From the Bel Air Police Department: The Bel Air Police Criminal Investigation Division has completed an investigation related to theft of funds from Homestead – Wakefield Elementary School. The investigation began in early May, 2015 and concluded with the indictment and arrest of Sandra Lee Connor of Aberdeen, Maryland on August 27, 2015. Ms. Connor […]
Retired Principal Jennings: “Your Actions, Decision Making and Leadership Over HCPS Fosters an Environment of Distrust and Fear”
The following letter was sent from retired Harford County Public Schools Principal Jeanette Jennings to Superintendent Barbara Canavan, Executive Director Elementary School Instruction and Performance Angela Morton, Director of Special Education Dr. Susan Austin, and the Board of Education. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication. Dear Mrs. Canavan, Mrs. Morton and Dr. […]
Wakefield Building of Homestead/Wakefield Elementary School Closed Monday June 15
From Harford County Public Schools: The Wakefield Building of Homestead/Wakefield Elementary School will be closed tomorrow, Monday, June 15, 2015 due to a mechanical failure. There will be no pre-k. The Homestead Building will remain open and operational. All staff are to report for regular hours. Please note, this means students that attend class in […]
Magnolia Elementary School Named a 2015 National School of Character; 1 of Only 4 Maryland Schools to be Honored
From Harford County Public Schools: Character.org (formerly the Character Education Partnership), a national character education advocate, recently recognized 64 schools and three districts from 14 states as 2015 National Schools of Character, including Harford County’s Magnolia Elementary School. Since Character.org’s Schools of Character program’s inception in 1998, 312 schools and 21 districts have been designated […]
Two Harford County Public Schools Teachers Selected to Attend 2015 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy
From Harford County Public Schools: Christina Eyler, fourth grade teacher at William Paca/Old Post Road Elementary School, and Dawn Johnson, fourth grade teacher at Church Creek Elementary School, have been selected to attend the 2015 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, NJ. Ms. Eyler and Ms. Johnson are two of […]
Comptroller Franchot to Tour Prospect Mill Elementary School and Forest Hill Business
From the Office of the Comptroller of Maryland: Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot and state and local elected officials will spend Friday in Harford County beginning with a tour of Prospect Mill Elementary School. The school, located in Bel Air and built in 1973, has requested $2.4 million in funding for open space classroom conversions and […]
Ben Carson Reading Room to Open at Prospect Mill Elementary School
From Harford County Public Schools: Through the generosity of Harford United Charities, Inc., the Carson Scholars Fund is pleased to announce the opening of the Ben Carson Reading Room at Prospect Mill Elementary School. The grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting will take place on Friday, December 5, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Prospect Mill […]
Harford County Public Schools Kicks Off Construction of New Youth’s Benefit Elementary School with Ceremonial Groundbreaking
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools will bring the Youth’s Benefit Elementary School community together on Tuesday, October 21, 2014, to celebrate the start of construction on the new Youth’s Benefit Elementary building. Preliminary work on the $37,070,412 project began this summer, and the project is expected to be completed for the […]