The Harford County Board of Education reversed a budgeted salary cut of nearly 2% for all school system employees planned for next year, by approving a series of budget amendments at a special board meeting held Thursday in Bel Air. The school board’s action came in response to news earlier in the week that Harford […]
Harford Schools Announce Teacher of the Year Finalists
The following press release was issued today by Harford County Public Schools: HCPS announces top ten contenders for county teacher of the year; Expert educators vie for prestigious title The top ten finalists for the 2010 Harford County Teacher of the Year award have been released and are listed below. The judging panel had a […]
Wave of School-Related Legislation Focuses On Teacher Tenure and Transfers, Labor Relations, Student Athletes
Legislative Updates on the education bills under consideration in the Maryland General Assembly are coming fast and furious now. A second set of updates was presented to the Harford County Board of Education by the schools’ governmental liaison Kathy Carmello, at a business meeting held Monday, February 22 in Bel Air. This time around, Harford […]
Harford Schools E-mail Mystery – Grievance Filed by Harford Education Association
Is Harford County Public Schools blocking e-mails from the president of the teachers’ union to Harford teachers? Acting on a tip from a reader, The Dagger contacted the president of the Harford County Education Association, Randy Cerveny, who confirmed that e-mails he sent to teachers through the schools’ e-mail system were suddenly not being received, […]
Harford Parents/Students Plan Protest In Support Of Obama Speech In Schools
The New Harford Democratic Club has issued an “Action Alert” to those parents, students, and Harford County residents who are upset with the Board of Education’s decision not to air President Barack Obama’s speech to students. The alert advises those interested to attend a protest planned to be held Tuesday morning, just prior to Obama’s […]
No COLA, No Step For Teachers In Contract Settlement
The Board of Education of Harford County and the Harford County Education Association (HCEA), which represents the approximately 3,000 public school teachers in the county, jointly announce that a tentative contract settlement has been reached between the two organizations. This agreement maintains health benefits at its current level and does not include a cost of […]
School Board Member Smilko Delivers “Reality Check” to Harford Teachers
A confidentiality agreement is supposed to prevent both the Harford County Board of Education and the Harford County Education Association (HCEA) from discussing labor negotiations in public. Those talks are normally conducted behind closed doors and so far, they have yet to result in a teachers’ contract for the 2009 –10 school year. But Board […]
Fairness In Negotiations Act Co-Sponsored By Sen. Glassman
Proposed legislation affecting public school labor relations has been filed in the Maryland General Assembly. The bill, known as the Fairness in Negotiations Act (SB 673) is co-sponsored by State Senator Barry Glassman. Speculation as to the provisions of the bill had prompted strong reactions from members of the Harford County Board of Education in […]
