High School #13
This site is about the opening of the 13th Howard County High School in Jessup, MD off Mission Rd.
Last Updated: 8/21/2023
Timeline: Ribbon Cutting
Timeline of Events for Mission Rd. Site
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Meeting
News Article
Report

August 12, 2023

Guilford Park High School Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

 

School Web Site

May 11, 2023

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

April 13, 2023

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

March 9, 2023

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

February 9, 2023

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

February 9, 2023

BOE It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the name Southeast High School for High School #13 effective February 10, 2023.

 

Move approval for High School #13 to be named Guilford Park High School.

Motion by Jolene Mosley, second by Abisola Ayoola.

Final Resolution: Motion Carries

Yea: Linfeng Chen, Yun Lu, Jennifer Swickard Mallo, Abisola Ayoola, Jacquelin McCoy, Jolene Mosley, Antonia Watts

 

Naming of High School 13 PDF document

January 12, 2023

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

January 12, 2023

BOE Committee recommended that the Board of Education approve the name Quarry Heights High School for High School #13 effective January 13, 2023.

December 5, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

November 3, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

October 4, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

September 8, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

August 30, 2022

Superintendent's Proposed Attendance Area Adjustment Plan

August 16, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

July 14, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

June 9, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

May 12, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

April 6, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

March 10, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

February 10, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

January 13, 2022

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

December 7, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

November 2, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

October 5, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

September 2, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

August 12, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

July 15, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

June 10, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

May 11, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

April 15, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

2022 Capital Budget - Includes pictures on the progress of HS13

March 11, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

February 11, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

January 6, 2021

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

December 7, 2020

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

November 5, 2020

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

October 16, 2020

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball Announces Troy Park as High School #14 Site Preference

Proposed site plan (Track moved to location previously allocated for a Howard County Maintenance Shop)

October 8, 2020

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

October 5, 2020

High School 13 Site Development Plan, Parcels A & B

September 10, 2020

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

August 18, 2020

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

July 9, 2020

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

June 11, 2020

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

May 14, 2020

BOE HS 13 construction completion status

 April 16, 2020

BOE Virtual Meeting: Approved HS 13 bids.  Also approved all alternatives (e.g. scoreboards, child development center, photovoltaic system, etc.).  Bids & Contracts

January 16, 2020

Progress on Identifying Location of High School #14 Continues as Environmental Assessment Study Released

December 5, 2019

Mission Road Site Development Plan

December 2, 2019

County Council Legislative Session: Approval of Council Bill 145-2019 granting setback and height variances for the 13th high school.

 October 7, 2019

Transfer of county property to Howard County Public School System.

September 19, 2019

BOE - Regular Meeting: Video of presentation (scroll down to link 7.C) of High School #13 Construction Document Report

Learned new school road will be called Ridgely’s Run Rd.

September 12, 2019

Land purchased from Chase Land, LLC.

August 22, 2019

Preliminary map showing two boundary considerations for HS 13 (presented during the 2020-2021 Attendance Area Adjustment Plan to the BOE).

NOTE: Alternative 1 would allow the school to have NO walkers.

May 7, 2019

Howard County Times: Howard lawmakers vote to allow county to enter into agreement to build 13th high school in Jessup

May 6, 2019

County Council Legislative Session: Council Resolution 49-2019 - A RESOLUTION approving and authorizing the execution of a Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement by Chase Land, LLC, a Maryland Limited Liability Company, Annapolis Junction Holdings, LP, a Maryland Limited Partnership (video)

April 30, 2019

Howard County Times: Howard lawmakers, Board of Education express skepticism over school purchasing agreement

April 29, 2019

County Council Legislative Work Session: Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement by Chase Land, LLC (video)

April 15, 2019

Howard County Times: Howard County Board of Education recommends amending purchasing agreement for new high school in Jessup

April 10, 2019

Howard County Times: Howard County school purchasing agreement draws skepticism from lawmakers and activists

March 22, 2019

Howard County Times: Howard County Executive Calvin Ball moves one step closer to building 13th high school

March 21, 2019

County Executive Ball Pre-files Bill to Advance Construction of High School #13

March 15, 2019

Howard County Times: Howard Board of Education approves design for 13th high school

March 14, 2019

High School #13 Design Development Report

January 28, 2019

Video of quarterly county council meeting with the Board of Education

Discussion of High School #13 and #14 as well as Elementary School #43 at Mission Road. Also includes a discussion on school sidewalks.

December 19, 2018

Chase Land, LLC and Annapolis Junction Holdings, LP, Petition for Development Rights and Responsibilities Agreement and attachment received by Howard County Council and addressed to county executive Calvin Ball.

November 26, 2018

Community Meeting - New Road for High School #13 (video) (picture)

November 13, 2018

 

Community Meeting - Chase Land, LLC Development Right and Responsibilities Agreement

November 2, 2018

Howard County Times: Two Sites Suggested for Future Elkridge High School (HS #14)

September 20, 2018

High School #13 Schematic Design Report

September 20, 2018

BOE Regular Meeting (video)

Presentation of HS13 schematic design report to BOE (scroll down and click on 7.D link).

September 14, 2018

Purchase and Sale Agreement between Howard County and Chase Land, LLC

Water Tower Parcel

School Site

March 12, 2018

Columbia Flyer: Jessup property picked for next Howard County high school

March 8, 2018

BOE Regular Meeting (video)

Vote to choose HS#13 school site (scroll down and click on 7.D link). PowerPoint slides presented prior to vote.

March 8, 2018

HCPSS News: HCPSS Board of Education Selects Mission Road Site for High School #13

March 5, 2018

Mission Road Vibration, Noise, and Ambient Air Monitoring Report

March 1, 2018

Mission Road Blast Testing and Structural Report

February 12, 2018

Howard County Times: New tests planned on Jessup land being considered for high school

February 8, 2018

BOE Regular Meeting (video)

Contains interviews with environmental experts on Mission Rd.  Scroll down and click on 14.B link “High School #13 Site Selection (Bruce Gist/Renee Kamen) - REPORT” This is our meeting minutes from that video.

Site Selection – New HS #13 PowerPoint Slides

Kittleman's letter to BOE regarding High school #13 site selection

February 7, 2018

High School #13 Site Selection

Shows proposed sites for Mission Rd. and Troy Park (with and without use of the White property)

February 2, 2018

Columbia Flyer: Superintendent says window to open new Howard County high school by 2022 is closing

February 1, 2018

HS13 Community Meeting: Q&A (Cell Phone Video)

February 1, 2018

WMAR TV: Clock Ticking to Pick Howard County School 13 Site

January 30, 2018

BOE Quarterly Meeting: Location and next steps for High School #13 opening in 2022 (Video)

January 29, 2018

Kittleman presented draft site plan for high school at Troy Park

January 24, 2018

Started petition for High School #13 to be put in Jessup

January 17, 2018

Columbia Flyer: As Questions Swirl Around Search For a Howard County High School Site, A Third Property Is Studied

January 12, 2018

Kittleman announces Troy Park for HS 13 consideration (letter)

January 11, 2018

BOE Meeting (video): Reconsiders Mission Rd. Site - scroll down to 7.D link

Kittleman’s letter to BOE to reconsider Mission Rd. Site

January 8-9, 2018

Why Not Jessup Facebook group and this web site created.

January 3-5, 2018

After a closed door meeting, the Board of Education announces they have ruled out both the Rockburn and Mission Rd. sites as candidates for HS 13.

December 22, 2017

Letter: Kittleman rules out Rockburn Park site

Rockburn High School 13 Proposed Site Map

December 11, 2017

Columbia Flyer: New Sites Possible for High School 13, Residents Petition Rockburn Location

November 2, 2017

Columbia Flyer: Conservationists ask Howard County to Swap Park Land in Rockburn Park for New High School

October 20, 2017

Mission Road Site Analysis Report

October 19, 2017

Baltimore Sun: The Right Fit For A New High School [Editorial]

October 17, 2017

Phase 1 Environment Site Assessment for Rockburn Branch Park

October 12, 2017

Howard County Times: Howard School System Accelerating Search for High School 13 Site

October, 2017

Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Report Data Gap Resolution

Addendum to November 2016 report - includes Parcel 349, an 8.2-acre wooded residential parcel addressed as 8717 Mission Road.

July 17, 2017

HCPSS: Update on environmental studies and progress on potential Elkridge sites

July, 2017

Mission Rd. Ambient Air Quality Testing Report

May, 2017

Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment Report Completed

Appendixes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

April 25, 2017

Chase Properties Pre-Submission Meeting Minutes

Discusses the proposed Site Development Plan for site grading and tree clearing for the Mission Rd. Site.

Mission Road Chase Property Environmental Concept Plan

November, 2016

Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment Report Completed

Appendixes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G

October 4, 2016

BOE Meeting: Mission Road Site Acquisition Public Hearing (Video)

September 8, 2016

BOE Report: Potential land aquisition for Turf Valley elementary school and Mission Road schools

September 7, 2016

BOE Meeting: Site acquisition for Turf Valley elementary school and Mission Road schools (Video)

May 6, 2016

Howard County Government: Kittleman signs agreement to purchase site for county’s 13th high school

Howard County Times: Howard Moves Forward on $23 Million Land Purchase For New High School In Jessup

October 13, 2014

Rock Road Recycle: Savage Stone’s Jessup, MD plant is “Picture Perfect!”

January 25, 2004

Baltimore Sun: State grants permit for 545-acre quarry

September 10, 2003

Troy Hill Geophysical Site Survey Results Phase II

January 25, 2001

Troy Hill Limited Phase II Soil and Surface Water Investigation

May, 1999

Troy Hill Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment

May 24, 1996

Baltimore Sun: Architect Shows Board Benefits of Quarry Parks, Homes Could Be Built On Land After Mining

January 5, 1996

Baltimore Sun: Developer makes case for quarry Jessup operation would not harm community, he says; Gabbro would be mined; Some residents fear impact of traffic, blasting

June 3, 1994

Baltimore Sun: Residents OK Quarry in Jessup