From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) is set to launch its first Professional Learning Conference, to be held on November 24 and 25 in various HCPS locations. All teachers, educational evaluators, therapists and other employees covered under the HCEA negotiated agreement will attend both full days of the conference. Other HCPS […]
Harford Community College Student Caitlin Jennings Receives Scholarship
From Harford Community College: Harford Community College Student Caitlin Jennings has been selected to receive a $1,000 scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society as a 2014 Coca-Cola Leader of Promise Scholar. Criteria for the award include scholastic achievement, community service, and leadership potential. The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program provides new Phi Theta […]
Harford County Board of Education Discusses Capital Improvment Amendments; Enrollment Projections; Balloon Ascension Policy
From Harford County Public Schools: November 17, 2014 The Board of Education of Harford County met for an open business meeting at 6:30pm in the Board Room of the A. A. Roberty Building and took the following actions and received the following presentations: Recognitions – Ms. Kate Johnson- Maryland Council for Social Studies’ Instructional Leader […]
Bel Air High School Student Gracie Brett: “The Dress Code Condones the Sexualization of Young Girls and Rape Culture”
Dear Editor: I am writing to bring light upon the controversy behind Harford County Public School’s dress code. Many students believe the dress code restricts females in making decisions about their image. Instead of teaching boys to not be distracted by a girl’s body, this code seems to suggest that girls instead should cover up. […]
Friends School of Harford Announces Paula Moraine Named Interim Director of Admissions
From Friends School of Harford: Friends School of Harford welcomed Paula Moraine, M.Ed. as Interim Director of Admissions this fall. Dr. Moraine has been a teacher in elementary and high school classrooms, an adult educator, and an educational administrator. She has lectured widely in the U.S. and abroad, leading workshops and seminars on child development, […]
Voskuhl: “Savings Made by Increasing the Efficiency of the School System Can be Used to Fund Teacher Raises”
From Joe Voskuhl: At the October 21, 2014 candidates forum sponsored by the Harford County NAACP, every candidate for County Council and County Executive pledged to find ways to reduce Government waste. They all pledged to find ways to honor the contractual raises for the teachers, deputies, and county employees. Since the beginning of my […]
Annual Report of the Citizen Advisory Committees to Harford County Board of Education
From Harford County Public Schools: October 27, 2014 The Board of Education of Harford County met for an open business meeting at 6:30pm in the Board Room of the A. A. Roberty Building and took the following actions and received the following presentations: Board Comments Public Comment – Ryan Burbey, HCEA: Commend Superintendent and team […]
Harford Community College to Present Kaleidoscope of Cultures on Nov. 20
From Harford Community College: Join Harford Community College at Kaleidoscope of Cultures on Thursday, November 20, from 6 to 8 PM in the Chesapeake Theater to celebrate International Education Week 2014. This event, designed to broaden participants’ global perspective, will feature outstanding performances by culturally diverse artists with free, interactive workshops led by the performers. […]
