The agenda is short, but weighty decisions are planned for a special Harford County Board of Education meeting Tuesday in Bel Air as the board will vote on next year’s operating budget. Superintendent Robert M. Tomback has proposed a budget for fiscal year 2012 that includes salary increases for all employees, including $15.3 million to […]
Harford County Councilman Slutzky Explains Red Pump Elementary Investigation & Redistricting Implications
Red Pump Elementary School has yet to open its doors, but the new school already has a checkered history in Harford County. Still under construction and scheduled to open in August, Red Pump has been ground zero for a countywide elementary school redistricting that is still in the draft stages. But even before a shovel […]
Revised Redistricting Plan Would Put Enrollment At All Harford County Elementary Schools Below 101% Capacity
A revised redistricting plan from Harford County Public Schools puts enrollment at all county elementary schools under 101% of capacity, and incorporates a number of alternative redistricting proposals submitted by parents in the affected areas. Issued on January 14 by the Superintendent’s Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), the revised plan is subject to additional modifications and […]
Harford Tea Party, Teachers’ Union and PTAs Expected at School Budget Hearing Saturday
Calling upon their members to speak out a Saturday morning school budget hearing, Harford County tea party groups, local PTAs, and the teachers’ union are gearing up to make their respective voices heard. The public hearing will kick off a Harford County Board of Education budget work session, which is scheduled January 15 from 9:00 […]
Edgewood Middle Swimming Pool Remains Closed Pending Health Permit Approval
Swimmers and their fans may know that the pool at Edgewood Middle School has been closed since August – Parks and Recreation programs at the pool have been cancelled and swim team practices and meets have been moved to county pools at Magnolia and North Harford Middle Schools. When a Dagger reader asked what was […]
Harford Business Roundtable for Education 2010 Conference Report Part II – Superintendent Tomback: “Good is the Enemy of Great”
In the following summary of conference panel presentations, state Senator Barry Glassman says that teacher pensions will be dealt with in the upcoming Maryland General Assembly session and he believes that some transfer of costs to the counties will occur; Harford County Council President Billy Boniface calls for an education element to be added to […]
Weather-Related School Closings – A Primer From Harford County Public Schools
An early morning snow last Friday contributed to three school bus accidents in Harford County, but didn’t delay the opening of Harford County Public Schools, and parents later questioned the decision to start school on time. Taking no chances, it was announced by 11 a.m. Tuesday that all Harford County public schools would be closing […]
Harford Community College Agenda Jan. 11: Proposed Operating Budget, Sports Complex Renovation
The Harford Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11 in the Chesapeake Center Board Room. Action items include a decision on the proposed FY12 operating budget and authorization of a contract to renovate the sports complex building at Thomas Run Park. The HCC Board of Trustees agenda is […]