What's New

Updates regarding transportation and the 2026-27 school year.

The National Association of Music Merchants Foundation has named Hanover County Public Schools as a “Best Community for Music Education” for the 14th year in a row.

Updates regarding the Fiscal Year 2027 budget.

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.

Karina D'Estefano, a Spanish teacher at Liberty Middle School, has been named the 2025-26 Hanover County Public Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year.

An important update regarding the data incident from March.

Jessica Robertson, the library office assistant at Atlee High School and Chickahominy Middle School, has been selected as the 2025-26 Hanover County Public Schools Support Employee of the Year.

We are seeking the public’s input on textbooks being considered for adoption for use during elementary science instruction and high school Environmental Science beginning in the 2026-27 school year.

Mark Beckett, the principal at Chickahominy Middle School, is the Hanover County Public Schools winner of the 2025-26 R.E.B. Award for Distinguished Educational Leadership by The Community Foundation.

We look forward to meeting the Class of 2039 this fall!

We broke ground on the new school building on Thursday, March 12.

Updates regarding a possible data incident.

Beginning this fall, every elementary school will have an on-site afterschool childcare provider.

Amber dePass, a fifth grade teacher at Battlefield Park Elementary School, has been named this year’s Hanover County Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

Updates regarding the 2026-27 HCPS calendar.

We are proud to share with you that our students continue to achieve at the highest levels in Virginia according to new ratings from the Virginia Department of Education.

Three Hanover County Public Schools teachers have received the 2025 R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence.

Patrick Henry High School has once again been named one of the best schools in Virginia for students and families connected to our country’s military.

Continuing our focus on kindness, we are launching a social media campaign to celebrate the students and staff who inspire us all by putting kindness into action through their words and actions.

Earlier this year, our valued partners with the CSB began a new, free program in which Hanover County residents 18 years and older can receive naloxone – a drug used to counter or temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid-related overdose – via mail at no charge.

The Community Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2025-26 R.E.B. Awards for Distinguished Educational Leadership, which will result in a $30,000 grant for a Hanover County Public Schools principal.

Beaverdam Elementary School (BES), Chickahominy Middle School (CMS), and Elmont Elementary School (EES) have been named as 2024-2026 National PTA Schools of Excellence.

Throughout the 2025-26 school year, kindness will be emphasized across all schools.

An update regarding the boundary adjustment implementation plan.

An update regarding the boundary adjustment and evaluation process.

We are excited to share with you that members of the public now have the opportunity to watch via live stream the construction of Battlefield Park Elementary School and Beaverdam Elementary School!

An update regarding the boundary adjustment and evaluation process.

Hanover County Public Schools has broken ground on two replacement elementary schools, marking the second and third schools constructed in Hanover County since 2008.

An update regarding the boundary adjustment and evaluation process.

An update regarding the boundary adjustment and evaluation process.

An update regarding the boundary adjustment and evaluation process.

The Hanover County School Board work session to discuss the boundary adjustment process that was scheduled for Thursday, February 20 has been postponed due to inclement weather.

An update regarding the boundary adjustment and evaluation process.

An update regarding the boundary adjustment and evaluation process.

An update regarding the boundary adjustment and evaluation process.

PowerSchool recently announced that the company experienced a data breach impacting school divisions across the country, including HCPS.

An update regarding the boundary adjustment and evaluation process.

An update regarding the boundary adjustment and evaluation process.

The process to replace Washington-Henry Elementary School with a new school building has begun.

To address student enrollment and capacity across schools in HCPS, we are undergoing a boundary line evaluation and adjustment process.

HCPS has created artificial intelligence guidelines for students, educators, and families in response to the growing usage of the technology.

An important update regarding student mobile device usage in HCPS.

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

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.

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

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.