Harford County Board of Education member Robin Rich, who represents the North Harford area, announced moments ago at Monday night’s Board meeting that she will resign her position effective December 1. Rich’s departure will reduce the seven-member Board of Education down to just five members (with earlier resignation of John Smilko of Joppa this summer) […]
Harford Schools to Unveil Draft Plan for Elementary Redistricting on Nov. 10
The public will get a first look at Harford County Public Schools’ draft plan for countywide elementary school redistricting on Wednesday, Nov. 10, when the draft will be posted on the school system’s Web site. The move comes after parents requested an immediate public release of the plan, which would redraw elementary school attendance boundaries […]
Frisch vs. Robinson – Harford County Board of Education District A
Election Day, November 2, 2010, will mark the first time that any members of the Harford County Board of Education will be chosen by the public they will serve. In most other school districts in the state and in the nation, school board elections are nothing new. But in Harford County, where the Maryland governor […]
Grambo vs. Warfield – Harford County Board of Education District D
Election Day, November 2, 2010, will mark the first time that any members of the Harford County Board of Education will be chosen by the public they will serve. In most other school districts in the state and in the nation, school board elections are nothing new. But in Harford County, where the Maryland governor […]
Beverley vs. Eaton – Harford County Board of Education District B
Election Day, November 2, 2010, will mark the first time that any members of the Harford County Board of Education will be chosen by the public they will serve. In most other school districts in the state and in the nation, school board elections are nothing new. But in Harford County, where the Maryland governor […]
Average SAT Scores Vary Widely Among Some Harford County High Schools
Average SAT scores for 2010 varied widely among the ten public high schools in Harford County, with some schools easily besting the state and national averages and others lagging behind, according to results just released by Harford County Public Schools. Testing skills that are learned in high school, the SAT is taken mainly by college-bound […]
Edgewood High School – Part II “…A Special Place in My Heart”
The second in a two-part series, looking back at the old Edgewood HS building through the eyes of the students and staff: The Staff Ask a staff member about Edgewood High School and certain themes emerge – pride in the students, respect for fellow colleagues, and a spirit of cooperation within the Edgewood community. A […]
Ready or Not, Elementary School Redistricting is Coming to Harford County Public Schools
Ready or not, elementary school redistricting is coming to Harford County Public Schools. At a September 27, 2010 school board meeting in Bel Air, Chief of Administration Joe Licata gave an update on plans to move students into the new Red Pump Elementary School and to relieve elementary school overcrowding across the county. Proposed changes […]