A report on the state of technology at Harford Community College and a review of the current Compensation Administration Policy are among the items on the October 18 meeting agenda for the Harford Community College Board of Trustees. Board members conduct a review of board policy each month. The text of the current Compensation Administration […]
Harford County Board of Education Work Session Oct. 17: Citizen Advisory Committee Recommendations on Sex Education, Career and Technology Programs, Safety and Security, Gifted Education, Special Education
The members of the Harford County Board of Education will hear annual reports from the board’s five citizen advisory committees at a board work session planned for October 17. Reports and recommendations are expected from the committees on family life education, career and technology education, school safety and security, gifted education and special education. Below […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda Oct. 10: Staff Recruitment and Retention Plan; Anonymous Teaching and Learning Conditions Survey
A presentation on the recruitment and retention of staff and a report on an anonymous survey of teaching and learning conditions are among the items on the Harford County Board of Education’s October 10, 2011 meeting agenda. Ms. Jean Mantegna, assistant superintendent of human resources, will provide school board members with a presentation on the […]
Harford School Superintendent Tomback Issues Countywide Procedures for Managing Funds Following Unsolved Felony Thefts at Patterson Mill; More Funds Stolen in 2009; Audit Had Recommended Tighter Controls
Ten months before a string of thefts at Patterson Mill Middle/High School totaling more than $10,000, a felony theft of more than $1,000 occurred at the school on February 6, 2009. The earlier theft involved cash and personal checks stolen from the office of the school’s lead secretary, according to a report from the Harford […]
Harford County Board of Education Sept. 26: Superintendent Haas to be Posthumously Inducted into Educator Hall of Fame; Votes Planned on Capital Budget Requests
Harford County Public School officials are expecting a big turnout for the September 26 school board meeting, where Superintendent Jacqueline C. Haas will be posthumously inducted into the HCPS Educator Hall of Fame. Seating will be limited and on a first come, first served basis. Also on the meeting agenda is a board vote recommending […]
Harford County Five-Year SAT Results: Good News and Troubling Trends
Long considered a reliable predictor of student success in college, SAT scores released by Harford County Public Schools over the past five years show both good news and troubling trends. From 2007 through 2011, the average SAT critical reading scores in HCPS rose above the state and national averages, but the county’s math scores hovered […]
Bel Air High School 9/11 Memorial Open House Rescheduled to September 17
The public is invited to attend the Bel Air High School 9/11 Memorial Open House, which has been rescheduled for Saturday, September 17 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. A steel beam from the World Trade Center and other artifacts from the terrorist attacks will be on permanent display in the main lobby of the school. […]
Harford Community College Board of Trustees Sept. 13 Agenda: 2011 Independent Audit; Architectural and Engineering Services for a New Nursing and Allied Heath Building
On the September 13 meeting agenda for the Harford Community College Board of Trustees is a report on science, technology, engineering and math initiatives and several action items, including architectural and engineering contract approval for a new nursing and allied health building. Also on the agenda is acceptance of the 2011 independent financial audit and […]
