Harford Schools Superintendent Tomback Expected to Unveil Recommended Operating Budget December 20

Harford Schools Superintendent Robert M. Tomback will unveil his recommended FY12 operating budget to the Harford County Board of Education at a scheduled board business meeting on Monday, December 20, according to a published meeting agenda.

Following this first step in the months-long budget process, the school board will hold public hearings and consider possible amendments before adopting a budget proposal for further consideration by funding authorities.

Last year’s budget process was a contentious one, as a potential 2% salary cut for all HCPS employees – embedded throughout the 500-page budget document, but not otherwise disclosed by HCPS until it was discovered by The Dagger – drew angry employees to public hearings. The salary cuts were later restored.

A copy of the full agenda for the December 20 school board meeting appears below:

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2010
HCPS A. A. ROBERTY BUILDING
102 S. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, MD 21014
Board Business Meeting – 6:30 P.M. – Board Room

6:30 P.M. Call to Order – Mark M. Wolkow, President
Quorum Roll Call
Adoption of Agenda
Pledge of Allegiance

*6:40 P.M. Recognition
– HCPS Hall of Fame: Mr. William D. Hallock
– National Winner of the Earth Science Picture of the Day Website Contest – Ms. Laurel Yau, C. Milton Wright High School
– 2010 Fall MPSSAA Interscholastic State Champions and Sportsmanship Award Winners
– 2010 HCPS Board of Education Holiday Card, Jason Starkey, Seventh Grade, Bel Air Middle School

*7:00 P.M. General Public Comment
*7:15 P.M. Board Committee Reports and Comments

Old Business
Action Item(s):
*7:30 P.M. A. Consent Agenda:
1.) Proposed Resolutions on: (Goal 3)
• African American History Month and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Maryland Reading Month
• National Mentoring Month
2.) Decision on Approval of Board Handbook (Goal 3)
3.) Decision on Award of Contract for Replacement of the Modular Classroom and Pre-fabricated Building at Hickory, Bid Tab Sheet, List of Alternates

Presentation(s):

*7:35 P.M. B. Presentation on Resource Conservation Update, Mr. Cornell S. Brown, Jr. and
Mr. Andrew P. Cassilly (Goal 3)

New Business
Action Item(s):

*7:55 P.M. C. Decision on Appointments/Promotions, Dr. Robert M. Tomback

Presentation(s):

*8:10 P.M. D. Presentation on Board of Education Policies, Patrick P. Spicer, Esquire (Goal 3)
Assignment to Schools in Attendance Areas Policy, No. 20-0035-000, Current Policy, Revised Policy
*8:30 P.M. E. Presentation on Superintendent’s Recommended FY2012 Operating Budget, Mr. James M. Jewell (Goal 3)
*8:55 P.M. F. Superintendent’s Report

Closing
Future Meetings Review
Adjournment

*Times are approximate