The members of the Harford County Board of Education will hear annual reports from the board’s five citizen advisory committees at a board work session planned for October 17. Reports and recommendations are expected from the committees on family life education, career and technology education, school safety and security, gifted education and special education. Below […]
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Harford County High School Drama Production Schedule Set for 2011-12 School Year
From Harford County Public Schools: You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll tap your feet at the various high school drama productions planned in Harford County Public Schools for the 2011-12 school year. The following schedule was provided for publication by Chuck Bowden, executive director of the Bel Air High School Drama Company, which will host the […]
Harford County’s Draft 2012 Master Plan and Land Use Element Plan Unveiled; 27 Years of Housing Capacity Remaining in Development Envelope
Harford County’s Draft 2012 Master Plan and Land Use Element Plan, unveiled on Columbus Day, is intended to help “accommodate and focus growth” and serve as a policy guide to “ensure a coordinated and harmonious relationship between existing and anticipated land uses,” but the document also gives a glimpse into trends and paths in which […]
Harford County Council Agenda Oct. 11: Hearings for Development Rights Acquisitions on 1,325 Acres; Dembytown Church as Landmark; Fee Waiver During Declared Emergency
The Harford County Council will hold public hearings Tuesday night on a series of bills, which would allow the county government to acquire the building rights, and thereby limit development, on up to 1,325 acres of farmland, largely in the northern end of the county. The nine agricultural properties and associated acreages to be protected […]
Harford County Board of Education: Strategic Plan Update; Recruitment and Retention; Teaching and Learning Conditions Survey Results
From the Harford County Board of Education: The Board of Education of Harford County met in an open business meeting on Monday, October 10, 2011, in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following the actions or received the following presentations: Approved the Consent Agenda, with the removal of item 4 […]
Harford School Superintendent Tomback Issues Countywide Procedures for Managing Funds Following Unsolved Felony Thefts at Patterson Mill; More Funds Stolen in 2009; Audit Had Recommended Tighter Controls
Ten months before a string of thefts at Patterson Mill Middle/High School totaling more than $10,000, a felony theft of more than $1,000 occurred at the school on February 6, 2009. The earlier theft involved cash and personal checks stolen from the office of the school’s lead secretary, according to a report from the Harford […]
Response to Global Flu Pandemic to be Subject of Science Cafe Presentation October 11 at Harford Day School
From Harford County Public Schools: The Northeastern Maryland Technology Council (NMTC) will host the next Science Café on October 11, 2011, from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at Harford Day School. “Contagion: Fear and Fact” will be a discussion about the nation’s response to the global flu pandemic in 2009-10, led by Dr. Peter Emanuel, who […]
Harford County Public Schools “Hold Steady” on State Tests; Graduation Rate at 85.7 Percent
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) achieved a graduation rate of 85.7 percent for 2011. This rate represents a slight increase from the 84.7 percent rate for 2010 and exceeds the statewide rate of 82 percent. To meet Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in Maryland, all students enrolled in a school must reach […]
