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HCPS is committed to engaging with families and
communities. We know that educating the whole
child and building relationships are pathways to
academic achievement.
HCPS educators collaborate to develop rigorous
and relevant learning experiences that nourish our
students’ passion for lifelong learning.

In HCPS, we educate and nurture. Our attendance
and graduation rates are above the state average,
and each year we work toward achieving 100%.

In HCPS, we believe in preparing our students for a
diverse, change-oriented, global society by studying,
honoring, and affirming diversity.
In HCPS we use cutting edge technology to enhance
learning beyond the classroom, but we know that
there is no substitute for a highly effective teacher.

HCPS prepares students not only for college and
careers, but also for social change. Our students go
out in to the world with the confidence and power
to change it for the better.
HCPS is working to recruit diverse people who
are dedicated to our students AND who achieve a
healthy work-life balance.

HCPS teachers are actively involved in their own
learning. We embrace the professional learning
opportunities provided within the district, and
we seek to expand our professional learning
communities nationwide.
In HCPS we learn WITH and FROM our students. We
have 95 National Board Certified Teachers in a broad
range of content areas, and we support them in
getting there.

HCPS offers high quality programs such as Pre-
Engineering, Biomedical Sciences, Finance, Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness, Agriculture/
Horticulture, Interactive Media, a Science and Math
Academy, International Baccalaureate.

Dr. Paula Stanton

Dr. Paula Stanton, a national board certified, 24-year veteran English teacher, earned a
B.A. in English at Howard University in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Education at Walden University
in 2017. After a full day as English teacher and department chairperson at Bel Air High School, she
travels to the alternative education program to teach 9th grade. A founding member of the Unity Committee,
co-founder of the Perspectives club, founder of the National English Honor Society, and Master Teacher on
betterlesson.com, she also teaches Education that is Multicultural to new teachers and English online at University of
Maryland University College.