Faced with closing a $29.6 million gap in funding for next year, Harford Schools Superintendent Barbara Canavan on Wednesday recommended what she called a “miracle” operating budget for fiscal year 2015, avoiding layoffs and holding the line on class size, but reinstating pay-to-play fees for athletics and forgoing salary increases for staff, including herself. Canavan’s […]
Lack of County Funding Triggers Paid Days Off, Reduction in Meetings for Harford County Teachers Next School Year
Passage last week of the county budget for fiscal year 2015 without added funding for salary increases in Harford County Public Schools triggered a contingency provision in the teachers’ contract providing two paid days off next school year. The contract for 2014-15 also allows the school board to provide additional unnamed benefits, subject to voluntary […]
Joppatowne High’s Wounded Warrior 5K Hosts Fundraiser Supporting Wounded Service Members
From the Joppatowne PTSA and Athletic Boosters: On May 31st Joppatowne High PTSA and Athletic Boosters hosted the 1st annual Wounded Warrior community 5K run/walk event at Joppatowne High School to assist service members who have been injured in the line of duty. Far exceeding expectations for its first year, the student-led event brought in […]
Havre de Grace High School Teacher Among Elite in Running for the GRAMMYs Music Educator Award
From Harford County Public Schools: 222 QUARTERFINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR MUSIC EDUCATOR AWARD™ PRESENTED BY THE RECORDING ACADEMY® AND THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION® Havre de Grace High School’s Richard Hauf among the nation’s elite in the running for the award and cash honorarium that will be presented during GRAMMY® Week 2015 A total of 222 music teachers […]
The Big Q: Should Harford County Public Schools Cut Teachers to Pay Teachers?
The passage on Tuesday of the county budget for the fiscal year 2015 leaves Harford County Public Schools $29.6 million short of its funding request for the year beginning July 1st. The task of making ends meet now falls to the school board, which in years past has forsaken employee raises, cut teaching and other […]
Maryland Employers Join Forces to Give Harford County Students Greater Chance for Workplace Success
From the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT): Two schools in Harford County – Fallston High School and Patterson Mill High School – have been identified as a Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT) STEM Innovation Schools. These schools will have access to services and resources that transform the way schools and the workplace interact […]
Harford County Public Schools Students Disadvantaged by Limited GPA Weighting Policy
In the competition for college admittance, students in Harford County public high schools are hamstrung by the school board’s policy on weighted grade point averages, according to Harford school officials who are recommending that the board revise its policy. The proposal announced at a meeting Tuesday would increase the extra numerical value, or weight, currently […]
Harford County Board of Education May 27: Promotions and Appointments; State-Mandated Revisions to Student Discipline Policy
From Harford County Public Schools: May 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: Recognitions – Future Business Leaders of America State Officer – Ashley Harbold, […]
