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Waterloo Elementary School is a part of Howard County Public School System, which operates several elementary, middle and high schools. Waterloo Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through grade five. Its staff includes classroom and resource teachers, specialists, counselors, therapists, and cafeteria and custodial personnel. The school supports a variety of extracurricular programs in art, music, chorus, band, strings, media studies, technology integration, and health and physical education. In addition, Waterloo Elementary School offers the English for Speakers of Other Languages program. It provides medical care; physical, occupational and speech therapies; and guidance and counseling services to students. Located in Columbia, Md., Waterloo Elementary School has a parent-teacher association that provides an opportunity for discussion of mutual concerns of parents and teachers and fosters communication with the school and community.

Maryland School for the Deaf develops academic and social skills by providing educational, developmental and extracurricular activities. It operates elementary, middle and high school, and is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. It provides education to the hearing impaired children up to the age 21. The school offers various subjects that include English, math, social studies, science, theater arts, physical education, life skills and technology exposition. The school also offers a range of vocational courses, such as computer literacy, graphic arts, masonry, woodworking, business education and job training center. In addition, the school offers after-school activities that include field trips, organization meetings, clubs, community projects, intramural games and tournaments. Maryland School for the Deaf was established in 1868 and is located in Frederick and Columbia, Md.