears Pediatrics specialized services to develop students’ unique talents and aptitudes. Integrated Recruiting Consultants (IRC) Sheppard Pratt Hospital At the high school level, intern/mentor opportunities provide a formal, Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System Sinai Hospital site-based academic relationship between a high school student and a Johns Hopkins University Special Olympics of Maryland professional. In this structured relationship, mentors guide students in Johns Hopkins University Applied Spurlock Equine Associates the pursuit of knowledge and scholarly research. Program partners for the Physics Laboratory Stevenson University 2009-10 school year included: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Stewart/McCready Architects, PA Kennedy Krieger Institute Symmetry First Architects, LLC Accelerate Your Game Comfort Suites Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Tai Sophia Institute Advanced Technology & Research, Inc. Coover & Barr LLC Lady Di Interiors Target American Film Institute Crafton Dental Suite Law Offi ce of Cecilia B. Paizs P.A. Ted Annenberg, L.Ac. P.C. Aquatic Rehabilitation Center Days End Farm Horse Rescue Law Offi ce of Michael Silverman Terri L. Hill, M.D., P.A. Arbitron Dermatology & Advanced Skin Care Legg Mason The Baltimore Sun Axis Sport Performance Training Dr. Fred Lewis Lloyd, Kane, Wieder, & Willis, PA The Business Monthly B. Funk Dance Company Dunloggin Veterinary Hospital Martek Biosciences Corporation The Horizon Foundation Baltimore Jewish Times E-City Corporation Maryland State Board of Education The Redhead Companies Baltimore Orioles Earth Treks Climbing Center Maryland Transit Authority The Silver Heron Banta-Campbell Architects Ellicott City Eye Care MBC Precision Imaging The Walters Art Museum Barnes & Noble Booksellers Enterprise Foundation McFarland and Associates, Inc. United States Congress Baywood Design/Build Group, Inc. Feldman’s Pharmacies MGA Pension Consultants United States Department of Agriculture Bear Creek Dental Ft. Meade Flying Club Montgomery County General Hospital United Therapeutics Corporation Brasher Design Grace Community Church Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital University of Maryland Medical Center Brookville Animal Hospital Habitat for Humanity of Howard County Mt. Airy Gazette University of Maryland, Baltimore Capitol Debate Harbor Hospital NASA Goddard Space Flight Center University of Maryland, Baltimore County Cat & Dog Hospital of Columbia Head Start of Howard County National Institutes of Health University of Maryland, College Park CENTERSTAGE Heart to Heart, LLC Norris Acura West Victor Rossi Central Maryland Oncology Center Hospitality Healthcare LLC North Western Mutual W. R. Grace & Co. Chesapeake Physical and Aquatic Therapy Howard Community College Orthosport Physical Therapy Walker Ventures / Steve Walker & Associates Columbia Animal Hospital Howard County Circuit Court, Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Waredaca Farm Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts/Toby’s 5th Judicial Circuit Center of Maryland LLC Dinner Theatre Howard County Council Parnes, May, and Associates, MD Comcast Cablevision of Howard County Patuxent Publishing Company

Lisbon Elementary School Students, Staff, PTA Phelps Luck and Community Elementary extend a warm thank you to our business partners would like to express Eggspectations “Sincere Thanks” Glenwood Branch Library to our partners in education: McDonalds of Woodbine The Howard County Library, Helping Hands, Howard County Recreation and Parks, Pizza Hut of Woodbine Sandy Spring Bank and Our Sheppard Lutheran Church Sandy Spring National Bank for their dedication to our students and staff! 339600000000 404391042000

HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 23 Employee Incentive Program Career and Technology Th e Employee Incentive Program (EIP) is a benefi t provided by local businesses to recognize the commitment and dedication of all HCPSS Education Partners employees by providing discounts or other special off ers for their products Th e Offi ce of Career and Technology Education (CTE) is responsible or services. Th is program helps the school system attract and retain the best for the development of courses and curriculum in the areas of Business educational staff available. Businesses that participated in 2009-10 included: Education, Career Academies, Career Research & Development, Computer Science, Family and Consumer Science, and Technology Education. CTE A Plus Carpet and Flooring Life Time Fitness programs integrate the strengths of an academic education with the Abby’s Creations Longaberger (Independent Consultant) practical benefi ts of career and technology education. With the guidance Ace Relocation Systems, Inc. M&T Bank, Clarksville Branch ADT Security Services New Penn Financial of advisors and industry mentors, students have the unique opportunity to Alliance Capital Management, LLC New York Life Insurance Company explore a career interest in-depth during high school. CTE partners for the Antares Musicians Noo Nan Construction 2009-10 school year included: AT&T Mobility Peer2Peer Tutors Azul 17 Mexican Cuisine and Tequila Lounge Physicians Weight Loss Centers Partners Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) Body Wise Physical Therapy and Acupuncture Presidential Bank Active Day Adult Daycare Howard Community College Borders Pura Vida Med Spa Advanced BioNutrition Corp. Howard County General Hospital, Camp Bow Wow Quest Fitness Aida Bistro A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Club Pooche R.E. Shilow Realty Investors, Inc. Allan Homes, Inc. Howard County Offi ce on Aging Clyde’s of Columbia Rocky Mountain High Financial Service Allcare MD J. Vinton Schafer & Sons, Inc. Columbia Association Royal Air Flight Training Inc. Allen & Shariff Corporation Jim Coleman Honda Columbia Memorial Park Safe and Sound Hounds Apple Ford Joel Goodman, D.D.S. CruiseOne Sandy Spring Bank Applied Information Technologies, Inc. (AIT) John D. Miller Builders, Inc. Curves, Howard County Soloman System’s Technologies Associated General Contractors Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Electra Entertainment Sprint Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System Equity Mortgage Lending The Law Offi ce of Brett M. Dieck, LLC Baltimore Metro Chapter of Associated Johns Hopkins University Erie Insurance Group The Scholar Athlete Academy Builders & Contractors Applied Physics Laboratory Fairway Hills Golf Club The Tomato Palace Baywood Design/Build Group, Inc. Kennedy Krieger Institute Feet First Sports Two Eagles Lodge BITHGROUP Technologies Lazarus Foundation Great Oak Lending Union Jack’s British Pub Blue River Construction Longwood Senior Center Greenewit Weichert Realtors - New Colony British American Auto Care, Inc. Maritime Applied Physics Corporation Integrated Financial Solutions Wellington Interiors Capital Women’s Care Howard County Martek Biosciences Corporation Island Club Apartments Wellness Evolution Center of Marine Biotechnology Maryland Automobile Dealers Association Jazzercise Fitness Center Central Maryland Rehabilitation Center Maryland Hospitality Education Foundation Jim Coleman Honda Cherry Hill Construction, Inc. Maryland Orthodontic Specialists JK Moving & Storage Chesapeake Physical and Aquatic Therapy Mays and Associates KG Title, Inc. Disorders Center of Maryland Meridian Anesthesia Krav Maga Maryland dw taylor associates, inc. MTH Electric Trains Eastern Stair Builders Nantucket Center ECS Mid Atlantic LLC NeighborCare Pharmacy CLARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ed-U-Care Learning Center Orthosport Physical Therapy is proud to recognize our educational partners Elkridge Furnace Inn Owen Brown Senior Center Plus for the 2009-2010 school year: Encore Homes, Inc. Patuxent Publishing Company Gard Essential Family Chiropractic Reedy Electric er Hill en Ce Riv nte Expert Trading Limited Sagentia, Inc. –– ––––WSSC–––– r– –– ––– ––– –– –– –– ltern Hau –– – Federal Communications Commission Saini Orthodontics – – ––E s–– –– –– – –– –– ––– – – – – –– dall Hard –– – – Hamel Builders, Inc. Saint Agnes Hospital – – –– Ken war – –– – – –– – –– e– –– – – – – –– –– –– – – – Health South Science & Technology Corp. – – – –– –– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel – – – – – – Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center – – – – – – Hillmuth Certifi ed Automotive – – Our– Clarksville– – – – “Together we – – – – – – – – Business– – – Hilltop Electric at Johns Hopkins – – – Elementary– – – – – – – – – – make things happen.” Community– – – – – – Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Sourcefi re 400900000000

24 HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT Technology Assessment & Transfer, Inc. University of Maryland, College of Computer, Howard County Offi ce on Aging, Florence SCS Engineers The Arc of Howard County Math & Physical Sciences Bain Senior Center Society of American Military Engineers, DC Post The Columbia Bank NeighborCare Pharmacy University of Maryland, College of Engineering Automotive Technology The Troutman Co. Advisory Council Hospitality Advisory Council Visual Communications & The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults British American Auto Care, Inc. Anne Arundel Community College Animation Advisory Council United States Department of Agriculture Community College of Baltimore County Belmont Conference Center Canton Group University of Maryland Medical Center Ed’s Columbia Automotive & Transmissions Best Western, BWI Classic Photography & Imaging University of Maryland School of Medicine, Hillmuth Certifi ed Automotive Bistro Blanc Corridor Printing Department of Neurology Howard County Offi ce of Central Services Comfort Suites, Columbia Gateway Frank Strategic Marketing University of Maryland, Department of Lisbon Citgo Auto Center Elkridge Furnace Inn Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc. (HTSI) Medical & Research Technology Maryland Automobile Dealers Association Hampton Inn, Columbia Howard Community College University of Maryland, School of Medicine Sears Auto Center Hilton Garden Inn Howard County Offi ce on Aging Warehouse Concepts Siemens - US Filter Hilton, Columbia Illume Communications Watermont Pharmacy Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Johns Hopkins University Applied Wilhelm Commercial Builders, Inc. Biotechnology Advisory Council Tourism Institute Physics Laboratory Win Kelly Chevrolet United States Department of Agriculture Howard Community College, Mays and Associates Women’s Ob-Gyn Group University of Maryland School of Medicine, Hospitality & Culinary Management New Village Media Department of Neurology Academy of Finance JPB Enterprises, Inc. Printing & Graphics Association, MidAtlantic Advisory Council Child Development/Teacher La Quinta Inn & Suites, Columbia/Jessup (PGAMA) Aaron Altscher Consulting Advisory Council Marriott Courtyard Super Book Deals Ascend One Corporation Howard Community College Marriott Inn & Conference Center, UMUC The Athletic Group Davis, Agnor, Rapaport & Skalny, LLC Howard County Library Maryland Hospitality Education Foundation The Columbia Bank Howard Bank Howard County Offi ce of Children’s Services Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association United States Department of Agriculture Howard Community College Towson University Maryland Offi ce of Tourism Development Johns Hopkins University Applied Maryland State Department of Education Physics Laboratory Construction Advisory Council Saval Foodservice Junior Achievement of Central Maryland, Inc. Allen & Shariff Corporation Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel Larry Lewis, Financial Consultant Baywood Design/Build Group, Inc. Sleep Inn & Suites, Laurel M&T Bank, Columbia Branch Brasher Design Springhill Suites, Columbia MakingCHANGE: A Financial Wellness Center dw taylor associates, inc. Star Hotels Maryland Council on Economic Education Eastern Stair Builders The Rumor Mill Morgan Stanley Encore Homes, Inc. Turf Valley Resort National Academy Foundation Hancock & Albanese, Inc. Volunteer, Ronald Meliker National Institutes of Health Hobbit’s Glen Golf Club Project Lead the Way PNC Bank J. Vinton Schafer & Sons, Inc. Advisory Council PROCAS, LLC John S. Wilson Lumber Allen & Shariff Corporation Sandy Spring Bank Ken Griffi n Plumbing & Heating American Institute of Aeronautics and Star Hotels Reedy Electric Astronautics, Inc. The Light Brigade, LLC The Troutman Co. ARCADIS Volunteer, Nick Kelley Wilhelm Commercial Builders, Inc. Facility Dynamics Engineering Wagener-Lee, LLC Wealth Advisors Energy Power & Transportation Falcao Investment Group Academy of Information Technology Advisory Council Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc. Advisory Council Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Howard Community College Applied Information Technologies, Inc. (AIT) Johns Hopkins University Applied Johns Hopkins University Applied Cisco Systems, Inc., Physics Laboratory Physics Laboratory Cisco Networking Academy Program The TIME Center, CCBC Leach Wallace Associates, Inc. Data Networks Health & Emergency Technicians Maryland MESA Howard Community College Advisory Council Maryland State Department of Education Johns Hopkins University Applied Essential Family Chiropractic Maryland State Highway Administration Physics Laboratory Howard Community College NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Lazarus Foundation Howard County General Hospital, Northrop Grumman Corporation Seismic A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine Schoen Engineering

HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM – EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS: 2009-10 ANNUAL REPORT 25 Superintendent’s Advisory Council for Business/Education Partnerships Th e Superintendent’s Advisory Council for Business/Education Partnerships (SACBEP) is a forum for dialogue between the Superintendent and key members of the Howard County business and service community. Members of the Council share best practices and experiences on a variety of existing and emerging business issues.

Sydney L. Cousin Cathy Bell Jay Blackman David Bower Dorothy Doub Daniel Gaffney Superintendent, Owner, Executive Vice President & CEO, President, Custom Owner, Howard County Public School System McDonald’s of President & COO, Data Computer Media Options Techlab Photo & Howard County Howard County Corporation Digital Imaging General Hospital, of America A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine

Michael Galeone Steve Girard Brian Hubbard Paul Klink Lois Mikkila Executive Vice Community Impact Principal, Software Director, Howard President, The Ministry, Grace Booz Allen Engineering County Department Columbia Bank Community Church Hamilton Manager, of Citizen Services Honeywell Technology Solutions Inc.

Cole Schnorf Maurice Paul Skalny Coleen West Wayne Wilhelm Senior Vice Simpkins Attorney, Davis, Executive Director, Chairman & CEO, President, Vice President, Agnor, Rapaport Howard County Wilhelm Manekin LLC Public Affairs, & Skalny, LLC Arts Council/ Commercial The Ryland Group Howard County Builders, Inc. Center for the Arts

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Atholton High School Share your Expertise and Help salutes its Shape the Future! Partners in Education

Head Start – Harriet Tubman Lazarus Foundation

Hickory Ridge Schoolhouse Village Association Th eater Arts, Inc.

Howard County Sunrise Assisted Living Community College

Howard County General Hospital Verizon

Howard County Public Library V.W. B row n In su r a n c e Insp iring Excellence Together 339281042000 Howard County businesses, organizations and professionals can help high school students get off to a great start in life. River Hill High School Students apply knowledge learned in the classroom appreciates our supportive to real-world work opportunities when they work Partners in Education! with a professional in a chosen subject field. Thank you... Volunteer to mentor a student today! • Ascend One Corporation • Ledo Pizza • Bagel Bin, River Hill • Linden – Linthicum United • Bank of America, Ten Oaks Road Methodist Church • Capital Women's Care, Howard County • McDonald's, Daybreak Circle Learn about Intern/Mentor Programs available at • Chick Fil-A • National Financial Legacy Group • Council of Elders of the • Princeton Sports www. hcpss.org/aboutus/partnership. Black Community of Howard County • Rita's • Creig Northrop and The Northrop Team • River Hill Garden Center Choose “For Career Mentors, Job Coaches and Research Advisors.” • Domino's Pizza, Hickory Ridge • River Hill Sports Grille • Dunkin Donuts, River Hill • Subway, Daybreak Circle & Highland & Harper’s Choice • SVEC Conway Printing • Everett Jewelers • TBonz • G3 Technologies • Terry Westerlund & Associates • GEICO, Matt Hauser & Assoc. • The Cleaning Authority • Hostetler, Church & Assoc., LLC • The Gathering Place • Howard County General Hospital, • The Horizon Foundation/Search Institute A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine • Three Brothers Italian Restaurant • Howard County Library • W.R. Grace & Co. Powerful Partnerships • Howard County PTA Amazing Opportunities • Kendall's Hardware ...and all supporters of River Hill High School!

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