The Harford County Board of Education plans a business meeting on April 28th to include the ratification of labor contracts for next school year, and a teachers’ union presentation on the cost of salary increases. Other planned business includes acceptance of a ten-cent, mandated price increase for school lunches next year, and a vote on […]
Harford County Board of Education District B: Q&A with Runyeon; Incumbent Frisch Doesn’t Answer, Johnson Misses Deadline
Voters in District B, which includes Fallston and Joppa, will have three school board candidates to choose from in the June primary election. However, only candidate Laura Runyeon provided responses to The Dagger’s three questions for the candidates. Candidate Greg Johnson was willing to answer the questions, but he missed the deadline for publication. Incumbent […]
Harford County Board of Education District C: 2 Challengers Oppose Incumbent to Represent Bel Air Area
The Dagger’s Q & A with candidates for the Harford County School Board continues with responses from the candidates in District C, Bel Air, where incumbent board member Alysson Krchnavy faces two challengers: John Anker, a Bel Air business owner and information technology consultant, and Joe Voskuhl, a retired principal of Bel Air High School. […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda April 14: Teacher of the Year; Teacher Salary Disparities; Extra-Curricular Policies
The Harford County Board of Education plans a business meeting on April 14th to include recognition for Teacher of the Year finalists, a teachers’ union presentation on wage disparities, and approval of revised policies for extra-curricular activities and clubs. First on the agenda, the Board plans to recognize Lawrence M. Jehnert, third grade teacher at […]
Harford County Teachers Union Leads March for Education; What are the Options for Increased Funding?
Exactly one week before gubernatorial candidate and Harford County Executive David Craig was set to release his recommended county budget for fiscal year 2015, the county teachers’ union marched more than 300 teachers, parents and students through the streets of Bel Air on Tuesday evening, chanting and carrying signs in support of education funding. The […]
Harford County Board of Education District D; Incumbent Board President and 3 Challengers
In the upcoming primary elections for Harford County School Board, four candidates will be on the ballot in District D, which includes Jarrettsville, Norrisville, Whiteford, Street, Dublin, Darlington, Level and Forest Hill. The field of four is comprised of incumbent board president Nancy Reynolds, former HCPS teacher Chris Scholz, engineering technology company project manager Mike […]
Harford County Public Schools Announces New Immunization Requirements
Harford County Public Schools posted the following message on Facebook today announcing new Maryland immunization requirements for students beginning next school year: Parents/guardians of current 6th grade students: Beginning with the 2014-15 school year, new immunizations are required for all children entering 7th grade. One Tdap vaccination and one meningococcal vaccination are now required. Look […]
Harford County Board of Education District E Candidates Introduce, Differentiate Themselves
The next installment of The Dagger’s Q & A with candidates for the Harford County Board of Education features the candidates in District E, which includes Aberdeen, Churchville and Fountain Green. Among the four candidates who filed to run in District E, Stephen Macko has since told The Dagger that he is no longer running. […]
