From Harford County Public Schools: Five Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) were recently recognized by the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) as part of their Green Schools program. Deerfield Elementary School and Edgewood High School were named new Green Schools; Havre de Grace High School received first recertification for Green School status; […]
Harford Students Count on Us: Action Needed as Vote on “Protect Our Schools Act” Looms
From Harford Students Count on Us: The Maryland State Senate will soon vote on the Protect Our Schools Act (HB978/SB871). Do you want your schools privatized? Do you want your school put in a state-run “recovery district”. Without passage of the Protect Our Schools Act, 80% of the formula evaluating school success will be based […]
Harford County Public Schools Earns National Recognition for Financial Reporting and Budget Presentation
From Harford County Public Schools: The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) recently announced that Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) is the recipient of two national recognitions. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting was received for the HCPS comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for fiscal year 2016. […]
10 Harford County Public Schools Employees Named 2016 Support Services Superstars
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) is proud to announce its 2016 Support Services Superstar Award recipients: Lindsay B. Bilodeau, Communications Specialist, Office of Communications Lindsay Bilodeau has served as Communications Specialist for Harford County Public Schools for seven years and is the coordinator for the school system’s annual Teacher of […]
Harford County Public Schools Awarded $1.5 Million Grant for Digital Conversion at Military-Connected Schools
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) was recently awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Partnership Grant Program for a Digital Conversion Initiative in five Aberdeen schools. The initiative will increase access to technology and the opportunity for improved learning in the HCPS schools […]
Harford County Public Schools’ Farm to School Program Named “One in a Melon,” Voted Top Farm to School Program in Maryland
From Harford County Public Schools: The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service recently awarded Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) a “One in a Melon” award for administering an exemplary farm to school program. One school district per state was selected for the award by receiving the most public nominations. “I applaud our […]
Breaux: “Flawed Methodology” in Budget Calculation has Led to “a Severe Consequence” in Harford County Public Schools Retention of Staff
From Harold J. Breaux, Aberdeen: The following letter was sent to Harford County Executive Barry Glassman, Harford County Council President Richard Slutzky, Harford County Public Schoos Superintendent Barbara Canavan, members of the County Council, and members of the Board of Education. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication. Purpose of This Email a.) […]
Harford County Public Schools to Participate in Summer Food Service Program
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided to all eligible children, free of charge. Children who are part of households that receive benefits through the Food Supplement Program or Temporary Cash Assistance (TCA) are automatically eligible to receive free meals. […]
