From Harford County Council of PTA:
The Harford County Council of PTA will be hosting a Board of Education Candidate Forum on May 15, 7-9 p.m., in the Bel Air Middle School Cafeteria. This event, open to the public, will enable attendees to talk one-on-one with the candidates about issues and challenges affecting HCPS.
To-date the following candidates have indicated they will be attending:
District A: Fred Mullis, Jansen Robinson
District B: Bob Frisch, Laura Runyeon, Greg Johnson
District C: Alysson Krchnavy, Joe Voskuhl
District D: Nancy Reynolds, Mike Simon, Tishan Weerasooriya
District E: Rachel Gauthier, Art Kaff, Barney Michel
District F: Tom Fitzpatrick, Joe Fleckenstein, Michael Hitchings
As a nonprofit organization, PTA remains neutral throughout the election cycle. The forum will provide an opportunity for the public to better understand the viewpoints and goals of the individual candidates as well communicate its concerns and priorities for the school system.
Nancy Reynolds needs to be back on the Board of Education. No one has the knowledge and expertise that she does. She knows the schools and the Superintendent, but more importantly she knows what is best for the children in Harford County. Nancy Reynolds is the best person to represent her constituents on the Board.
Nancy Reynolds is a true person. She cares for families and truly loves her profession. She comes into so many peoples lives that she does it without ever letting the people know she is there to help. Her many years of teaching and being a principal have made her truly qualified to continue on the board. She volunteers in the community and reaches many families without seeking the lime light. Her friends are democrats and republicans and she works for EVERYONE. The most important people, for Nancy, are the children. My family is truly blessed to have her as our friend and she came into our lives and showed that she is a caring woman who was concerned for us and how we were doing. Not once did I hear her not ask how our children were and did we need anything to help. Can’t say enough good about her, but she is an amazing lady who knows what counts! THE CHILDREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I beg to differ with you. If this is the same former principal of Bel Air Middle School, her customer service ethos is critically flawed.
Your kid was probably a trouble making loser and you are one of those parents who thinks that little johnny does nothing wrong! The only reason you would have bad experiences with a principal is if your kid was a jackwagon.
I’m used to Dagger contributors speaking about things they know nothing about. Consider yourself one of them. Ms Reynolds literally demonstrated dementia while I was talking with her about why she couldn’t tell me where my son was when he was dismissed on an early snow day. And then she had the gall to lie to my face about things she claimed I said in front of the character Benedetto. Go ahead if you want to characterize her as a wonderful human being. To me she was just a vicious crone on a power trip. And Benedetto was just a lackey doing the bidding of HCPS to put a formal “We’re doing something meaningful” spin on it. And forced to meet with me at the direction of Jackie Haas.
Literally demonstrated dementia? And you diagnosed that based on your years of experience as a “_____”? Your own personal perception doesn’t apply.
You can use big words like “dementia,” to act intelligent but as usually the case when people usually “demonstrate dementia” means, they usually demonstrate their ability to not care what is coming out of your mouth.
There are always 3 sides to a story.
@because……do you remember what you had for breakfast last week? Or the person you talked to at the Dr office? If benedetto was involved it had to be a serious issue. Nancy meets lots of students and may have met your child only once or twice. I’m sure you thought she should have catered to your child, but she is principal of all the school. I would fight tooth and nail for my child, but if they did something wrong, they have to pay for their actions. Nancy is not there to be your child’s friend. She is there to be an adult figure who shows that actions have consequences.
Are you overweight?
Now why did you have to go and mention the warden? Nancy would be qualified to be warden because she would be kind to the staff and treat the inmates with respect. I am sure you have firsthand knowledge of the detention center because you got the position, that isn’t filled, right. So you do know any other position that she would not be qualified for? Oh you did mention dog catcher. You seem to think that you can mention these positions and did you know that there are people who fill these positions. Gotta love when you try to make yourself look important and you mention about jobs you have no clue about. So would you be kind and stick to the facts of your complaint and not try and cloud the issue with your vast knowledge of jobs and meeting her only once. I meet people everyday and try not to judge the people on the first meeting. So where did you get your Ph.D?
So her work ethics is flawed? How many times have you interacted with her? I have dealt with her on a regular basis and she has been nothing but professional and even remembers my kids name. She has even demonstrated a vast knowledge of issues and how things are working in HCPS. I would be the first to agree with you and would not support her, but I see the total opposite of what you are saying. She has been nothing but caring and shares her time with disadvantaged children and does this for free! I would have agreed with you if at the first meeting we had, she was polite, and asked questions on how she could help our children. She listened to us and did not tell us what she was going to do, but what could she do. I wish there were more people like Nancy. She knows her issues and everyone can’t be pleased! I would trust her with my children and checkbook. That says a lot about how much trust goes.
So that one interaction to you was not sufficient to form a decidedly negative opinion of someone entrusted with the safety of my child?
Are you really that vapid?
I get it… I criticized Nancy Reynolds and you little weasels that think she’s the greatest thing since sliced bread come out of the woodwork to defended her honor. You really were not in my shoes. Benedetto was there to make sure that Mrs Reynolds did what Jackie Haas wanted her to do. Ms Reynolds did nothing to build bridges or resolve conflict she wanted to perpetuate her ridiculous authoritarian stance on an issue that had nothing to with my son’s behavior but her lack of regard for his safety and her petty manner of dealing with a parent concerned about the welfare of a child.
Because she was malicious and vindictive and that was the only time I had interaction with her and thankfully the last; when she retired I was delighted she was gone. The atmosphere in the office dramatically improved after she was gone. As much as you tout her wonders I’d have to say you are clearly all either the same person and simply trying to justify your blind loyalty to a woman that wasn’t fit be a warden at the detention center.
The Nancy Reynolds I met was arrogant and un-supportive in my effort to identify how they released my son on a snow day.
When we met with Benedetto at the insistence of Jackie Haas, she was shaking and wavering in her chair. She told a blatant lie to make herself look good and Benedetto had to intercede to keep everything on track.
That is thew person you are defending, which only shows, that a loud resourceful mob is essential to getting anything accomplished through incivility towards others.
If Obama had a son……he be like yours?
I’ll repeat this at the top. She displayed pettiness when I came to the school to try and find my son. She was rude and malicious and complained about my demeanor – all while refusing to help me locate where my child had been sent. She was simply malicious and tyrannical and I had to get Jackie Haas to intervene to countermand her draconian dictate. She no more belongs on the Board of Education than she should be catching stray animals.
I would have been distraught if they couldn’t find my child. Did you ever think that it was a major situation and you were not the center of the universe. Your a big person, on here, making accusations and not using your real name. Granted, you had a problem, but I’m sure you didn’t notice the office atmosphere when she left. I’m in agreement that children are the most important part in education. I would do anything for my children and so would Nancy. I’m sorry you had a bad experience, but please don’t come on here and talk about her as if she is the worse thing since sliced bread. Apparently she isn’t going to be on your holiday list, but she has shown me nothing but concern and helpfulness. She is a true educator. There are people in my life that I find very rude and shouldn’t be anything in life, but Nancy is not one of them. I work in a profession that deals with the worst of the worst and still have a good outlook on life. Try walking in her shoes for one day and you will see a very caring person who knows about people and it’s all in how you come across to people. I would trust Nancy with my children and even in my own house! That says a lot about how I feel about her. Not many people can come into my house without being invited and she is one that can show up at my front door. So I am truly sorry that you had a bad experience with her and that made you look negative on her ability as a principal. My children are the center of my universe and I am sure yours are.
You really hold grudges a long time don’t you? She either didn’t know your child because bel air has 1300 kids in it or your kid was a total donkey and you blame that on the school or society! Get a life
It wasn’t your child she couldn’t account for. I defy you to be less of an ass.
I hope your home has a finished basement! With an enabled donkey of a child that you inevitably spawned they’re going to need it. The bright side is, you won’t lose them when they’re living down there.
So with our one interaction you have formed an opinion? I pity you because you have an opinion, that is flawed, and one sided. I would be the first to agree wit you…if that were the truth. You son is the most precious gifts from God. I’m sure you would fight for everything that your son deserves. But it also shows that Nancy believes the same thing you want. Your son matters to Nancy and if you were to interact with her, I’m sure you would have a different opinion. A principal deals with 1300 students (as stated in an earlier post). So your son was not at the forefront of her mind. But you assumed that she should have known everything. The Nancy I know is caring, concerned about her students and very proficient in her job. I would as one favor, from you, or not. Have you ever tried to talk with her without getting emotional or seeing her point of view. I would beg to differ, strongly, with you about her having dementia. The world is too full of people who say…me, me, me…..why not be the one who says, stop, talk and listen.
Because….You have had this same gripe for years. What people don’t realize is how your actions have contributed. You may have changed your name, but you are still the same old person. Your son has long moved on….maybe you should too!
My contribution was telling her in front of her staff, when they refused to answer the phone, that she must be new to education.
After that it was all bluster and arrogance and malice on her part.
You were not there. She was, and you are standing up for someone who I witnessed first hand acting like an administrative bully.
I’ll repeat this again so you little sycophants can have at it:
She displayed pettiness when I came to the school to try and find my son. She was rude and malicious and complained about my demeanor – all while refusing to help me locate where my child had been sent. She was simply malicious and tyrannical and I had to get Jackie Haas to intervene to countermand her draconian dictate. She no more belongs on the Board of Education than she should be catching stray animals.
Different name perhaps, but the same old bitter trolling Porter!
When asked by TheDagger to “Please cite a previous decision by the Harford County Board of Education with which you either strongly agree or disagree, and why.” , only Mike Simon spoke out against The Common Core curriculum, probably the hottest topic nationwide concerning education.
As a new voter to this district, this impressed me that a candidate is thinking about larger issues. At the same time, I have heard good things about Nancy too but not much on CC.
Looking forward to the forum.