Elementary school redistricting is the one and only topic on the agenda for the February 7 meeting of the Harford County Board of Education planned for 7 p.m. in the Bel Air High School auditorium. Scheduled as work session, where public attendance is welcome but public comment is not allowed, the meeting will open with […]
Harford Schools Revises Elementary Redistricting: Some Youth’s Benefit Students Slated to Move to Jarrettsville Elementary Would Stay
The Harford County Public Schools committee charged with creating a comprehensive elementary redistricting plan has made changes to their proposal which would allow some students who had been slated to move to Jarrettsville Elementary to remain at Youth’s Benefit. The revisions, dated Feb. 4 and reflected in the map below, move most students living in […]
Harford Redistricting Take Two: Revised Plan Eliminates Overcrowding in all 33 Elementary Schools
With only a month to go before the Harford County Board of Education makes a final decision on elementary school redistricting, a revised proposal has been issued by Superintendent Robert Tomback’s redistricting advisory committee known as STAC. The new proposal, the second revision to an earlier draft, eliminates overcrowding in all 33 county elementary schools […]
Boundary Exceptions a “Critical” Issue in Harford County Elementary School Redistricting
When the Harford County Board of Education redraws elementary school attendance boundaries, what will happen to students seeking boundary exceptions? Changes to attendance boundaries are planned for next year to relieve overcrowding and to balance enrollment among the county’s 33 elementary schools. Complicating the redistricting effort will be boundary exceptions, which allow students to attend […]
Harford County Board of Education Approves FY2012 Operating Budget, Cuts Line Item for AP Exams
The Harford County Board of Education approved a $448 million operating budget for fiscal year 2012 in a 6-1 vote Monday night, but narrowly voted to cut a pilot program proposed by Superintendent Robert Tomback, which would have paid the fees for students taking Advanced Placement Exams. The AP exam line item, which would have […]
Harford Schools Advanced Placement Data Released; School Board to Consider Pilot Program to Pay AP Exam Fees
On a short list of priority items in next year’s proposed budget, Harford Schools Superintendent Robert M. Tomback has requested a pilot program to pay exam fees for students who take Advanced Placement Exams. The idea is to increase participation in the AP Program offered at all county high schools. The AP Program, devised by […]
Harford County Board of Education Jan. 24: School Budget Vote, Hall of Fame Inductees, Advanced Placement Teacher of the Year
A vote on next year’s school budget, rescheduled from last week due to the weather, dominates the January 24 agenda of the Harford County Board of Education. Also under consideration will be FY12 budget amendments to reflect a net increase in grant funding in the amount of $1,536,156. The funds are to be used for […]
Harford Education Leadership Conference Calls for Communication, Cooperation and Consistency in Harford County Public Schools
Reporting on a Harford Education Leadership Conference held in April, the co-host Harford Business Roundtable for Education begins a summary of work group feedback by outlining common themes: This is the third in a series of reports on the education conference published in The Dagger. From HBRT: Work Group Summary After the presentation by our […]
