From Harford County Public Schools:
Harford County Public Schools will ceremoniously break ground for the new Havre de Grace Middle/High School on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at 1:00 p.m., rain or shine.
The event, which will be held at Havre de Grace Middle School, will include representatives from the Board of Education of Harford County, school system leadership, elected officials, and students and staff from Havre de Grace Middle School and Havre de Grace High School.
Visit hcps.org for more information about the construction project.
Harford County Public High Schools are at 82% capacity averaged out for the next five years. The taxpayers don’t need to take on this burden because some people thing it’s their turn. How about redistricting the students and close the under capacity schools.
This isn’t about it being “our turn”, it’s about having a middle and high school that are in serious disrepair and desperately need replacement. Redistrcting isn’t the answer. Can Aberdeen handle the influx of the HDG students? Would you send some to North Harford? Havre de Grace is a growing community and your argument of average capacity is hollow and short sighted.
The boat has sailed on this argument, the funding is in place and on Wednesday I’ll watch shovels go in the ground.
Oops, Thursday!!!!!!
Growing community? Who is moving there?
Who’s moving there? Drug addicts, that is Havre de Graces demographic
Careful there, Phil. Your hood is showing.
There are other schools in Harford County that are in worse shape and should have been replaced before HdG. Even that 2 million dollar facilities assessment report, which was generated by David Craig (and has since been shelved), said so.
Have you ever been to HdG middle or high?? They’re basically crumbling to the ground.
Which schools were better candidates for replacement?
Joppatowne High School and Wm. Paca Old Post Road were both ahead of HdG on the list until Mr. Craig interceded. Honestly, neither HdG school is in as bad shape as either of those. I am happy that the HdG community is getting a replacement school but worry that it is at the expense of the kids in Joppatowne. HdG High had its last major renovation in the 80s. there is a plaque on the outside that shows that. We have to take the politics out of school construction or our poorest children will continue to have the worst facilities.
That a good one! Burbey talking about taking the politics out of something! Hahahahahaha!
Isn’t Joppatowne High’s systemic renovation on the horizon? I thought it was a couple just a couple years away…at least they have a new roof. Paca just had an HVAC upgrade. I’m sure if those schools had been replaced first, other communities would be up in arms (or at least indignation) about it. It would be nice if everybody got a new school, and I’m sure everyone’s child deserves a new school more than the next town. Unfortunately, we just can’t replace them all at once.
The enrollment numbers in the county don’t justify building this school. We are building this school to at great taxpayer expense bea cause Barry and David Craig decided this was their priority. If the politicians only had some balls and redistrict schools this would not be necessary. Enjoy your new school, it will probably be your last one funded by the state, now that the democrats have changed the way money will be distributed for school construction. You better believe Baltimore city and the Washington suburbs will get all of the money!
all other schools in the county are in great shape
If you must were to visit some of the other schools you find that is not to be the case.
Every other high school in the last 18 years have either been built as new or renovated and updated. Safety is another priority and if your child has to cross the street to go from one building to another you would also want something better than the current situation.
Joppatowne High School was not renovated or rebuilt.
Incorrect. I taught there when it was renovated although not the entire building.
It was not a systemic renovation. There were minor upgrades. They could not ado the renovation which was planned.
The good news is HCPS evidently learned something from North Harford disaster.
What a bunch of muckin’ forons.
Harford County home of if a school is over 35 years old it needs rebuilding. The elementary school I attended 55 years ago in Baltimore county is still going strong, how can that be?
HdG High was built in 1955…..so I’d say they’ve earned it.
You are probably right, any building built before 1956 needs to be flattened.
Old Post Road ES was built before that.
Canavan has made sure that HER grandkids will have a new school. #comflictofinterest #hypocrite
Building new schools isn’t about the kids it’s about the contractors. It’s what happens in republican territory just look at the uneducated trump country voters.
Money money money
It is actually about keep fill rates under capacity so the state of maryland can import some additional section 8 trash into our communities and water down the republican majority.
idiot
“more to the story” reads like a comic book,,P.S. Your liberal is showing.
I see that Babbeling Barbara has joined the conversation. Tell a lie so we know it’s you.
Have you ever been to hdg middle or high school? We have so many buckets in our classrooms from the room leaking. They re-tarred the roof. It did not do anything. It is inside the walls and hdg is finally getting a new school. This argument is over so don’t think it isn’t. I am so happy to see shovels in the ground Thursday.
Have you ever been to John Archer? They we’re supposed to have a new school a decade ago but Canavan made sure that they didn’t. There were also multiple student abuse cases of special needs children on her watch. Makes me sick to think of it.
The John Archer School rebuild should have been part of the HdG project. It would have allowed HCPS to have a school with fluid access for special needs students, as well as, provided the students opportunities to do work study close by the school.
It’s not just JA that had special needs kids abused. My kids went to Hickory and the criminal tactics used there saw everybody involved at the school level dismissed but somehow the the person in charge of it all, our (not so) Super intendant came away unscathed. Nothing new for the Roberty Mafia. I just saw an article today that quoted Licada saying an incident was under investigation so he couldn’t comment. The next scentance followed on to say that he may or may not have anything to say after the investigation. O.o
This cartel practices b.s. Edu-double-talk so often that they are the only ones that don’t hear how reduculous they sound.
Assistant superintendent of Harford schools put on paid leave after Baltimore sex charge
By Lisa Respers and Lisa Respers,SUN STAFF | October 21, 1997
A top Harford County school official was placed on paid leave yesterday after an August arrest by Baltimore police on a sex charge.Joseph P. Licata, 43, assistant superintendent of operations for the Harford County school system, was arrested Aug. 22 in the city’s Eastern District and charged with committing a perverted practice, according to court records. A trial is scheduled Nov. 10.Under state law, perverted practice includes a variety of sex acts aside from conventional male-female intercourse.
Hmm…that explains the new construction project.
Yes, it is true. Joe Licata, a sexual pervert has been roaming the halls of Harford County schools for over 20 years now.
All the more reason to build a new school! Or, not to…?
Rubber stampin’ lapdog Fitzpatrick get his day. He’s a good boy! Truely happy for both him and HdG. Now maybe he can grow a pair for once before the door hits him in the butt.