Another in an occasional series of informal reports, analysis and opinion based on a meeting of the Harford County Board of Education. A meeting of the Harford County Board of Education held just before Valentine’s Day highlighted the heartfelt pain and hard realities of education funding. Added to the mix was a ray of hope […]
Harford Community College Feb. 14: 2nd Quarter Financial Report; Meeting with Harford County Public Schools
The Harford Community College Board of Trustees will hold a business meeting at the college on February 14 in the Chesapeake Center Board Room. Among the items on the preliminary meeting agenda is a financial report for the second quarter and a report on a joint meeting held between officials from the college and Harford […]
Harford County Board of Education Feb. 13: Legislative Update; Collaborations with Harford Community College; Approval of Tentative Agreement on Teacher Bonus
A legislative update and a presentation on collaborations between Harford County Public Schools and Harford Community College are on the February 13 meeting agenda for the Board of Education of Harford County. Also planned is approval of a previously announced tentative agreement reached with the teachers’ union on the distribution of an employee bonus. With […]
Tentative Agreement on Harford County Teacher Bonuses Gives “One-Time, Non-Precedent Setting, $1,250 Stipend”; Union Attempted to Apply Funds to Salaries
The Harford County Board of Education and the Harford County Education Association have tentatively agreed that a bonus for county employees proposed by County Executive David Craig will be distributed to teachers as a “one-time, non-precedent setting, $1,250 stipend”. The tentative agreement made public by the school system this week was signed on Feb. 1 […]
C. Milton Wright High School Students Charged Following Fist Fight at School
Two male sophomores at C. Milton Wright High School were charged with assault Thursday after getting into a fist fight at the school which police said attracted over 100 student onlookers. One of the sophomores had a cut over his right eye and was taken to the hospital by his mother, according to a report […]
Budget Wrinkles Ahead for Harford County Public Schools; County Executive Craig Says Shift of Teacher Pension Costs Could Be “Catastrophic”
Finalizing a budget for Harford County Public Schools is difficult in the best of times and these are not the best of times. Like all public school systems in Maryland, Harford County Public Schools depends upon state and local government for revenue and must negotiate its largest expense, employee compensation, with a number of employee […]
Harford County Board of Education Jan. 30 Special Meeting Agenda: Decision on Proposed Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2013
The Harford County Board of Education will hold a special business meeting on Monday, January 30 to vote on a proposed operating budget for the fiscal year 2013. The special meeting was called after estimates of revenue from the state were revised downward for next year, prompting school board members to delay the budget vote […]
Harford County Board of Education, Teachers’ Union Agree to Negotiate One-Time Bonus Funding
An agreement was announced Friday that may pave the way for teachers to each receive $625 originally proposed by County Executive David Craig as a one-time employee bonus. Randy Cerveny, president of the Harford County Education Association representing teachers, sent a message to members Friday saying that the Harford County Board of Education had agreed […]
