From the Harford County Public Library: The Harford County Public Library Board of Trustees has an open position for a student liaison representative as an ex officio board member. The representative is chosen in cooperation with public and private high schools in Harford County and applicants should currently be in their junior year and will […]
Harford County Board of Education Feb. 14: Legislative Update, Attendance Area Policy Revisions
A legislative update and minor revisions to the policy on school attendance area assignments are among the items on the agenda for a meeting of the Harford County Board of Education set for Monday February 14, 2011. The board business meeting is scheduled to begin earlier than usual at 5:00 p.m., followed at 7:30 p.m. […]
Aberdeen Agenda Feb. 14: City Council to Vote on Aberdeen Technology Campus Annexation, Fortune Telling Ordinance
The Aberdeen City Council is expected to vote Monday night on a resolution, which, if adopted, would annex into the city a property slated to be developed into a new technology campus adjacent to Battelle on Route 22. The Aberdeen Technology Campus, LLC and Route 22 Properties are proposed to be annexed and developed as […]
Lunsford: There is an Underlying Problem with the Way [Fountain Green Heights/Green Valley Manor] has been Selected to be Redistricted”
The following letter was sent to Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Tomback and members of the Board of Education. A copy was provided to The Dagger: Board of Education Members, My name is Charlene Lunsford, I am Fountain Green Elementary School PTA’s Vice President. I am again writing to you on behalf of the […]
Harford Education Leadership Conference Calls for Flexibility, Partnerships and Data-Based Decision Making in Harford County Public Schools
Reporting on a Harford Education Leadership Conference held in April, co-host Harford Business Roundtable for Education summarizes the results from stakeholder work groups below. The groups outlined issues in education that were non-negotiable and negotiable; identified challenges and priorities, and concluded with a number of specific requests. Stakeholders called for increased flexibility in school programs, […]
Etemad-Moghadam: “Build [Youth’s Benefit Elementary] As Was Initially Planned in 2008”
From Cyrus Etemad-Moghadam: [Youth’s Benefit Elementary School] has been operating overcapacity for 20 years. The trend is going down. We feel that we should be able to live with the present situation for a few more years until a new school is built. The performance of YBES under this condition shows that the school management […]
Dagger Book Club: At Rest in “Jarrettsville”?
By Susan Kelly Special to The Dagger In the spring I plan to visit the grave of Martha Jane Cairnes at the Bethel Church near Jarrettsville. She and the man buried close to her, Nicholas McComas, are the main characters in the novel “Jarrettsville” by Cornelia Nixon. I am most intrigued by her tombstone which […]
Bruce: “All Harford Countians are Invited to Provide their Input to Harford’s Master Plan”
From Morita Bruce, President, Friends of Harford: As announced by Harford County Government in the Dagger on February 3 and 7, all Harford Countians are invited to provide their input to Harford’s Master Plan (see their announcement at the end of this article). Friends of Harford wants to remind you how essential the Master Plan […]
