From the Harford County Board of Education: The Board of Education of Harford County met for an open business meeting at 6:30 p.m., on Monday, November 11, 2013, in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following actions and received the following presentations: Observed a moment of silence to honor all […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda Nov. 11: New U.S. History Textbook; Technology Upgrades for Edgewood and Fallston Middle; Cancellation of Havre de Grace High Roof Replacement
The Harford County Board of Education plans a business meeting on November 11th to include proposals on a new U.S. History textbook for high school, technology upgrades for Edgewood and Fallston middle schools, capital budget amendments for the fiscal year 2015, and the cancellation of a planned roof replacement at Havre de Grace High. The […]
Harford Graduation Rate Continues Upward Trend; Students Remain on Track with New Accountability Requirements
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) achieved a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of 88.4 percent for the class of 2012 students. This rate represents a slight increase from the 87.4 percent four-year adjust cohort rate for the class of 2011. For accountability purposes, the graduation rate is lagged for one […]
Trimmer: “I Personally Believe that Other than Police, Fire, and Teachers, Any Other Service Could be Outsourced to Private Industry”
From Jeff Trimmer of Bel Air: To the Editor of the Dagger Press: The Harford County Board of Education is planning new ways to involve the public in the budget process. This process will lead to no substantial budget cuts. The Board of Education and the Harford County Government is incapable of making significant spending […]
Two Distinguished Educators Join Harford County Public Schools Hall of Fame During Fall 2013 Induction
From Harford County Public Schools Mary Ellen Kennedy Mary Ellen Kennedy graduated from Penn State University in 1954 with a Bachelor of Science in Education. In 1959, she earned her Master of Science in Library Science. She went on to complete additional graduate work at Johns Hopkins University, University of Maryland and Drexel University. Ms. […]
George: Proposed Revised Policies Allow an Athlete to Coach a Sports Team, but Do Not Allow an Astronaut, Engineer, or Former Teacher to Coach Destination Imagination
From Doug & Sheila George, Destination Imagination Volunteer Team Managers at Bel Air High School: Dear Editor: We are writing regarding the revised Club (06-0010-000) and Extracurricular Activity policies (06-0007-000) which were rejected by the Harford County Board of Education on October 28, 2013 and the specific impact of procedures that were implemented during the […]
Magnolia Elementary Students to Join First Lady Michelle Obama for Annual Fall Harvest of White House Kitchen Garden
From Harford County Public Schools: On Wednesday, October 30, at 2:40 p.m., First Lady Michelle Obama will join Sesame Street’s Elmo and Rosita, the Produce Marketing Association and the Partnership for a Healthier America for an announcement about marketing healthier foods to children. Following the announcement, Mrs. Obama, Elmo and Rosita will join school children […]
Harford County Board of Education Sends Proposed Clubs and Activities Policies Back to Review Committee; Inducts 2 Into Educator Hall of Fame
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County met for an open business meeting at 6:30 p.m., on Monday, October 28, 2013, in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following actions and received the following presentations: Conducted the first of the biannual recognition ceremony with the […]
