By Patrick McGrady Special to The Dagger What is redistricting? Every ten years, according to the US Constitution (Article 1, Section 2), every State in the Union must reallocate House of Representatives district lines according to the decennial Census. Each State has the right to determine how to draw their district lines, but they must […]
Final Elementary School Attendance Area Maps Published, Based on Harford School Board’s March 14 Adoption of Elementary Redistricting Plan
Four months and four days after school officials unveiled their first draft of a countywide elementary school redistricting plan, the Harford County Board of Education approved new elementary school attendance boundaries, effective next school year. Aimed at reducing overcrowding and balancing enrollment among the county’s 33 elementary schools, the final plan moves about 1900 students, […]
Final Proposal on Harford County Elementary School Redistricting Presented
Combining all revisions announced to date with a handful of minor adjustments, the Superintendent’s Technical Advisory Committee presented a final comprehensive elementary school redistricting proposal to the Harford County Board of Education during a board work session held on February 7 at Bel Air High School. The school board will review the plan for possible […]
Harford Redistricting Take Two: Revised Plan Eliminates Overcrowding in all 33 Elementary Schools
With only a month to go before the Harford County Board of Education makes a final decision on elementary school redistricting, a revised proposal has been issued by Superintendent Robert Tomback’s redistricting advisory committee known as STAC. The new proposal, the second revision to an earlier draft, eliminates overcrowding in all 33 county elementary schools […]
Second Revision of Proposed Harford County Public Schools Elementary Redistricting Plan is Released
From Harford County Public Schools: The second revision to the Proposed Elementary Redistricting Plan is now posted on the Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) website, hcps.org. The Superintendent’s Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) has been meeting almost daily to adjust proposed attendance areas to address community feedback and issues that still needed to be resolved. The […]
Revised Redistricting Plan Would Put Enrollment At All Harford County Elementary Schools Below 101% Capacity
A revised redistricting plan from Harford County Public Schools puts enrollment at all county elementary schools under 101% of capacity, and incorporates a number of alternative redistricting proposals submitted by parents in the affected areas. Issued on January 14 by the Superintendent’s Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), the revised plan is subject to additional modifications and […]
Youth’s Benefit Elementary School Parent Files Public Information Act Request for Harford County Redistricting Data
The following email was sent to Harford County Public School officials. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Mr. Licata, members of the STAC, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board: Thank you for your response to my request for GIS shape files and data sets. I wish I could say that I understand […]
Harford County Public Schools Draft Elementary Redistricting Map Unveiled
When some schools are overcrowded and other schools have open seats, the solution may seem obvious. But anyone who thinks that redistricting is easy has never gone through the process. School redistricting is often contentious, as school officials move students around to make better use of taxpayer-funded facilities, and parents object to changes that will […]