The following letter was sent to several Harford County Board of Education Members and Interim Superintendent Patricia L. Skebeck from Prospect Mill Elementary School parent Janet Noone. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication. Dear Board Members, It was with much disappointment and dismay that I heard the BOE vote last night to […]
Harford County Board of Education Fails to Vote on Red Pump
A promised and highly anticipated vote by the Harford County Board of Education to get plans for Red Pump Elementary School back on track never materialized at last night’s board meeting, dashing the hopes of PTA leaders that a new school will be built to relieve overcrowding in the greater Bel Air area anytime soon. […]
Fearing Furloughs, Teachers Ask For “Respect;” Board Moves Money From Red Pump to Campus Hills School
Mobilized by by a call from Harford County Education Association President Randy Cerveny, more than 100 Harford County teachers crowded the Board of Education meeting Monday night wearing red shirts reading “Respect” and “Time.” Word has been spreading in recent days about a possible two-day furlough for Harford County Public School employees, which may come […]
Board of Education To Consider Shifting Funds From Red Pump School To Campus Hills School
Interim Superintendent Patricia L. Skebeck is expected to recommend that the Harford County Board of Education remove $10 million in county fund appropriations from the planned Red Pump Elementary School project and transfer those appropriations to fund Campus Hills Elementary School instead. The recommendation cites Harford County Executive David Craig’s proposed FY 2010 budget, which […]
Red Pump Redux? Elementary School on Vale Road Gains Support
The debate over whether Red Pump Elementary or Campus Hills Elementary will be built in the greater Bel Air area moved one step closer to Red Pump at a meeting between County Executive David Craig and PTA representatives Monday night. Craig said repeatedly that he thought both schools would be needed but that the county […]
“Writing Checks Without a Balance in the Bank” – Campus Hills School Plan Draws County Council Fire
A few days after the Harford County Board of Education presented its reasons for halting plans to build Red Pump Elementary School and moving forward with Campus Hills to ease school overcrowding; the Harford County Council released the results of its own investigation at a meeting with PTA leaders in the Council chambers on Thursday. […]
“We Usually Build Schools Where The Children Are” – Red Flags Raised by Decision on Red Pump
Harford County needs a new school to relieve overcrowding at a number of area elementary schools. The questions are, where will it be built and which schools will get relief? The answer depends on which public officials you ask. President of the Board of Education Patrick Hess and County Executive David Craig called a surprise […]
Campus Hills Elementary School Plan Draws Fire – “Who Authorized The School Board To Expand The Development Envelope?”
A contingent of elected officials tore into a proposal to construct the new elementary school in Campus Hills on Wednesday – questioning not only the health of the water, safety of the intersection and cost of the project at the Route 22 site, but also the Board of Education’s approach to building the facility outside […]
