Parent Resources
Home Access Center
Home Access Center
CCPS_Home_Access_Information_.pdf This has the link to login.
How do I get to the Home Access Center? Go to the Carroll County Public Schools’ website at www.carrollk12.org and clicking the Home Access Center link located in the ‘Family Resource’ in the blue ribbon section midway down the page.
For additional Help with technology issues, please use this link for our Technology Department: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FhEpcaZxr0GbpZtpycs_RkwM1tqvgrNMmsQsVquLvgtUNEU1VlFPVkFFNDE5TkVJR08yRVM5VDBFSSQlQCN0PWcu
Health Room Info
Health Room Info
Notes from Nurse Shelley - updated December 10, 2025
- Please be advised that health room visits by be corresponded through guardian emails on file.
- With winter weather, please dress your students accordingly to the weather. Make sure to label all items with your student's full name.
- Extra clothes for your students must be changed for the colder temperatures.
- As always, please notify mailto:Hamattendance@carrollk12.org about your student's illness.
- Reminder, students may carry personal lip balm, hand lotion and non-medicated cough drops.
- Communicable illnesses are on the rise this time of year. You may be required to pick up your student, please have arrangements made for prompt pick up.
If your child is injured at home or at school and will need to miss PE class for more than three (3) days, a healthcare provider note is required with the specific days and details of activities that they need to be restricted from. Please remember that recess activity will also be limited per the health care orders. Splints, wraps, crutches, and wheelchairs can only be used at school with a healthcare provider's order.
A student who is unable to fully participate in the PE program due to a medical condition can have activities modified, click link for additional information, fill out the form and return to your child's homeroom teacher or office staff Student_Physical_Education_Modification_letter.pdf
All medication, including Iburprofen, Tylenol and Tums require a new medication form every year with a physician signature and parent signature. It is recommended that morning medication be taken at home. If you plan to start your child on a new medication or are changing a current dose, please do so on the weekend because of possible side effects. New orders must be provided CCPS_Medication_Form_-_2025.pdf. All MEDICATION must be dropped off by an ADULT. DO NOT SEND WITH STUDENT!
Absence/Sick Notes:
Please send in a note to the teacher regarding every absence. If you can provide a specific reason for the absence, that is very helpful. In other words, instead of just writing: "Bobby was feeling sick", give us a little more information, such as: "Bobby had a bad sore throat and saw the doctor – he has strep, and is now on an antibiotic." Then if Bobby comes to see me that day, I already have the information that I need to know to treat him here in school. Doctor's notes are preferred for extended illnesses. You are encouraged to report an absence by emailing absence notes to hamattendance@carrollk12.org. Please include your child's name, teacher name and reason for absence. Click for specific information Notes_about_notes.pdf second page contains teacher emails.
Restrictions related to Physical Education
Please remember to notify your student's P.E. teacher and mailto:hamattendance@carrollk12.org that your student may be unable to participate in P.E. class. Students unable to participate in P.E. will also be required to sit during recess. CCPS Policy allows students to miss 3 days of P.E. class before a physician note is required. Please also remember that students require physician orders for splints and crutches. mailto:MichelleDevaux@carrollk12.org, Nurse DeVaux; mailto:JordanCohen@carrollk12.org, Mr. Cohen, PE Teacher; mailto:AshleyBaker@carrollk12.org, Mrs. Baker, PE & APE Teacher.
Additional Medical Forms available for downloading:
CCPS_Medication_Form_-_2025.pdf
Student_Physical_Education_Modification_letter.pdf
MDH_896_form.pdf MD Dept of Health Immunization Certificate
MDH_Blood_Lead_Testing_Certificate_2023.fillable.pdf
2024-2025_School_IZ_Requirements_Final.pdf Vaccine Requirements for Children
Attendance
Attendance
Absences: Notes_about_notes.pdf
If your child is going to be absent, please email hamattendance@carrollk12.org to report the absence. If an email or written note is not received to verify the absence, the absence will be marked unverified. After a period of time, unverified absences are coded unlawful. Daily attendance reports are complete by 11:15. An automated phone call will be generated to parents of children with unverified absences for the day. Please email mailto:hamattendance@carrollk12.org to verify the absence if you get a phone call or send a note in with your child when they return to school. Extended absences, such as vacations should be approved by administration in advance. If a child arrives after 9:15 a.m. or leaves prior to 3:45 p.m. he/she will marked tardy.
Before & After Care is provided by ABC Care, 410-751-3700 click this link for more information. ABC_Care_Flyer_25.26_SY.pdf
Inclement Weather Procedures
Inclement_Weather_Procedures_for_Hampstead_Elementary_School_Color.pdf
Kindergarten Registration
Enrollment in kindergarten is mandatory for children who will be five years of age on or before September 1, 2024. Please call 410-751-3420 so we can obtain preliminary enrollment information and to schedule an appointment. At the time of enrollment, parents will need to bring the following:
- birth certificate or other legal document to verify their child's legal name and birth date
- current immunization record
- parent driver's license
- verification of residence such as a current utility bill (gas, electric, water, landline phone bill) that includes the service address with house number and street name
- address from which the child will be transported to school and the specific address to which the child will be transported after school
General Info
Parents/Community
Hello HES Families!
2025-2026_School_Calendar_Rev._6.2025.pdf Please note this revised calendar includes eight (8) two hours and forty-five minutes early dismissal days (one per month!). HES will dismiss at 1:00 pm. Please ensure your family has plans in place for each 1:00 pm Early Dismissal Day!
Inclement_Weather_Procedures_for_Hampstead_Elementary_School_Color.pdf; CCPS Reminder: If it becomes necessary to delay the opening of schools on a pre-planned 2 hours and 45 minutes Early Dismissal (HES dismisses at 1 pm) is scheduled, the day may be converted to a normal dismissal. In the event this occurs, a notification will be included as part of the inclement weather announcement you receive that morning.
Any changes to your child's regular dismissal must be sent in writing either via mailto:hamattendance@carrollk12.org or a handwritten note to your child's homeroom teacher. The teacher will send the note to the office. The email goes to all office staff. Please include your child's(ren) name, teachers and who will be picking them up. The email is the recommended way to communicate absences, late arrival and early dismissal, vacation, illness and injury.
CCPS_Home_Access_Information_.pdf
PTO_Restaurant_night_events_calendar25_26_.pdf
Upcoming_HES_Spirit_Days.pdf NEW - Spirit Blanket Fundraiser HES_blanket_order_form.pdf
Order your Yearbook Today! 25-26_Yearbook_order_flyer.pdf Only a limited amount available! Once sold out, they are gone. Order today!!
Student_Handbook_2025-2026.pdf Please take time to read with your child. Student birthdays are not celebrated with food due to student allergies.
25-26_Parent_drop_off_and_pick_up_procedures.pdf; Morning Drop Off Reminder: 25-26_Morning_Drop_Off_Letter_(1).pdf
2025-2026_Cafeteris_News_and_Notes.pdf
Weis4School_2025_Parent_Ltr.pdf Use School Code 86488. Weis4School_2025_Parent_LetterSpanish.pdf
To request help from CCPS Technology Department please use this link: http://www.carrollk12.org/instruction/studentparentresources
CCPS_MSB_Parent_User_Guide.pdf -- Please note that MSB cafeteria and field trip are completely separate accounts and are not interchangeable or transferrable. Money going into your child's lunch account cannot be used for field trip costs.
You are encouraged to send all notes regarding absences, tardies, early dismissal, changes to dismissal (bus/parent pick up) to mailto:hamattendance@carrollk12.org. This is very important for the first day/week of school and anytime there is a change in dismissal. If your child was a regular Parent Pick up last school year, we must have a written note for this new school year. We do not keep past year records.
We are pleased to have ABC Care as our Before & After Care 410-751-3700 ABC_Care_Flyer_25.26_SY.pdf
LOCATE: Child Care
LOCATE: Child Care at Maryland Family Network is a free service funded through a grant by the Maryland State Department of Education which is provided to people seeking child care in Maryland. We have a database of regulated Family providers and Child Care Centers in the State. LOCATE: Child Care's personalized telephone service offers parents referrals, guidance and links to other resources 877-261-0060 or marylandfamilynetwork.org.
Kindergarten Registration Week March 9-13, 2026
Please call to make an appointment to register your child for Kindergarten. Enrollment in Kindergarten is mandatory for children who will be five years of age on or before September 1, 2025.
Children who will turn 4 years of age on or before September 1, 2026, may be eligible for enrollment into the CCPS Pre-Kindergarten (PreK) program. Click to read the flyer 2026_27_CCPS_Pre_K_Flyer.docx
School Security
Doors will remain locked during the school day. Parents will gain access into the building from the front office staff. ALL visitors must scan their license to receive a visitor's badge, NO EXCEPTIONS! Badges are time sensitive and must be worn at all times while in the building. Please keep in mind that while this procedure might take a little longer, all measures are being taken to keep your child safe during the school day. Please be patient once you have rung the doorbell. A staff member must then access the security program on our computer and there are several steps to open the mic and unlock the front door. If the doorbell rings while we are trying to unlock the door, the security system then resets and the process must be repeated.
Student Registration
The following documents are required in order to register/transfer your child.
- The biological parent or legal guardian must come into the school
- Photo I.D. of the person registering the student
- Proof of residency
- Proof of birth/age of the student
- Copy of the immunization records