From Harford County Public Schools: Kristin M. Schaub, fifth grade teacher at Havre de Grace Elementary School and nine-year educator, was named the 2013-14 Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) Teacher of the Year during a surprise announcement at the annual Harford County Teacher of the Year Banquet. The dinner banquet for 180 guests, provided by […]
Harford County Public Schools Activates Inclement Weather Make-Up Day; School in Session Wednesday, April 3
From Harford County Public Schools: As of Monday, March 25, 2013: Per the Board approved calendar for the 2012 – 2013 school year, at this time, the last day of school for students is Friday, June 14. Below is the sequentially ordered list of make-up days to be used. Dates below with a line through […]
UPDATED: Harford County Board of Education March 25: Ratification of Labor Agreement; Task Force Studies on School Starting Times and Recess in All Grades
UPDATE From HCPS: The Board of Education meeting that was scheduled for this evening has been cancelled. The Harford County Board of Education plans a March 25th business meeting that includes ratification of a labor agreement for next year; recognition of student athletes, and a legislative update including bills that call for task force studies […]
Harford County Public Schools Named One of America’s Best Communities for Music Education
From Harford County Public Schools: Heralding the commitment to music education, the NAMM Foundation designated 307 school districts across the country as Best Communities for Music Education in a record-breaking year for participation. HCPS has once again been designated as one of Americas Best Communities for Music Education. We are one of four systems in […]
Maryland PTA Announces 15 Reflections Competition Winners from Harford County for 2012-13
From Harford County Council of PTA: Exciting News!!!! Maryland PTA has announced the 2012-2013 Reflections winners. Harford County has 15 winning entries in the bunch! Five of the fifteen winners were judged the best in the state in their category for their age group (Outstanding Interpretation) and they have gone on to compete in the […]
Dr. Alan Taylor to Speak at Harford Community College on Role of African-Americans in War of 1812
From Harford Community College: The Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College will welcome Dr. Alan Taylor on Monday, April 8 as part of the College’s commemoration of the Bicentennial of the War of 1812. Dr. Taylor will offer a public lecture at the Chesapeake Center at 10 a.m. His talk, “The Internal Enemy: Freedom, Slavery, […]
Senate Amendment Restores $2 Million in State Funding to Harford County Board of Education
From Sen. Barry Glassman: Senator Barry Glassman, Harford County, reported a rare victory Wednesday for Harford County’s state education funding. Recent formulated results had left the Board of Education with a $4 million loss of state aid due to changes in enrollment and the fact that the County had loss less wealth than other jurisdictions. […]
John Carroll Math Teacher Jean Willan, Student Claire Zurkowski Honored with William J. Sacco Awards
From The John Carroll School: On March 10, 2013, John Carroll School Mathematics teacher Mrs. Jean Willan and student Claire Zurkowski, ‘13 were honored with awards presented by The William J. Sacco Critical Thinking Foundation. At a dinner hosted by Dr. John Kutcher, President and CEO of Digital Innovations, and others from the Foundation, Mrs. […]
