The Harford County Board of Education plans to elect a new president and vice-president at a board business meeting set for October 22, 2012. The special election follows the sudden death of School Board President Leonard Wheeler in September. The October 22nd agenda also includes the award of a $16 million energy performance contract to […]
Harford County Board of Education Sept. 24: Moment of Silence in Memory of President Wheeler; Decision on Capital Budget Request
The Harford County Board of Education will hold its first meeting since the sudden death of Board President Leonard D. Wheeler in earlier this month, with a moment of silence and an opportunity for public remarks planned in his memory on Monday, September 24, 2012. Following a brief recess, the board business meeting will resume […]
Harford County Public Schools Mourns Loss of Board of Education President Wheeler
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools Board President Leonard D. Wheeler, Ed.D., died suddenly on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. Dr. Wheeler has served as a member of the Board of Education of Harford County since 2008. He began his second consecutive year as president of the Board earlier this summer. Dr. Wheeler […]
Harford County Public Schools Announces Death of School Board President Leonard Wheeler (UPDATED)
Harford County Public Schools announced today the sudden death of Board of Education President Dr. Leonard D. Wheeler. Teri Kranefeld, manager of communications for HCPS, made the announcement in the following email sent to employees Wednesday morning, less than 36 hours after Wheeler presided over a school board meeting held Monday night. “HCPS Family – […]
Wheeler Elected President, Grambo Vice President of New-Look, 9-Member Harford County Board of Education
The new-look, nine-member Harford County Board of Education unanimously elected Leonard Wheeler as its president and Rick Grambo as its vice president shortly after 7 p.m. during its Monday night meeting. There were no challengers as Grambo nominated Wheeler and Alysson Krchnavy nominated Grambo for their respective positions. Wheeler said he was “excited about the […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda July 11: Elections for President and Vice-President; First Meeting for Nine-Member Blended School Board
Elections for president and vice-president are the first order of business on the July 11 agenda for the Harford County Board of Education, which picked up two new members on Friday through appointments made by Gov. Martin O’Malley. Coming in the nick of time for the Monday meeting – the first board meeting of the […]
School Board Scratchpad: Worth Racing To The Top In Harford?
The first in an occasional series of informal reports and ruminations on meetings of the Harford County Board of Education. The latest school board meeting was about a race, and well, race. It generated interesting discussions, especially from board vice-president, Leonard Wheeler. Dr. Wheeler has been somewhat of a maverick, albeit an unfailingly courteous one. […]
Robinson: Racism or Discrimination? We Have to Get Past Our Fears and Prejudices
The following letter was provided by Jansen Robinson, Chair of the Edgewood Community Council: Racism is defined as the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics. Racial separatism is the belief, most of the time […]
