From the Harford County Board of Education: The Board of Education of Harford County met in an open business meeting on Monday, September 26, 2011, in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following the actions or received the following presentations: Recognized the posthumous induction of former Superintendent Dr. Jacqueline C. […]
Harford County Board of Education Sept. 26: Superintendent Haas to be Posthumously Inducted into Educator Hall of Fame; Votes Planned on Capital Budget Requests
Harford County Public School officials are expecting a big turnout for the September 26 school board meeting, where Superintendent Jacqueline C. Haas will be posthumously inducted into the HCPS Educator Hall of Fame. Seating will be limited and on a first come, first served basis. Also on the meeting agenda is a board vote recommending […]
Former Superintendent of Schools Jacqueline Haas to be Posthumously Inducted into Harford County Public Schools Educator Hall of Fame
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County business meeting scheduled for Monday, September 26, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the A. A. Roberty Building in Bel Air will feature the posthumous induction of former Superintendent of Schools Jacqueline C. Haas into the Harford County Public Schools […]
Former Harford Schools Superintendent Jacqueline Haas to be Posthumously Inducted into HCPS Educator Hall of Fame September 26
From Harford County Public Schools: During the Board of Education meeting on Monday, September 26, 2011, Dr. Jacqueline C. Haas will be posthumously inducted into the HCPS Educator Hall of Fame for her 36-year tenure with HCPS as a dedicated special education teacher, helping teacher, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent. The induction ceremony […]
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 […]
Harford 2000-2009: Stories Of The Decade
What a difference a decade makes. From January 2000 to December 2009, Harford County enjoyed an historic housing boom, then suffered through historic economic downturn. Harford was the big winner in the U.S. Army’s Base Realignment and Closure decision, but has yet to experience any meaningful impact from BRAC other than the headaches and problems […]
Harford 2009: The Dagger’s Top Ten Stories Of The Year
The year 2009 opened on a sad note in Harford County with residents still mourning the death of prominent, longtime school superintendent Jacqueline Haas. Before the year was over, Harford County would lose two other wellknown female leaders – former delegate Joanne Parrott and Harford County Councilwoman Veronica Chenowith. It was also a year of […]
Vehicle, Computer Equipment, Annual Bonus Included in Superintendent Tomback’s Contract
President Barack Obama has just announced that a new Pay Czar will oversee compensation for top executives at some of the businesses benefiting from government bailout money; the idea being that where public money flows, public oversight will follow. It is in that latter spirit that we bring you a contract which will be funded […]