Is there a conflict of interest when a long-time friend of the superintendent of schools is appointed to the school board? The Dagger has learned that Ron Browning, a newly appointed member of the Harford County Board of Education, has been a friend of Harford Schools Superintendent Robert M. Tomback since the early 1980s when […]
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Harford Business Roundtable for Education 2010 Conference Report Part II – Superintendent Tomback: “Good is the Enemy of Great”
In the following summary of conference panel presentations, state Senator Barry Glassman says that teacher pensions will be dealt with in the upcoming Maryland General Assembly session and he believes that some transfer of costs to the counties will occur; Harford County Council President Billy Boniface calls for an education element to be added to […]
Harford Schools Superintendent Tomback Expected to Unveil Recommended Operating Budget December 20
Harford Schools Superintendent Robert M. Tomback will unveil his recommended FY12 operating budget to the Harford County Board of Education at a scheduled board business meeting on Monday, December 20, according to a published meeting agenda. Following this first step in the months-long budget process, the school board will hold public hearings and consider possible […]
No Bonus for Harford Schools Superintendent Tomback
In the same year that Harford County Public School employees flooded school board meetings to protest potential salary cuts and actual increases in their healthcare costs, Harford Schools Superintendent Robert M. Tomback will not receive a performance bonus for his first year on the job. Dr. Tomback’s four-year employment contract with the Harford County Board […]
Tomback Year One: Sizing Up The Harford School Superintendent’s First Year On The Job
July 1, 2010 will mark the end of Dr. Robert M. Tomback’s first year on the job as the superintendent of Harford County Public Schools. How’s he doing so far? To be fair, Dr. Tomback faced harsh economic realities over the past year and any assessment of his performance should take that into account. At […]
“I Can’t Be Jackie Haas” Incoming Harford Superintendent Dr. Tomback Acknowledges
Dr. Robert Tomback was introduced as the next superintendent for Harford County Public Schools yesterday afternoon at administration headquarters in Bel Air. Dr. Tomback, who is currently an area assistant superintendent for Baltimore County Public Schools, will head up Harford’s system of approximately 39,000 students. While the superintendent’s position was advertised at a minimum annual […]
Dr. Robert Tomback Chosen As New Harford Schools Superintendent
The Board of Education of Harford County has selected Dr. Robert Tomback of Baltimore County as Superintendent of Schools. Following a rigorous screening and interview process designed by the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE), as well as stakeholder input into the selection, the Board determined that Dr. Tomback best meets their criteria for […]
Interview with Dr. Robert Tomback, Candidate for Harford Superintendent
Interim Superintendent for Harford County Public Schools Pat Skebeck said today that the school board is planning to make a decision on the next superintendent within the next week to ten days. Skebeck said the board would then make an offer to the selected candidate followed contract negotiations, with a public announcement expected during the […]