What's New

We are seeking the public’s input on a textbook being considered for adoption for our Advanced Placement (AP) Human Geography course.

We will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for Ashland Elementary School on Monday, July 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Updates regarding the 2024-25 school calendar.

Register now for the upcoming HCPS Summer College and Career Bootcamp on July 29 through August 1, including a College & Career Expo on Thursday, August 1 at Hanover High School.

HCPS is participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all individuals 18 years old and younger at no charge on a first come, first serve basis.

Transportation registration for the 2024-25 school year is now available. Requests must be submitted by Friday, May 31.

Cloe Cook, a second grade teacher at Cold Harbor Elementary School, has been named the 2023-24 Hanover County Public Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year.

Sara Matthews, an instructional assistant at Mechanicsville High School, has been selected as the 2023-24 Hanover County Public Schools Support Employee of the Year.

Updates regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 budget for Hanover County Public Schools.

An important update regarding Chromebooks and the end of the school year.

Avanti Yamamoto, a mathematics teacher at Atlee High School, has been named the 2025 Virginia Teacher of the Year.

Jennifer Melton, the career counselor at Hanover High School, has been named one of the Counselors of the Year by the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling.

Beginning in the 2024-25 school year, Hanover County Public Schools will use ParentSquare, a unified communications platform that is designed to keep families informed in a simple, accessible, and engaging way.

An update regarding the replacement of Battlefield Park and Beaverdam elementary schools.

Avanti Yamamoto, a math teacher at Atlee High School, has been named the 2025 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year (Region 1) by the Virginia Department of Education.

An important message regarding expectations for Chromebook use, the Hanover Academic Network, and the Acceptable Use Policy.

The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation has named Hanover County Public Schools as a “Best Community for Music Education” for the 12th year in a row.

Sherry Lycett, the principal at Liberty Middle School, is the Hanover County Public Schools winner of the 2023-24 R.E.B. Award for Distinguished Educational Leadership by The Community Foundation.

We are launching the Hanover County Public School Parent Application Portal, a one-stop shop for you to access commonly used applications such as PowerSchool, Schoology, LINQ, eConnect, and more.

We are now accepting kindergarten enrollments for the 2024-25 school year! Children must be five years old on or before September 30, 2024 to be eligible.

Travis Dodds, a science teacher at Atlee High School, is the recipient of the $25,000 Milken Educator Award, a recognition that is nationally known as the “Oscar of Teaching” for his amazing work in the classroom.

An important update regarding the future of the Hanover County Online School.

Avanti Yamamoto, a math teacher at Atlee High School, has been named this year's Hanover County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

Fielding Crawford, the boys lacrosse coach at Atlee High School (AHS), and Andrew Steuart, the boys volleyball coach at Patrick Henry High School (PHHS), were selected as the 2022-23 Virginia Boys Lacrosse and Boys Volleyball Coach of the Year, respectively.

Jennifer Johnson, the strings teacher and orchestra director at Liberty Middle School and Patrick Henry High School, has been awarded the Music Education Mentor Award from the Virginia Strings Teacher Association.

Four Hanover County Public Schools teachers have received the 2023 R.E.B. Awards for Teaching Excellence and another teacher was a finalist for the esteemed award, which recognizes them as outstanding teachers who demonstrate a sincere passion for teaching while also serving as mentors, coaches, and champions for their students.

We are excited to share that we are now offering a new $3,000 sign-on incentive for new bus drivers!

We hope you are well. We are writing today to share with you an important update regarding the replacement of Battlefield Park Elementary School and the renovation of Beaverdam Elementary School.

We hope you have had a wonderful first month of the school year! We write today to share with you an exciting way for you to highlight a bus driver or member of our transportation team.

HCPS students continue to achieve at the highest levels in Virginia – graduating and passing state exams at rates that exceed their statewide peers – according to new data from the Virginia Department of Education.

Beaverdam Elementary School, Chickahominy Middle School, and Pole Green Elementary School have been named as 2022-2024 National PTA Schools of Excellence.

Atlee High School once again has the top patriotic field design in the United States, a national competition has determined.

The Hanover County School Board has approved a name for the consolidated Henry Clay and John M. Gandy elementary school.

Updates regarding the development of the 2023-29 Comprehensive Plan.

We have broken ground on the consolidated Henry Clay and John M. Gandy elementary school, the first school constructed in Hanover County since Laurel Meadow Elementary School opened in 2008.

Hanover County Public School has launched a first-of-its-kind program to support educators with provisional teaching licenses. This is the first professional studies alternate route to licensure program offered by a school division in Virginia.

Amanda McDaniel, the mass communications, TV production, and IB film teacher at Mechanicsville High School, has been named the 2021-2022 Hanover County Public Schools Innovator of the Year.