The following public comments were made at the September 12 Harford County Board of Education meeting by Emily Gudel, vice-president of legislation for Harford County Council of PTA. A copy was provided to The Dagger for publication: Good evening President Wheeler, Vice President Grambo, Superintendent Tomback, Members of the Board of Education. My name is […]
Harford County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Tomback: Year Two in Review
Doing what is arguably one of the most important jobs on behalf of the citizens of Harford County, Robert M. Tomback has just wrapped up his second year as superintendent of schools, putting him at the midway point of a four-year, $190,000 contract. How is he doing so far? The answer will come, in part, […]
Harford County Public Schools Mum on Details Following End of Patterson Mill Theft Investigation
The procedures for the handling of school money were breached over a nine-month period during which approximately $10,000 was stolen from Patterson Mill Middle and High School, according to Harford County Public Schools representatives. But school officials would not specify what those policies were, how they may have been changed following the theft, or the […]
Harford County Board of Education Agenda June 13: Employee Promotions and Appointments; High School Credit for Middle School Math Students; Long-Range Plans for Facilities
Employee promotions and appointments for next year, a decision on awarding high school credit to middle school math students, and a presentation on long range plans to improve and expand school facilities are among the items on the June 13 agenda of the Harford County Board of Education. The last time Superintendent Robert M. Tomback […]
Harford County Public Schools Teacher: “Let’s Cut the Budget – Not the Teachers”
The author is a veteran Harford County Public Schools teacher, who requested anonymity out of concerns about possible professional reprisals. The Dagger has verified the author’s identity. Teachers understand that America is in a deep recession and budgets are tight. We understand that the county does not have the funds for the fourth year in […]
New Principals of Aberdeen, Fallston, Joppatowne High Schools Named
The Harford County Board of Education voted 5-2 in a late-night special meeting Thursday to appoint the new principals of Aberdeen, Fallston, and Joppatowne High Schools, two of them replacing administrators controversially ousted by Superintendent Robert Tomback last month. Michael O’Brien, currently an instructional facilitator at Edgewood High School, will take over as principal of […]
Szerensits Transferred to Bel Air HS, Tucker to Patterson Mill After Removal as Principals of Aberdeen, Joppatowne
Aberdeen Principal Tom Szerensits has been transferred to become an assistant principal at Bel Air High School and Joppatowne Principal Macon Tucker has been transferred to the same position at Patterson Mill High School, Superintendent Robert Tomback announced at the Harford County Board of Education’s meeting Monday. Szerensits and Tucker were told late last month […]
HCPS Director of High School Performance Volrath to Retire at End of School Year
David A. Volrath, the executive director of high school performance for Harford County Public Schools, will retire from the school system at the end of the 2010-11 school year, sources have told The Dagger. Volrath informed Superintendent Robert Tomback of his plans to retire earlier this week, the sources said. Volrath, who oversees high school […]
