Harford County Public Schools invites families to the Back to School Bash on Monday, August 24, 2026, at IBEW Local 24 Union Field at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. This community celebration is a great opportunity to meet Superintendent Dr. Dyann R. Mack as HCPS kicks off the new school year alongside community partners and free back to school giveaways.

Gates open at 6:00 p.m., with Catch on the Field from 6:00 to 6:25 p.m. Bring a ball and glove to play catch in the outfield just like the IronBirds. First pitch for the Aberdeen IronBirds vs. Williamsport Crosscutters game is at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets are $10 (a per ticket processing fee applies) and can be purchased by clicking here. For more information, call (410) 297-9292.

This is an important notice about your student who is enrolled with multifamily proof of residency. 

If your child is changing schools next school year, you will need to submit an updated multi-family proof of residency, and all required supporting documentation. 

Changing schools means your student is moving from elementary to middle school, middle to high school or moving to or from Swan Creek School.   

Multi-family affidavits have been mailed to the address on file for students moving from elementary to middle and middle to high, and you should receive them soon.  Students moving to and from Swan Creek School should contact their Pupil Personnel Worker (PPW).    

If your living arrangement has changed, you will need to submit new proof of residency to your Pupil Personnel Office. 

If your child is staying at the same school and your living arrangement has not changed, there is no need to submit any updated documentation.  

Please be aware that failure to provide residency requirements by August 7, 2026, may result in your child not starting school on the first day of classes, August 31, 2026. 

Harford County Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program again this summer, offering free SUN Meals at library and school locations throughout Harford County beginning June 22, 2026. SUN Meals To-Go weekly meal kits are also available for pickup at Dublin Elementary School on Wednesdays starting July 1, 2026. Pre-registration for SUN Meals To-Go is required and available by clicking here. 

For information on our Summer Meals Program, click here.
For information on our SUN Meals To-Go Program, click here.

If you have any questions, please call Harford County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services at 410-638-4078.

On April 27, 2026, the Board of Education of Harford County approved updates to the 2026–2027 school calendar to better plan for inclement weather days. 

Three days during the school year—March 1, June 1, and April 12, 2027—have been set aside as potential inclement weather makeup days (in that order). These replace the previous plan of adding makeup days to the end of the school year. *If no weather-related school closures occur before these dates, schools and offices will be closed on those days. 

This change follows a resolution from the Maryland State Board of Education, which requires school systems to build inclement weather makeup days into the school year rather than placing them at the end. The state also allows up to three additional inclement weather days to be handled through virtual instruction, for a total of six possible makeup days (three in-person and three virtual). 

Making these changes allows HCPS to remain eligible to request a calendar waiver from the state, if needed, and ensures the school system is able to consider virtual instruction as an option for inclement weather. As soon as details regarding potential use of virtual instruction for inclement weather become available, the details will be shared with the HCPS community. 

As a result of this update, the last day of school for students in kindergarten through grade 11 will be an early dismissal on Thursday, June 17, 2027. 

The full, updated 2026–2027 school calendar is available here. En Español. 

The following message will be shared in the Wednesday Wire on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, with all families:

On April 27, 2026, the Board of Education of Harford County approved updates to the 2026–2027 school calendar to better plan for inclement weather days. 

Three days during the school year—March 1, June 1, and April 12, 2027—have been set aside as potential inclement weather makeup days (in that order). These replace the previous plan of adding makeup days to the end of the school year. *If no weather-related school closures occur before these dates, schools and offices will be closed on those days. 

This change follows a resolution from the Maryland State Board of Education, which requires school systems to build inclement weather makeup days into the school year rather than placing them at the end. The state also allows up to three additional inclement weather days to be handled through virtual instruction, for a total of six possible makeup days (three in-person and three virtual). 

Making these changes allows HCPS to remain eligible to request a calendar waiver from the state, if needed, and ensures the school system is able to consider virtual instruction as an option for inclement weather. As soon as details regarding potential use of virtual instruction for inclement weather become available, the details will be shared with the HCPS community. 

As a result of this update, the last day of school for students in kindergarten through grade 11 will be an early dismissal on Thursday, June 17, 2027. 

The full, updated 2026–2027 school calendar is available here. En Español.