Representing a group of approximately 30 parents, Nancy Hofmann and Andre K. Rush wrote the following letter presented to the Harford County Board of Education at a Board business meeting on Monday, July 29. A copy of the letter was provided to The Dagger for publication. On behalf of the students who attend Magnet programs […]
Arc of Northern Chesapeake to Host First Sprout Film Festival Sept. 29
From the Arc Northern Chesapeake Region: [Aberdeen, MD] July 30, 2013 – On Sunday, September 29, The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region will host its first annual Sprout Film Festival at The Highlands School in Bel Air profiling real life stories of people with developmental disabilities. The festival will feature a series of short films that […]
Slutzky: “In the 10 Years I Have Served on the Harford County Council, No Board of Education Operational Budget Funding Requested by the County Executive Has Ever Been Cut”
The following public comments were delivered by Harford County Council Vice-President Richard Slutzky to the Board of Education at a Board meeting held Monday evening. A copy of Mr. Slutzky’s comments was provided to The Dagger for publication. I am speaking this evening as Council Vice-President and Education Liaison to the Board of Education. I […]
Reynolds Elected Harford County Board of Education President; Grambo Elected Vice President
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, July 29, 2013, in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following actions and received the following presentations: Conducted elections for the president and vice president […]
Harford County Public High School Athletic Booster Clubs Join Forces Against Pay-to-Play Fees
Their respective high school teams battle each other on the playing field, but the athletic booster clubs in Harford County Public Schools are joining forces this summer against a new common enemy: pay-to-play student activities fees being implemented this coming school year. The Harford County Board of Education approved the fees of $50 per sport […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda July 29: Superintendent Canavan Calls Meeting; Board President Election; Extra-Curricular Activities and Clubs Policy
The first order of business at the July 29th meeting of the Harford County Board of Education is a changing of the guard. Serving at her first Board meeting as interim superintendent and secretary-treasurer of the Board, Mrs. Barbara P. Canavan will call the meeting to order, followed by the election of a Board president […]
Burbey: “Harford County Teachers Can No Longer Tolerate the Lack of Sufficient Funding For Our Schools”
The following letter was sent from Harford County Education Association President Ryan Burbey to Harford County Executive David Craig. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Dear County Executive Craig, I recently read your interviews with the Dagger. I am writing to clarify some issues, which, I believe you have misconstrued. I think […]
Archer: “I Pay the Same Taxes as Everybody Else and Now Am Being Discriminated Against Because My Children are Enrolled in Magnet Schools”
From Mary Archer: Dear Editor, I am writing you because of a letter I got from Harford County Public Schools. The gist of the letter, which is also available on the HCPS website under “Transportation”, is that my magnet school children will no longer be provided the transportation to and from school that they were […]
