Superintendent Renee Foose Retires From HCPSS

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — Superintendent Renee Foose has announced her retirement from the Howard County Public School System (HCPSS).

Foose and the school board issued statements Tuesday announcing her retirement, which is effective as of Tuesday, May 2.

Michael J. Martirano, Ed.D., will take over as acting superintendent.

“I want to express my gratitude to the teachers, administrators and staff of the Howard County Public School System for their incredibly dedicated work during my five years as Superintendent,” Dr. Foose said in a statement. “Howard County is the #1 school system in the state of Maryland and one of the top school systems in the country, because of your leadership and commitment."

Continued Foose: "I want to thank the students in the Howard County Public School System and their families for your strong support of our public schools. I also want to thank the public officials in Howard County who supported my tenure as superintendent and supported continued excellence in the Howard County Public School System. I am proud of my service to the Howard County Public School System and have every expectation that the commitment to excellence in our public schools will continue in the future.”

The Howard County Board of Education said in a statement that it was grateful to Foose for her service.

“The Board of Education of Howard County wishes to express its appreciation to Dr. Renee Foose for her commitment and service to the Howard County Public School System," Howard County Board of Education Chair Cynthia L. Vaillancourt said. "During her tenure, Howard County was consistently ranked the top school system in the state and one of the top systems in the country. We are grateful for her leadership. The Board has appointed Dr. Martirano as Acting Superintendent until the search is completed for a new Superintendent. The Board remains committed to maintaining the tradition of excellence in public education in Howard County.”