As a cost-saving measure, and to “try to avoid layoffs” next year, county employees were notified Tuesday of a special retirement buyout offer, Harford County Executive David Craig said. Positions left open by those who accept the buyout will be eliminated or consolidated for fiscal year 2011, which begins July 1. But there’s a sweetener […]
“We Have Definitely Helped Out Children” – Drama Therapy Debate Continues In Havre de Grace
In public comments at a school board meeting Monday, several Havre de Grace parents spoke about Drama Therapy. Support for the students was nearly a universal theme, most parents called for better oversight and no one said the program should be abolished, but opinions varied widely on just about everything else. Parent Tom Barnes said […]
Changes Coming for Drama Therapy at Havre de Grace High
Harford County public school administrators acknowledged late last week that they did not preview the content of a program called Drama Therapy before it was shown to the public and to all students in a general assembly at Havre de Grace High School in early December, 2009. After a review of Drama Therapy prompted by […]
UPDATED: Havre de Grace Parents Left Out Of Student Participation In Drama Therapy
Havre de Grace High School has a program called Drama Therapy that was developed with good intentions and is promoted by Harford County Public Schools. So why are parents having such a hard time getting access to the content? Drama Therapy takes the form of short plays addressing serious issues like incest, teen suicide, sexual […]
Proposed Budget Would Cut HCPS Salaries by Two Percent in 2011
Harford County Public Schools employees will see a salary cut of nearly two percent overall next year under Superintendent Robert Tomback’s proposed fiscal year 2011 budget, a response to increases in fixed costs and the current poor economy. Tomback first presented his proposed budget at a Board of Education meeting on Dec. 21, but the […]
Superintendent Tomback Proposes Flat FY11 Budget for Harford County Public Schools
Superintendent Robert M. Tomback said at a school board meeting Monday that his proposed operating budget for Harford County Public Schools contains no increase over the current fiscal year and no new programs or initiatives for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011. Tomback said some funding would be shifted next year to meet certain […]
The Unappealing Process Of Seeking A Property Tax Assessment Appeal
The property tax appeals process is one that most people rarely get to see, unless they happen to be H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr. Whiteley is not only the president of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation; he regularly appeals his own property tax assessments and is in the process of such an appeal in Harford County. […]
Bipartisan Commission On School Construction Studies Harford Facilities
With sparks flying over the impact fee, it was easy to overlook a resolution passed unanimously by the Harford County Council in early November that could have big consequences for the way taxpayers fund public school facilities. Resolution No. 19-09 calls for decision-makers in the capital school funding process to meet as a group, formally […]
