School Services
Meals: Lunch & Breakfast
School Menus
HCPSS students and their families can now view menus and nutrition and allergen information for meals served in all HCPSS schools through Nutrislice, a website and free smartphone app.
This upgrade to school menus benefits school health professionals and parents who can easily access nutritional information and make informed choices for their child’s nutrition.
Download the Nutrislice mobile app for iOS or Android.
Payment
The Howard County Public School System recently transitioned to a new online meal payment system, MySchoolBucks.com. This website allows families to easily manage student accounts and make payments online on personal computers and mobile devices.
Prices
Elementary Student Breakfast
- $2.00 – Breakfast
- $0.30 – Reduced Price Breakfast (Apply for Reduced Price Meals)
Elementary Student Lunch
- $2.75 – Elementary School Lunch
- $0.40 – Reduced Price Lunch (Apply for Reduced Price Meals)
- $0.50 – Milk (1/2 pint)
Meals purchased without a PIN incur an additional charge – $0.30 for breakfast and $0.60 for lunch. View prices for adult meals.
Nutrition
For more information on the HCPSS wellness policy, and information on nutrition and allergens, please visit the Food Services site.
Transition Services
Everyone experiences transitions throughout their lifetime, no matter how big or small. In the educational environment, the goal of transition planning is to prepare all students, while in school, for adult life. Planning facilitates the smooth transition from public education (entitlement) to adult services (eligibility).
Meghan Smallwood
Transition Contact for Cedar Lane School
443-355-7733
Resources
MSDE Transition Planning Handbook - 
TransitionPlanningGuide.pdf
Self Directed Services Resources
Parent to Parent Transition Meetings
- For 14 or older individuals and their families
- Arranged each quarter of the school year
Adult Agency Information
20-21Adult Agencies_Medical Day-Organized by Counties.pdf
- Transportation can usually be provided within Howard County. Outside of Howard County, transportation services vary. Please contact each agency regarding transportation.
- Tours scheduled and arranged by Transition Contact
Questions Families may want to ask - Resource Sheet
Health Services
Contact Information
Phone: 410-888-8806
Fax: Main Health Room 301-725-7080
Linda Chiaverini, RN | School Nurse | linda_chiaverini@hcpss.org
Tanisha Powell, RN | School Nurse | Tanisha_powell@hcpss.org
Barbara Parco, RN | School Nurse | barbara_parco@hcpss.org
Bethany Olmos, RN | School Nurse | bethany_olmos@hcpss.org
Kim Carson | School Nurse |kimberly_carson1@hcpss.org
School Health Protocols
- Medication - Students may not carry any medication (prescription or over the counter, including cough drops, Tylenol, inhalers) Parents should contact the health room should their child require any type of medication.
- Notification of Illness - Students must be fever free for 24 hours without fever reducers before returning to school. Students who are absent due to illness, doctor appointments, and/or hospitalization are required to produce a hand written note to excuse that child's absence on the day that they return to school. It is important to follow up with the Health Room Staff if your child has been hospitalized for any reason.
- Notification of Injury - Please notify the health room if your student is using orthopedic appliances, has a cast, or will require activity restrictions.
- Communicable Diseases - Please notify the health room if your child has been diagnosed with a communicable disease such as strep, influenza, chicken pox, whooping cough (pertussis), etc. Information is confidential and only used to track for trends.
- Head Lice - Head Lice is not a communicable disease. Please notify the health room if your child has been treated for head lice. Information is kept confidential and only used to track for trends.
Health Forms
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Medication Form - A Medication Form is needed if a child needs to receive medication during school hours. The form has to be completed by the doctor and signed by the parent. Medication must be delivered to the health room by the parent. More information on taking medication at school can be found here. Please contact the health room for details if needed.
- Auto Injector Form (e.g. Epi Pen/Auvi-Q) - An Auto Injector Form is needed if a child has food allergies severe enough to case anaphylaxis. The form has to be completed by the doctor and signed by the parent. Medication must be delivered to the health room by the parent. More information on taking medication at school can be found here. Please contact the health room for details if needed.
- PhysicalActivityAssessmentForm.pdf - A Physical Education/Activity Assessment Form is needed if a child needs excused from PE and//or Recess for longer than 5 days. The form has to be completed by the doctor and signed by the parent and returned to the health room.
- Physical Exam Form - A Physical Exam Form must be completed 9 months prior to entering the Maryland Public School System or 6 months after. The form has to be completed by the doctor and signed by the parent and returned to the health room.
- Proof of Immunizations must be provided by your child's health care provider and must be signed and/or stamped.
- Health Survey - A Health Survey is needed to register your child for Maryland Public Schools.
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The Howard County Health Department is providing free immunizations for newly required vaccines. Check out the summer schedule.