From Harford County Public Schools: Registration for Kindergarten students for Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) begins on Friday, May 5, and is continuous throughout the summer. Children must be at least 5 years of age on or before September 1 to be eligible for Kindergarten. A custodial parent (biological, adoptive, legal guardian) must register the […]
Harford County Board of Education Discusses Capital Improvment Amendments; Enrollment Projections; Balloon Ascension Policy
From Harford County Public Schools: November 17, 2014 The Board of Education of Harford County met for an open business meeting at 6:30pm in the Board Room of the A. A. Roberty Building and took the following actions and received the following presentations: Recognitions – Ms. Kate Johnson- Maryland Council for Social Studies’ Instructional Leader […]
Archer: “I Pay the Same Taxes as Everybody Else and Now Am Being Discriminated Against Because My Children are Enrolled in Magnet Schools”
From Mary Archer: Dear Editor, I am writing you because of a letter I got from Harford County Public Schools. The gist of the letter, which is also available on the HCPS website under “Transportation”, is that my magnet school children will no longer be provided the transportation to and from school that they were […]
Underutilization of Secondary Schools an Issue as Enrollment Drops in Harford County Public Schools
Remember when Harford County public schools were bursting at the seams? Widespread overcrowding has ended thanks to declining enrollment and a school construction boom, but some secondary schools now have hundreds of extra seats. The excess capacity has raised new concerns from state funding authorities and school board members as they consider a plan backed […]
Harford County Public Schools 2012 Enrollment Down to 37,868 Students
From Harford County Public Schools: The Board of Education of Harford County met in an open business meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, December 17, 2012, in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following actions or received the following presentations: Recognized the following: – 2012 HCPS Holiday Greeting Artist – […]
Vote on New $71 Million Havre de Grace High School Expected at Harford County Board of Education Meeting
Plans for a proposed new $71 million Havre de Grace High School will be revealed at the November 5 meeting of the Harford County Board of Education, where a board vote on the proposal is also planned. Also on the November 5 meeting agenda is a report showing a modest downward trend in student enrollment. […]
Harford County Realizes Significant Gains in AP Participation; SAT Scores Hold Steady and Exceed State and National Data
From Harford County Public Schools: Harford County Public Schools realized a 20 percent increase in participation in Advanced Placement (AP) assessments from 1,525 students in 2011 to 1,824 students in 2012, this at the same time total high school enrollment in the county remained steady. Total enrollment in AP courses in 2012 was 4,591, a […]
Capacity Issues Persist as Harford Technical High School Continues to Turn Away Hundreds of Students Each Year
Amid a national debate about the necessity of a four-year college degree, the only Harford County magnet school offering career and technical education continues to have hundreds more applicants than available seats. Harford Technical High School, located in Bel Air, admits students countywide on a competitive basis within each career and technical program offered. Selection […]
