From Harford County Public Schools: Dear HCPS Community, Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we have utilized the expertise and guidance of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the Maryland Department of Health (MDH), the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), and the Harford County Health Department (HCHD) to inform and guide HCPS COVID-19 safety plans. Currently, […]
Hickory Elementary’s Lauren Byrd Named 2021 Harford County Teacher of the Year
From Harford County Public Schools: Lauren Byrd, 1st grade teacher at Hickory Elementary School with 17 years of teaching experience, nine in Harford County Public Schools (HCPS), was named the 2021 HCPS Teacher of the Year during a surprise announcement at the 27th Annual Harford County Teacher of the Year live event. This year, the […]
As HCPS Accelerates Elementary Students’ Return, Vaccinations for Secondary Teachers Canceled Due to Lack of Supply
Elementary school students can return to in-person learning two days a week beginning March 1 rather than one day per week, Harford County Public Schools announced on Wednesday—within the same hour that an estimated 2,000 HCPS employees across the county, including secondary educators, saw their COVID-19 vaccination appointments canceled by the Harford County Health Department […]
Positive COVID-19 Cases Among Homestead Elem. Staff Highlight Lack of Public Communication on School Outbreaks
Positive covid-19 testing was reported in the last two weeks by a pair of Homestead Elementary School teachers have highlighted the lack of policy or guidelines requiring Harford County Public Schools to report such outbreaks to other staff or the community. News of the positive tests traveled among Homestead staff by word of mouth, eventually […]
Dr. Theresa Felder Appointed President of Harford Community College
From Harford Community College: The Harford Community College Board of Trustees has announced that Dr. Theresa B. Felder has been appointed the 10th president of the institution. Felder will take over leadership of the College beginning January 1, 2021. She is replacing Dianna G. Phillips, Ph.D., who resigned from the College in February 2020. Dr. […]
Harford Community College Announces Presidential Search Finalists
From Harford Community College: The Harford Community College Presidential Search Committee is excited to announce that four finalists have been chosen to proceed to final interviews. The candidates are Dr. Theresa B. Felder, Dr. Annette Haggray, Dr. David Hinds, and Kelly Koermer, J.D. Dr. Felder is the Senior Vice President for Student Success at Clark […]
Superintendent Bulson: “We Will Begin the School Year with Virtual Instruction as Planned“
From Harford County Public Schools: An Important Message from Superintendent Bulson to the HCPS Community: At a press conference on August 27, 2020 at 4:00 p.m., the Governor of Maryland, the Honorable Larry Hogan, and the State Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Karen Salmon, shared their desire for all Maryland schools to open for in-person instruction […]
Del. Griffith: “I am Proposing a Reconfiguration of Our Current Learning Environments and Classroom Space”
From Del. Mike Griffith: Recently, Harford County Public Schools proposed an online-learning only plan, in combination with ‘virtual learning centers’. I would like to offer an alternative hybrid plan. First, though, here are the issues that the current HCPS plan poses to our community data breach compensation. • It potentially disenfranchises single parent households. Many […]
