Change of Address Information
Current residency documentation must be updated each time residency changes. Within 10 school (business) days from the date of the move, the parent/guardian must notify their child’s current school of the change and provide new residency documents.
All families are required to report a change of address to their child’s current school, regardless of whether the move is:
- In the same school attendance area
- Into a new school attendance area
- Out of Howard County
- Out of Maryland
- Out of the country
How to Change Your Address
Effective Aug. 4, 2025, HCPSS has a new process for families to submit a change of address.
- Log in to HCPSS Connect using parent/guardian credentials
- Select Online Registration at the top right of the page and then select Family File Verification
- In Family File, within the Family section, select the checkbox if your address has changed. Enter the date of the deed/lease change. Type the new address in the field provided, select your address from the list provided, and confirm the mail address.
- Select Upload to attach the primary and secondary home address verification documents*. Select each document type as appropriate.
- Complete the steps in Family File to submit
- After submitting your change of address, a staff member from your child’s school will contact you to finalize details relating to your submission.
*Verification documents are:
- The new deed or fully signed lease
- Most recent gas and electric bill or water and sewer bill for the new home
If a deed or lease is not in the parent/guardian’s name and they moved in with another family, the school can connect the family to a Pupil Personnel Worker for help with updating their address and residency documents for the student’s file.
Questions: Please contact our Registering Secretary at RBESRegistars@hcpss.org