A confidentiality agreement is supposed to prevent both the Harford County Board of Education and the Harford County Education Association (HCEA) from discussing labor negotiations in public. Those talks are normally conducted behind closed doors and so far, they have yet to result in a teachers’ contract for the 2009 –10 school year. But Board […]
Vehicle, Computer Equipment, Annual Bonus Included in Superintendent Tomback’s Contract
President Barack Obama has just announced that a new Pay Czar will oversee compensation for top executives at some of the businesses benefiting from government bailout money; the idea being that where public money flows, public oversight will follow. It is in that latter spirit that we bring you a contract which will be funded […]
Harford Councilman Guthrie Urges Budget Veto
Harford County Councilman Dion Guthrie (District A) is urging citizens to ask County Executive David Craig to veto the amended FY10 budget. Guthrie raised the possibility of a veto in an email to supporters yesterday afternoon, noting that the budget had not yet been signed by the county executive. Guthrie said he would favor a […]
New Superintendent Tomback Signs $190,000 Contract with Harford County Public Schools
The newly-named superintendent for Harford County Public Schools Dr. Robert Tomback signed a contract with the school board for a base salary of $190,000 per year for four years, at the board’s business meeting in Bel Air Monday night. Terms of the contract were not released during the public portion of the meeting. The length […]
“I Can’t Be Jackie Haas” Incoming Harford Superintendent Dr. Tomback Acknowledges
Dr. Robert Tomback was introduced as the next superintendent for Harford County Public Schools yesterday afternoon at administration headquarters in Bel Air. Dr. Tomback, who is currently an area assistant superintendent for Baltimore County Public Schools, will head up Harford’s system of approximately 39,000 students. While the superintendent’s position was advertised at a minimum annual […]
Harford’s Elected School Board Bill Passage Took Award Winning Performances
The struggle for the public’s right to elect members of the Harford County Board of Education ended happily a few weeks ago when Governor Martin O’Malley signed a bill to allow for a blended board with 3 appointed members and 6 members elected in-district. The first school board elections will be held for Districts A, […]
Interview with Dr. Robert Tomback, Candidate for Harford Superintendent
Interim Superintendent for Harford County Public Schools Pat Skebeck said today that the school board is planning to make a decision on the next superintendent within the next week to ten days. Skebeck said the board would then make an offer to the selected candidate followed contract negotiations, with a public announcement expected during the […]
Interview With Dr. Raymond Bryant, Candidate for Harford Superintendent
Dr. Raymond Bryant answered about 10 questions on a wide variety of topics in just about 20 minutes this morning at the HCPS administration building in Bel Air. It was a bit of a whirlwind, but he covered a lot of ground with a reasonable amount of detail.
