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 […]
Jacqueline C. Haas Scholarship Fund Announced
Harford Community College and Harford County Public Schools announced today the creation of the Jacqueline C. Haas Memorial Scholarship Fund in honor of the esteemed former public school system leader, who passed away suddenly on December 30, 2008. During her 36-year tenure with Harford County Public Schools, Dr. Haas was a special education teacher, helping […]
County Executive Craig Not Interested In Becoming Harford’s Next School Superintendent
Contrary to speculation among politicos, a high-ranking member of the county administration has confirmed that Harford County Executive David R. Craig is not interested in being the next Superintendent of Harford County Public Schools. Speculation had been rampant that Craig, a long time history teacher at Southampton Middle School and a career educator, was interested […]
Nationwide Search, But Plenty Of Local Interest In Harford’s Superintendent Job
One of the most important duties of a school board is the selection of a superintendent. After the sudden passing of Superintendent Jacqueline C. Haas, the Harford County Board of Education appointed an interim superintendent and has now hired the Maryland Association of Boards of Education to assist them in a nation-wide search to be […]
Patricia Skebeck Named Interim Harford Superintendent During 6-Month Nationwide Search
The Board of Education of Harford County named the current Executive Director of Elementary Education Patricia L. Skebeck as interim superintendent today, January 5, 2009, to fill the void left by the sudden passing of Dr. Jacqueline C. Haas. Mrs. Skebeck will serve as interim superintendent until July 1, 2009. Mrs. Skebeck is a graduate […]
Jacqueline Haas, Harford County Superintendent, Passes Away Tuesday At 59
Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Jacqueline Haas died Tuesday, apparently after suffering an asthma attack and then going into cardiac arrest in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. The Board of Education is expected to meet today and Harford County Executive David Craig has already sent a message to Board President Patrick Hess […]
Board of Ed Member Smilko Blasts County Council – Council To Investigate Board Decision on Red Pump Elementary
Given the current economic meltdown, it’s not surprising that the Board of Education is scaling back plans to build two new elementary schools, opting to build just one new school instead. But the events surrounding the decision to build Campus Hills Elementary School instead of Red Pump Elementary are becoming surreal. First came the surprise […]
Kiss a CPA Today: State Audit Finds Serious Concerns In Operation of Harford’s Schools
Don’t you wish there was someone was out there making sure the folks who use taxpayer dollars to operate our public schools are safeguarding our money and using it in the most efficient way possible? A team of Certified Public Accountants in the Maryland General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Audits have done just that by […]