Teachers gave a standing ovation to the school board member who pled for more education funding at a Harford County Council budget hearing Thursday, and lambasted County Executive David Craig, blaming him for creating a “desperate situation” in Harford County Public Schools. The occasion for teachers’ disparate reactions was a public hearing held by the […]
Harford Schools Scratch Pad: Plan to Award High School Credit for Foreign Language Courses Completed in Middle School Raises Specter of Inequity
Another in an occasional series of informal reports, analysis and opinion based on a meeting of the Harford County Board of Education. A decision last week by the Harford County Board of Education to award high school credit for foreign language courses completed in middle school also sparked a backlash against mandates and raised the […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda May 13: Expanded Advertising in Schools; High School Credit for Foreign Languages Completed in Middle School
On the meeting agenda for May 13th, the Harford County Board of Education is planning votes on expanding advertising opportunities in schools and awarding high school credit for foreign language courses completed in middle school. Board members will also hear a financial report including a projected $4.4 million unassigned fund balance for the 2013 fiscal […]
Harford County Public Schools Employee Charged with Unnatural and Perverted Sexual Practice for Having Sex with Dog
A Harford County Public Schools employee has been charged with unnatural and perverted sexual practice for having intercourse with a dog, according to court documents. Stephanie Mikles, 45, of Jarrettsville was indicted on April 16 for having sexual intercourse with a dog at her home between August 1, 2008 and August 31, 2008, according to […]
Harford School Board Seeks Input on Superintendent Tomback’s Successor; Interim Replacement to be Named in Coming Weeks
Choosing a superintendent is arguably the single most consequential decision a school board has to make, affecting not only the school system, but the public at large. The Harford County Board of Education plans to do it twice in the next twelve months, first by naming an interim superintendent in the coming weeks to replace […]
New “Fair Share” Fees in Harford County Could Shift Hundreds of Thousands Dollars from Non-Members’ Salaries into Union Coffers
New state legislation awaiting the governor’s signature paves the way for employee unions in Harford County Public Schools to begin collecting representation fees from non-members. The new fees are to help offset the cost of exclusive collective bargaining services that the unions have long provided for members and non-members alike. Called “fair share” fees by […]
Cell Phone Ban Lifted in Harford County Circuit Court Following Letter Writing Campaign by Bel Air Resident
Cell phones are no longer banned in Harford County Circuit Court, belatedly bringing the court into compliance with a rule allowing the public to bring phones inside Maryland courthouses. County Administrative Judge William O. Carr lifted the local ban last week, following a letter-writing campaign by Bel Air resident Patrick Lovett. Lovett uncovered MD Rule […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda April 22: Hall of Fame Honors for Don Morrison; Report on 2013 Maryland General Assembly
At a meeting planned for April 22nd, the Harford County Board of Education will induct former HCPS spokesman Don Morrison into its Educator Hall of Fame. Also on the agenda is a wrap-up of the 2013 Maryland General Assembly session, including state budget and legislative action affecting the school system. The first order of business […]
