2008-09 Annual Report - Harford County Public Schools
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<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong><br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong><br />
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2 BOE | DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong><br />
Board of Ed<br />
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Board of Education of <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Mark M. Wolkow, President • Leonard D. Wheeler, Ed.D., Vice President<br />
Ruth R. Rich • John L. Smilko • Alysson L. Krchnavy • Donald R. Osman • Thomas P. Evans<br />
Kate E. Kidwell, Student Representative • Robert M. Tomback, Ph.D., Secretary-Treasurer & Superintendent of <strong>Schools</strong><br />
From the Superintendent’s Pen...<br />
Throughout the school year,<br />
each of our more than 5,000<br />
employees of the <strong>Harford</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> (HCPS)<br />
takes on the challenge of<br />
working towards our common<br />
goal of connecting with<br />
our students and preparing<br />
them for success. As your<br />
superintendent, I will work<br />
to accomplish our goals as<br />
effectively and efficiently as<br />
possible. We are all committed<br />
Robert M. Tomback, Ph.D.<br />
Superintendent of <strong>Schools</strong><br />
to inspiring each of our 39,000 students to become life-long<br />
learners and responsible citizens.<br />
Educators in <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> have the opportunity to impact<br />
the future of thousands of students every year; after all,<br />
school-age children spend almost as much time in school or<br />
in school-related activities as they do at home. Our faculty<br />
and staff are involved in every aspect of a child’s academic<br />
life. Our dedicated professionals write curricula, provide<br />
high quality classroom instruction, serve as advisors for<br />
extracurricular activities, mentor students, and provide<br />
additional tutoring - indeed, HCPS personnel support<br />
student achievement in and out of the classroom during<br />
and beyond the school day. Everyone in HCPS shares a<br />
common mission - working together to provide the best<br />
education possible to all students in <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />
Mission<br />
The mission of the <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> is<br />
to foster a quality educational system that challenges<br />
students to develop knowledge and skills, and to<br />
inspire them to become life-long learners and good<br />
citizens.<br />
Vision<br />
<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> is a community of learners where<br />
educating everyone takes everyone. We empower all<br />
students to contribute to a diverse, democratic, and<br />
change-oriented society. Our public schools, parents,<br />
public officials, businesses, community organizations,<br />
and citizens actively commit to educate all students to<br />
become caring, respectful, and responsible citizens.<br />
In addition, HCPS employees and students continue to<br />
work diligently to meet rigorous federal and state education<br />
requirements, resulting in many successes over the past<br />
year. The information in this annual report will show you<br />
some examples of our successes, as well as our challenges.<br />
I am committed to ensuring that every child, in each of our<br />
53 schools, is afforded the best educational opportunities<br />
possible. I encourage you to join all of us in the <strong>Harford</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> as we provide all students with the<br />
knowledge and means to succeed in a diverse society.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Robert M. Tomback, Ph.D.<br />
Superintendent of <strong>Schools</strong><br />
Teresa D. Kranefeld, Editor<br />
Amanda R. Warfi eld, <strong>Public</strong>ation Design<br />
Inside...<br />
Recruitment and Retention 4<br />
Financial Information 6<br />
Assessment Data 10<br />
Capital Improvements 14<br />
<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Highlights 16<br />
Hall of Fame Members 18<br />
Contact Us...........................................23<br />
DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong> | BOE 3
<strong>Harford</strong> nets top new hires, retains top educators<br />
Retaining a highly qualified workforce to educate each of<br />
the students in the <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> (HCPS)<br />
is among the most important priorities for the school<br />
system every year. Leading up to the <strong>2008</strong>-20<strong>09</strong> school<br />
year, the school system hired 197 teachers to replenish the<br />
3,213 person teaching force and hired 154 support staff to<br />
fill new positions and positions vacated by retirement or<br />
natural attrition.<br />
In order to maintain such a quality faculty and staff, HCPS had<br />
representation at 41 various job fairs and college/university<br />
visits in nine states. Nearly six percent of teachers hired<br />
were minority teachers, while approximately 78 percent of<br />
new teachers hired were female, down eight percent from<br />
last year. Eighty-seven percent of recruits were female<br />
at the elementary level, perpetuating the domination of<br />
female teachers at the elementary level for HCPS. More<br />
than 57 percent of those employed were under 27 years<br />
of age, a 15 percent increase from the previous year, and<br />
more than 40 percent had at least a master’s degree when<br />
they were hired.<br />
Recruitment efforts continue to focus in Maryland, but with<br />
the highly competitive need for teachers who meet the<br />
federal definition of “highly qualified” under the Federal<br />
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, it is necessary for the<br />
local effort to extend beyond the borders of its home state.<br />
NCLB requires that teachers must be fully certified in the<br />
grade level or subject area in which they teach including<br />
having a bachelor’s degree, a valid teaching certificate and<br />
other specific teaching level requirements.<br />
Almost half of the newly hired teachers graduated from<br />
non-Maryland colleges and universities. System-wide and<br />
school initiatives continue to support new teachers in the<br />
local schools. For the 12-month period ending September<br />
30, 20<strong>09</strong>, 4,029 teacher applications were posted to<br />
the HCPS online application system, School Recruiter.<br />
According to the HCPS Human Resources Office, the online<br />
application process has contributed to a ten percent<br />
increase from last year in the number of applications<br />
received.<br />
94%<br />
Retention Rate<br />
More than<br />
91 percent<br />
of classes<br />
in HCPS are<br />
taught by<br />
instructors deemed “highly qualified,” increasing about<br />
five percent from the previous school year.<br />
Joan Ryder<br />
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4 BOE | DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong>
‘Highly qualified’ rate continues to rise<br />
During the past year, 211 teachers, counselors and other<br />
specialists left employment with HCPS, more than onethird<br />
due to retirement. However, the school system<br />
continues to improve its retention rate, increasing to 94<br />
percent for this year.<br />
New Teacher Education Characteristics<br />
Fulfilling vacancies in “critical areas” of mathematics,<br />
special education, family and consumer science, technology<br />
education, and certain areas of science continues to be a<br />
challenge and remains the primary focus of recruitment<br />
for HCPS. Our school system, home to more than 38,000<br />
students, is privileged to employ and maintain one of the<br />
most qualified, motivated and successful teaching forces<br />
in the country, focusing each day on connecting with<br />
every one of its<br />
students.<br />
197<br />
Teachers<br />
Hired<br />
Source: HCPS Human Resources/Communications Office<br />
The 20<strong>09</strong>-10 HCPS Teacher of the Year finalists pose for a photo<br />
outside of the Bayou restaurant before the HCPS Teacher of the Year<br />
banquet in April 20<strong>09</strong>.<br />
MD Cosmetic<br />
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DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong> | BOE 5
HC LIBRARY HCC<br />
152940 76254<br />
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HCPS Operating Statement<br />
Financial Data Year Ended June 30, 20<strong>09</strong><br />
General<br />
Food Capital<br />
Fund<br />
Services Projects<br />
Fund Fund<br />
TOTAL<br />
Governmental<br />
Funds<br />
REVENUES<br />
Local Sources 206,978,734 - 92,470,793 299,449,527<br />
State Sources 229,764,453 283,470 11,830,181 241,878,104<br />
Special State and<br />
Federal Programs<br />
24,356,568 - - 24,356,568<br />
Federal Sources 278,693 5,628,811 - 5,907,504<br />
Earnings on<br />
Investments<br />
225,730 8,995 - 234,725<br />
Charges for Services - 8,058,8<strong>09</strong> - 8,058,8<strong>09</strong><br />
Miscellaneous<br />
Revenues<br />
4,307,518 327 569,871 4,877,716<br />
TOTAL REVENUES 465,911,696 13,980,412 104,870,845 584,762,953<br />
EXPENDITURES<br />
Current<br />
Administrative<br />
Services<br />
11,044,007 - - 11,044,007<br />
Mid-level<br />
Administration 25,556,452 - - 25,556,452<br />
Services<br />
Instructional Salaries 168,953,130 - - 168,953,130<br />
Instructional<br />
Textbooks & Supplies<br />
8,404,840 - - 8,404,840<br />
Other Instructional<br />
Costs<br />
3,405,640 - - 3,405,640<br />
Special Education 38,054,045 - - 38,054,045<br />
Student Personnel<br />
Services<br />
1,628,891 - - 1,628,891<br />
Health Services 3,400,241 - - 3,400,241<br />
Pupil Transportation<br />
Services<br />
27,320,853 - - 27,320,853<br />
Operation of Plant 29,063,042 - - 29,063,042<br />
Maintenance of Plant<br />
and Equipment<br />
10,700,958 - - 10,700,958<br />
Fixed Charges 107,605,434 - - 107,605,434<br />
Community Services 428,816 - - 428,816<br />
Special State and<br />
Federal Programs<br />
24,356,568 - - 24,356,568<br />
Cost of Operation<br />
- Food Services<br />
- 14,434,841 - 14,434,841<br />
Capital Outlay 319,546 - 111,524,256 111,843,802<br />
TOTAL<br />
EXPENDITURES<br />
460,242,463 14,434,841 111,524,256 586,201,560<br />
Excess (deficit) of<br />
Revenues Over<br />
Expenditures<br />
5,669,233 (454,429) (6,653,411) (1,438,607)<br />
Other Financing Sources<br />
(uses)<br />
Capital Lease (4,384,000) - 4,384,000 -<br />
Operating Transfers - - - -<br />
Net Change in Fund<br />
Balances<br />
1,285,233 (454,429) (2,269,411) (1,438,607)<br />
Fund Balance -<br />
Beginning July <strong>2008</strong><br />
Decrease in Reserve for<br />
Inventory - U.S.D.A.<br />
Fund Balances at<br />
June 30, 20<strong>09</strong><br />
19,088,983 2,456,281 8,071,754 29,617,018<br />
- 64,365 - 64,365<br />
20,374,216 2,066,217 5,802,343 28,242,776<br />
Note 1: General Fund Balance of $20.4 million at June 30, 20<strong>09</strong> is comprised of:<br />
Amount allocated to fund FY 2010 Budget - $4.6 million<br />
Amount allocated for health insurance & energy costs - $2.2 million<br />
Amount allocated for unpaid bills at year end - $2.2 million<br />
Amount held in reserve for health insurance & insurance pools - $6.7 million<br />
Undesignated Fund Balance - available for future use - $4.6 million<br />
SOURCE: HCPS Budget Offi ce/Communications Offi ce<br />
6 BOE | DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong>
FY 2010 HCPS Capital Improvement Program<br />
Project Description<br />
State<br />
Approved<br />
Local<br />
Approved<br />
Other<br />
Sources<br />
NOTE 1<br />
Total<br />
Capital<br />
Funding<br />
Relocatable Classrooms $0 $0 $735,000 $735,000<br />
Bel Air High Replacement $14,600,000 $12,765,000 -$14,600,000 $12,765,000<br />
Deerfield Elem.<br />
Replacement<br />
$800,000 4,200,000 $0 $5,000,000<br />
Edgewood High<br />
Replacement<br />
$0 $35,540,528 $1,692,587 $37,233.115<br />
Red Pump Elem. $0 $6,380,000 $1,250,000 $7,630,000<br />
Southampton Middle<br />
Roof Replacement<br />
$853,000 $0 $643,250 $1,496,250<br />
Southampton Middle HVAC $0 $0 $1,144,000 $1,144,000<br />
Havre de Grace High<br />
School HVAC<br />
$0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Bel Air Elem. Site<br />
Improvement<br />
$0 $0 $650,000 $650,000<br />
Campus Hills Elem. $0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Youth’s Benefit Elem.<br />
Modernization<br />
$0 $0 $0 $0<br />
John Archer School at<br />
Bel Air Middle<br />
$0 $0 $0 $0<br />
WP/OPR Elem.<br />
Modernization<br />
$0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Homestead/Wakefield<br />
Elem. Modernization<br />
$0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Joppatowne High<br />
Addition/Renovation<br />
$0 $0 $0 $0<br />
ADA Improvements<br />
and Survey<br />
$0 $0 $100,000 $100,000<br />
Athletic Fields Repair/<br />
Renovations<br />
$0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Backflow Prevention $0 $0 $100,000 $100,000<br />
Bleacher Replacement $0 $0 $100,000 $100,000<br />
Building Envelope<br />
Improvements<br />
$0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Career & Tech. Ed.<br />
Equipment<br />
$0 $0 $100,000 $100,000<br />
Environmental Compliance $0 $0 $100,000 $100,000<br />
Equipment & Furniture<br />
Replacement<br />
$0 $0 $100,000 $100,000<br />
Fire Alarm & ER<br />
Communications<br />
$0 $0 $75,000 $75,000<br />
Floor Covering<br />
Replacement<br />
$0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Locker Replacement<br />
- Magnolia Middle<br />
$0 $0 $110,000 $110,000<br />
Major HVAC Repairs $0 $0 $850,000 $850,000<br />
Music Refresh Program $0 $0 $50,000 $50,000<br />
Outdoor Track Recond. $0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Paving - New Parking $0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Paving - Overlay &<br />
Maintenance<br />
$0 $0 $100,000 $100,000<br />
Playground Equipment $0 $0 $350,000 $350,000<br />
Replacement Buses $0 $1,045,000 $0 $1,045,000<br />
Replacement Vehicles $0 $0 $262,638 $262,638<br />
Security Cameras $0 $0 $200,000 $200,000<br />
Septic Pre-Treatment<br />
Facility Code Upgrades<br />
$0 $0 $1,325,413 $1,325,413<br />
Special Ed. Facilities<br />
Improvements<br />
$0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Swimming Pool Ren. $0 $0 $100,000 $100,000<br />
Storm Water Mngt. $0 $0 $50,000 $50,000<br />
Tech. Ed. Lab Refresh $0 $0 $0 $0<br />
Tech. Infrastructure $0 $0 $2,612,112 $2,612,112<br />
Textbook/Supplemental<br />
Materials Refresh<br />
$0 $0 $1,800,000 $1,800,000<br />
TOTAL CAPITAL<br />
FUND - FY 2010<br />
$16,253,000 $59,930,528 $0 $76,183,528<br />
NOTE 1: The state reimbursed HCPS $14,600,000 for the Bel Air HIgh School Replacement<br />
project. This amount was reallocated to fund other capital projects.<br />
SOURCE: HCPS Budget Office/Communications Office<br />
HC LIBRARY<br />
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HC MOVES LIBRARY<br />
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DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong> | BOE 7
HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS<br />
Fiscal Year 20<strong>09</strong> Financial Information<br />
Maryland school systems are revenue dependent upon<br />
the state and local governments. State funding is primarily<br />
established during the annual legislative session of the<br />
Maryland General Assembly during January through<br />
April of each year. State funds are administered through<br />
the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).<br />
The superintendent submits the recommended budget<br />
to the Board of Education during the second school<br />
board meeting in December. The board holds public<br />
hearings for stakeholders and work sessions during<br />
January to consider modifying the budget prior to<br />
submittal of the board’s proposed budget to the county<br />
executive by January 31st. The county executive has until<br />
April 1st to establish funding levels for the next fiscal<br />
year. Once the board receives the funding level from the<br />
county executive, the operating budget is modified for<br />
submittal to the <strong>County</strong> Council in line with the projected<br />
state and county funding levels. The <strong>County</strong> Council<br />
receives the county budget on April 1st and holds public<br />
hearings and work sessions during April and<br />
May. The council may add to the<br />
county executive’s funding<br />
level only by reducing<br />
the funds for other<br />
functions of the county<br />
government, or having<br />
the county treasurer<br />
revise projected revenues<br />
upward indicating that<br />
additional funds will be<br />
available for the next fiscal year.<br />
The Board of Education submits the revised proposed<br />
budget to the <strong>County</strong> Council in mid-April and the <strong>County</strong><br />
Council has until May 31st to determine final funding<br />
levels for the county allocation. The <strong>County</strong> Council<br />
adopts the county budget by May 31st. At that point<br />
FY 20<strong>09</strong> Actual Revenues<br />
the county government funding is fixed for the School<br />
System. Once this allocation is approved, the Board of<br />
Education will revise the budgeted expenditures to equal<br />
the total approved revenues. The board approves the<br />
final budget<br />
by the end of<br />
June, prior to<br />
the start of<br />
the next fiscal<br />
year, July 1st.<br />
The board<br />
approved<br />
budget then<br />
goes back to<br />
the county for final approval certification, required by<br />
state law, which often occurs in July. This completes the<br />
budget development and approval process.<br />
Throughout the budgetary process, expenditures<br />
are aligned by Benefit Adjustments, FY<strong>09</strong>-10 Cost<br />
Reductions, Cost of Doing Business Expenses, Special<br />
Education Requests, and Operating Impact of New<br />
Construction Projects. Proposed new expenditures are<br />
categorized by a Board of Education goal.<br />
Budget Calendar<br />
Each year, a budget calendar is prepared and presented<br />
to the senior staff and budget managers as a suggested<br />
schedule to follow in order to produce the final budget<br />
document. The calendar is driven by the board review,<br />
<strong>County</strong> Government review, <strong>County</strong> Council review, and<br />
state and local funding and reporting requirements.<br />
JULY <strong>2008</strong><br />
•<br />
•<br />
Final budget approval and certification by the county<br />
and distribution of FY 20<strong>09</strong> Budget.<br />
Based on the closeout of the previous fiscal year<br />
(FY <strong>2008</strong>), identify any special needs area of critical<br />
•<br />
•<br />
The HCPS<br />
Budget Offi ce received the<br />
Government Finance Offi cers<br />
Association (GFOA) FY08<br />
Distinguished Budget Presentation<br />
Award for the sixth consecutive<br />
year.<br />
future funding.<br />
Budgetary discussions begin between<br />
school principals and their respective<br />
directors.<br />
OCTOBER <strong>2008</strong><br />
Initiate per pupil staffing budgets in<br />
conjunction with the executive directors<br />
of elementary and secondary education<br />
along with the director of special<br />
education so baseline cost of doing<br />
business estimates can be prepared<br />
for FY 2010. This is contingent upon<br />
the availability of the September 30th<br />
enrollment data.<br />
8 BOE | DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong>
• October 2 - Budget Office distributes FY 2010 budget<br />
packages to budget managers.<br />
• October 19 - Based on the Board of Education’s<br />
goals, budget managers will submit baseline budget<br />
requests and cost of doing business adjustments.<br />
• October 26 - Program budget narratives, including<br />
detailed program goals and objectives are due from<br />
budget managers. In addition, new budget requests<br />
for FY 2010 and performance measures from budget<br />
managers are due.<br />
NOVEMBER <strong>2008</strong><br />
• The Budget Office will assess the current year<br />
salary and employee benefit budgets with year-end<br />
projections. Turnover factors will be analyzed.<br />
• The county executive advised the president of the<br />
board and superintendent of schools of budget<br />
constraints for FY 2010 due to economic realities.<br />
• The superintendent will complete a final review<br />
to meet Board of Education deadline for budget<br />
submission. The superintendent will determine what<br />
enhancements are to be included in the budget.<br />
The Budget Office prepares the superintendent’s<br />
recommended FY 2010 operating budget.<br />
DECEMBER <strong>2008</strong><br />
• Superintendent revises budget parameters and<br />
adjusts budget request downward.<br />
• December 15 - Superintendent’s recommended FY<br />
2010 budget is presented to the Board of Education.<br />
• Preliminary state funding estimates for FY 2010 will<br />
be made available by Maryland State Department of<br />
Legislative Services.<br />
JANUARY 20<strong>09</strong><br />
• January 6, 12, and 17 - The Board of Education, during<br />
several budget workshops and meetings, accepts<br />
public comment on the FY 2010 budget, reviews the<br />
superintendent’s recommended budget.<br />
• January 17 – Final Board<br />
of Education Budget Work<br />
Session.<br />
• January 20 - Board proposed<br />
FY 2010 budget is approved.<br />
FEBRUARY – MARCH 20<strong>09</strong><br />
• February 3 - Board of<br />
Education will present the<br />
proposed FY 2010 budget to<br />
the <strong>County</strong> Executive.<br />
• The Budget Office provides<br />
on-going support to the<br />
county administration during<br />
their review of the budget.<br />
• The Budget Office will<br />
continue on-going account<br />
analysis to look for additional<br />
realignments.<br />
• March 31 - Meet<br />
with county<br />
The HCPS Finance Offi ce<br />
executive to<br />
receive the received the FY <strong>2008</strong><br />
proposed local GFOA Certifi cate of<br />
funding level Excellence in Financial<br />
for FY 2010. <strong>Report</strong>ing Award for the<br />
APRIL 20<strong>09</strong> fi fth consecutive year!<br />
• April 2 - Board<br />
budget work<br />
session and meeting to review and approve revised<br />
proposed FY 2010 Board of Education Operating<br />
Budget.<br />
• April 23 - Board’s revised budget is presented to the<br />
<strong>County</strong> Council.<br />
MAY 20<strong>09</strong><br />
•<br />
•<br />
•<br />
The Budget Office provides on-going support to the<br />
<strong>County</strong> Council during their review of the budget.<br />
Revised FY 2010 state funding estimates will be<br />
provided by MSDE.<br />
By May 31 - <strong>County</strong> Council approval of final funding<br />
and adoption of Appropriations Bill.<br />
JUNE 20<strong>09</strong><br />
•<br />
•<br />
Early June - Budget Office reviews and prepares funding<br />
alternatives for the superintendent and the board.<br />
June 22 - The Board of Education approves a balanced<br />
budget using the approved county funding levels and<br />
the Final FY 2010 MSDE funding levels. Complete<br />
budget certification and provide funding levels to all<br />
budget managers.<br />
JULY 20<strong>09</strong><br />
•<br />
July 14 - Receive FY 2010 budget approval certification<br />
from the county executive. Final FY 2010 Budget<br />
Hearing and approval certification by <strong>County</strong> Council.<br />
FY 20<strong>09</strong> Actual Expenditures<br />
DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong> | BOE 9
<strong>Harford</strong> ‘Teacher of the Year’ named state finalist<br />
Kimberly A. Schmidt, social studies teacher at Havre de<br />
Grace High School, was selected as one of seven finalists<br />
in the state who competed for the 2010 Maryland<br />
Teacher of the Year title by State Superintendent of<br />
<strong>Schools</strong>, Nancy S. Grasmick.<br />
The finalists were selected by a panel of judges from<br />
various Maryland educational organizations representing<br />
principals, teachers, boards of education, teacher unions,<br />
students, parents and higher education. Finalists were<br />
measured against a rigorous set of national criteria that<br />
includes teaching philosophy, community involvement,<br />
knowledge of general education issues and suggestions<br />
for professional and instructional improvement. Each of<br />
the seven finalists, including Mrs. Schmidt, participated<br />
in oral interviews with the Maryland State Department<br />
of Education (MSDE) on September 12th.<br />
Mrs. Schmidt is a committed educator, having been in<br />
the field for more than 18 years, graduating from the<br />
University of Delaware with a Bachelor of Arts in History<br />
Education in 1991. She began her teaching career as a<br />
middle school social studies teacher at Old Court Middle<br />
School in West Baltimore. In 1993, she started teaching<br />
at Havre de Grace Middle School and in 1997, Kimberly<br />
accepted the position of department chairperson at<br />
Fallston Middle School where she taught eighth grade<br />
U.S. History.<br />
“Kim Schmidt is dedicated to enriching the lives of<br />
every student that walks through her classroom doors<br />
and is passionate about providing a positive learning<br />
experience,” said HCPS Superintendent Robert M.<br />
Tomback. “We are so proud of her accomplishment as<br />
she represents the talent and commitment of all of our<br />
teachers in <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong>.”<br />
current role at Havre de Grace High School teaching<br />
government and U.S. History where she has been since<br />
2005.<br />
Additionally, Mrs. Schmidt has worked on countywide<br />
curriculum development and assessment projects,<br />
served on the Citizen Advisory Committee and the<br />
Mentor Teacher Network through MSDE. She has served<br />
on the HCPS Central Instructional Leadership Team<br />
(CILT) and the Middle School Reform Committee. She<br />
also earned her Master’s degree from the University<br />
of Maryland, Baltimore <strong>County</strong>, which she completed<br />
in 1995 in Historical Studies and has started work on<br />
her doctoral degree in Innovation and Leadership at<br />
Wilmington College.<br />
RIGHT - Mrs. Schmidt<br />
was honored as a<br />
finalist during the<br />
state Teacher of the<br />
Year Gala reception<br />
and dinner at Martin’s<br />
West on October 2,<br />
20<strong>09</strong>. Escorted by<br />
HCPS Superintendent<br />
of <strong>Schools</strong> Robert M.<br />
Tomback, Ph.D., Mrs.<br />
Schmidt waits to walk<br />
on stage to receive<br />
her official certificate<br />
at the state gala.<br />
From 1998-2005, she served in a variety of central office<br />
leadership positions for <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong><br />
(HCPS) before moving back to the classroom in her<br />
LEFT - Left to right, Jerrel Pounds, senior at Havre de Grace<br />
High School, Patricia Walling, principal of Havre de Grace<br />
High School and Kimberly Schmidt, HCPS Teacher of the Year,<br />
pose for a photo at the Maryland State Board of Education<br />
luncheon on May 28, 20<strong>09</strong>, honoring all the local teachers of<br />
the year. ABOVE - Kimberly Schmidt makes her way to the<br />
stage after she was announced as the 20<strong>09</strong>-10 HCPS Teacher<br />
of the Year at the annual <strong>Harford</strong> Teacher of the Year banquet<br />
at the Bayou in Havre de Grace on April 23, 20<strong>09</strong>.<br />
10 BOE | DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong>
<strong>Harford</strong> class of ‘<strong>09</strong> achieves 100 percent success<br />
Seniors earn HSA proficiency; ready to graduate<br />
<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> School<br />
(HCPS) twelfth grade students<br />
achieved the highest rate of<br />
proficiency on the Maryland High<br />
School Assessments (HSA) in four<br />
subject areas: English, Algebra,<br />
Government and Biology. All<br />
seniors in the class of 20<strong>09</strong> passed<br />
the HSA requirements and were<br />
prepared for graduation.<br />
95<br />
93<br />
91<br />
89<br />
87<br />
85<br />
20<strong>09</strong> HSA Results<br />
The class of 20<strong>09</strong> was the first<br />
graduating class required to pass<br />
the HSAs in all four subject areas<br />
or to earn a composite score of<br />
1602 scale score points in order<br />
to receive a Maryland diploma.<br />
83<br />
81<br />
79<br />
77<br />
75<br />
High school students in <strong>Harford</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> outpaced state averages<br />
English Biology Government Algebra<br />
in every grade level and subject area for 20<strong>09</strong>, the<br />
highest gap being in grade 11, exceeding the state<br />
average by more than five percent at nearly 95<br />
percent proficiency. Out of those students who have<br />
taken all four tests and have met the requirement,<br />
students in grade 10 continue to achieve high<br />
passing rates at 90.7 percent for this year with two<br />
years left in their high school careers.<br />
Maryland<br />
<strong>Harford</strong><br />
Multiple mechanisms for meeting the HSA<br />
requirement have been put in place including<br />
the Bridge Plan for Academic Validation and<br />
the Combined-Score option. Students become<br />
eligible for the Bridge Plan after failing to pass<br />
an HSA on two attempts and having participated<br />
in locally-administered interventions, passing the HSArelated<br />
course, and making satisfactory progress toward<br />
graduation. For the class of 20<strong>09</strong>, 45 students met the<br />
HSA requirements through the Bridge Plan option.<br />
All seniors in the class<br />
of 20<strong>09</strong> passed the<br />
HSA requirements and<br />
were prepared for<br />
graduation.<br />
“<br />
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Graduation rates<br />
<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> earned a graduation rate<br />
of 86.95 percent for the Class of 20<strong>09</strong>. <strong>Harford</strong> exceeded<br />
the <strong>Annual</strong> Measurable Objective, or AMO, of 85.5<br />
percetn for 20<strong>09</strong> graduation rate, achieving Adequate<br />
Yearly Progress (AYP) as a system in that academic area.<br />
<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong>’s drop-out rate for 20<strong>09</strong> was 2.32<br />
percent, which represents a decline of 0.60 percent<br />
compared to <strong>2008</strong> and the lowest rate reported since<br />
1993. Statewide, the drop-out rate reported for 20<strong>09</strong><br />
was 2.6 percent.<br />
DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong> | BOE 11
<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> national test scores remain steady<br />
<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> students scored above the state and<br />
national averages on the Critical Reading and Mathematics<br />
sections of the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Reasoning<br />
Test for 20<strong>09</strong>.<br />
SAT Results<br />
Compared to <strong>2008</strong>, <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> test-takers’ overall<br />
performance improved in Critical Reading (two points),<br />
remained steady in Mathematics, and dropped by two<br />
points in Writing. <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> mean scores exceed<br />
the state in Critical Reading (507 versus 500) and in<br />
Mathematics (521 versus 502) while dropping below the<br />
state in Writing (488 versus 495).<br />
The number of test-takers in <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> decreased in<br />
20<strong>09</strong> with 1,350 graduates participating; approximately<br />
26 percent of these were minority students. Compared<br />
to the state, African-American students in <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
scored higher than their Maryland counterparts in both<br />
Critical Reading and Mathematics, but averaged slightly<br />
lower in writing.<br />
Meanwhile, <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> participation in Advanced<br />
Placement (AP) assessments increased slightly from 1,230<br />
students in <strong>2008</strong> to 1,253 students in 20<strong>09</strong>, at the same<br />
time total high school enrollment in the county dropped<br />
by approximately 240 students.<br />
“ <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong> mean scores<br />
exceed state averages in<br />
Critical Reading and Mathematics for 20<strong>09</strong>. ”<br />
12 BOE | DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong>
<strong>Harford</strong> middle school students closing achievement gap<br />
<strong>Harford</strong> students show solid gains, continued success on MSA test<br />
<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> School students performed well<br />
on the Maryland School Assessment (MSA) tests taken<br />
by third through eighth graders in reading and math this<br />
past March. According to the Maryland State Department<br />
of Education (MSDE) data for the 20<strong>09</strong> MSAs, nearly 88<br />
percent of elementary and 67 percent of middle schools in<br />
<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). An<br />
improvement in middle school performance was clearly<br />
evident. In <strong>2008</strong>, only three of the nine middle schools<br />
achieved AYP, and in 20<strong>09</strong>, six out of nine middle schools<br />
achieved AYP.<br />
In order for a school to meet AYP, all students in the<br />
school and each sub-group of students, as defined by the<br />
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, must meet the annual<br />
measurable objectives (AMOs) for reading and math. In<br />
addition, elementary and middle schools must meet the<br />
AMO for attendance rates and high schools must meet the<br />
AMO for graduation rates. The student sub-groups include<br />
students with disabilities, students who are Limited English<br />
Proficient, students in poverty, and students categorized<br />
by race/ethnicity. The percent required to make AYP, called<br />
a performance target, is established by MSDE each year.<br />
Each year, the performance target for AYP increases so that<br />
by 2014, 100 percent of students are expected to achieve<br />
proficiency. For 20<strong>09</strong>, nearly 75 percent of elementary<br />
school students needed to achieve proficiency in both<br />
reading and mathematics in order for a school to achieve<br />
AYP. For middle schools, the performance target was 76<br />
percent for reading and 64 percent for mathematics.<br />
Between 2005 and 20<strong>09</strong>, the percent<br />
of HCPS third, fourth and fifth<br />
graders meeting or exceeding<br />
the state reading and mathematics<br />
performance standards remained<br />
above the state AMO for that year<br />
and continued to increase. By the<br />
end of the 20<strong>09</strong> school year, about<br />
nine out of every 10 elementary<br />
school students in <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
demonstrated proficiency in reading<br />
and in mathematics on the MSA.<br />
The rate of increase in student<br />
proficiency was even higher in HCPS<br />
middle schools. The rate of reading<br />
proficiency increased by almost 10<br />
percent over the past five years, and<br />
proficiency in mathematics increased<br />
by more than 15 percent.<br />
Edgewood Middle School, now in<br />
its fifth year on the state’s School<br />
Improvement list, demonstrated improvement in<br />
proficiency for previously failing sub-groups sufficient to<br />
enter Safe Harbor and achieve AYP for the 20<strong>09</strong> school<br />
year.<br />
This year, of the four middle schools previously classified<br />
as <strong>Schools</strong> in Improvement, two achieved AYP. The two<br />
remaining schools, Havre de Grace Middle School and<br />
North <strong>Harford</strong> Middle School, will enter Year 2 School<br />
Improvement and will continue to focus on improving<br />
the achievement of underperforming sub-groups. Three<br />
elementary schools that did not achieve AYP in <strong>2008</strong><br />
including Bakerfield, Joppatowne, and Riverside,<br />
achieved AYP for<br />
all subgroups and<br />
for students in<br />
the aggregate for<br />
20<strong>09</strong>.<br />
Entering the<br />
Local Attention<br />
List this year for<br />
the first time<br />
are Deerfield,<br />
Edgewood,<br />
Magnolia and William Paca/Old Post Road<br />
elementary schools, failing to meet AMOs in one or more<br />
subgroup areas but in most cases achieving proficiency for<br />
all students. Fallston Middle School remains on the Local<br />
Attention List this year for failing to reach the AMO in<br />
reading for a small Limited English Proficient population.<br />
20<strong>09</strong> MSA Results<br />
DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong> | BOE 13
Capital<br />
JOPPATOWNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL<br />
BEL AIR HIGH SCHOOL<br />
The new Bel Air High School building and the remodernization of Joppatowne Elementary School were both<br />
completed at the beginning of the 20<strong>09</strong>-10 school year. The total area for the $66.3 million Bel Air High<br />
School project is approximately 262,000 square feet and the total area for the $17.1 million Joppatowne<br />
Elementary School project is approximately 90,000 square feet.<br />
RED PUMP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL<br />
The Board of Education of <strong>Harford</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> approved contracts for the<br />
construction of the new Rep Pump<br />
Elementary School at its September<br />
29, 20<strong>09</strong> business meeting.<br />
Construction of the new 100,600<br />
square-foot school facility began in<br />
October 20<strong>09</strong> and is budgeted for<br />
$28.9 million. The project will include<br />
facilities for the Department of Parks<br />
and Recreation and is anticipated<br />
to be completed in June of 2011.<br />
The entrance to the school and park<br />
complex will be off Red Pump Road<br />
and the school’s mailing address will<br />
be 600 Red Pump Road. The image to<br />
the left is a rendering of how the new<br />
elementary school will look.<br />
14 BOE | DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong>
Improvements<br />
The image to the left features a rendering<br />
of the new Edgewood High School.<br />
Construction, pictured below, for the<br />
project began in <strong>2008</strong>. The replacement<br />
Edgewood High is a four story structure<br />
that is being constructed behind the<br />
existing school. This approximately<br />
268,000 square foot building will have<br />
current technology, a triple gymnasium,<br />
auditorium, and designated space for<br />
the International Baccalaureate Diploma<br />
Programme. The complex provides for<br />
EDGEWOOD HIGH SCHOOL<br />
a new stadium with an artificial<br />
turf field. The new high school is<br />
scheduled to open in the fall of<br />
2010, and the existing high school<br />
is scheduled to be demolished. The<br />
site will be restored with additional<br />
parking and practice fields with final<br />
completion in 2011.<br />
DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL<br />
The image to the right features<br />
a rendering of the new Deerfield<br />
Elementary School. The construction<br />
site of the new school is pictured below.<br />
The replacement Deerfield Elementary<br />
is a two story structure that is also being<br />
constructed behind the existing school.<br />
This approximately 102,000 square foot<br />
building will have current technology,<br />
an enlarged gymnasium, and a stage<br />
that is between both the cafeteria and<br />
the gymnasium.<br />
The new school will have its own music rooms, art<br />
room, and computer lab. The school will also feature<br />
space that is designated as a day care for non-school<br />
age children. The enlarged gymnasium is made possible<br />
through a partnership with Parks and Recreation,<br />
who have added $600,000 to this project. The new<br />
elementary school is scheduled to open in the fall of<br />
2010, and the existing elementary is scheduled to be<br />
demolished. The site will be restored with additional<br />
parking and a bus loop with final completion in 2011.<br />
DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong> | BOE 15
<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong><br />
Looking back on the <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong><br />
Under the leadership of Mary Murray and Jim Pritchard,<br />
student-groups involved with the local Maryland<br />
Summer Center investigated a number of invasive<br />
plants, animals, and man-made changes at the <strong>Harford</strong><br />
Glen Environmental Center during a two-week study in<br />
July <strong>2008</strong>. Students involved included, from left, top,<br />
Reagan Harper, Thomas Ogden, William Corey, Dan<br />
Gorski, Adam Lanphear, Andrey Privado, and Morgan<br />
Gardner; center, Drew Vinyard, Colleen Patton, Ben<br />
Hendricks, Cole Merryman, Jillianne Carter, Bridget<br />
Newell, and Natalie Brosh; and, bottom, Ben Barsam,<br />
Bram Swarr, Brett Boileau, and Joe Nichols.<br />
<strong>Harford</strong>’s Hickory Elementary School was selected as a<br />
<strong>2008</strong> National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department<br />
of Education for students achieving at very high levels. The<br />
announcement made by Education Secretary Margaret<br />
Spellings, cited only six Maryland schools and 320 schools<br />
nationally to receive the distinguished honor. Each year,<br />
the U.S. Department of Education conducts a nationwide<br />
search for ‘Blue Ribbon <strong>Schools</strong> of Excellence.’ In order<br />
to facilitate that process, they first look to the state<br />
level where State Departments of Education nominate<br />
schools whose students demonstrated excellence in ‘No<br />
Child Left Behind’ (NCLB) sanctioned standardized tests.<br />
Additionally, the school must fall in the top 10 percent of<br />
all schools in the state on test scores in both reading and<br />
math for the past three years.<br />
The 20<strong>09</strong> General Assembly student pages were, from<br />
left front, David John “D.J.” Sigworth, Nick Temple, Viona<br />
Miller, Gerard Neely, Greg Waterworth (alternate), and<br />
William Richardson. Elected officials in attendance<br />
were, from left, Senators Andrew Harris and Barry<br />
Glassman, Delegation Chair Susan McComas, Delegates<br />
Daniel Riley, Mary-Dulany James and Donna Stifler. The<br />
student pages spent two weeks in Annapolis – those<br />
weeks are non-consecutive to allow them to experience<br />
the beginning of the process, to see things all the<br />
way through by following certain issues that interest<br />
them, and returning later in the session to witness the<br />
conclusion.<br />
16 BOE | DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong>
Rewind<br />
HCPS School Year<br />
Students, faculty and staff at Edgewood Middle School<br />
(EMS) boosted their confidence by holding an energizing<br />
pep rally featuring Dr. Ron Kelley of Konfident Enterprises<br />
on February 10, 20<strong>09</strong>. Dr. K, as he is known, travels the<br />
nation giving presentations to students and teachers<br />
on innovative ways to achieve academic success. In an<br />
effort to pump up the student body and make students<br />
feel motivated, excited and prepared for the Maryland<br />
School Assessments (MSA), EMS held two pep rallies<br />
- one for the sixth grade and one for the seventh and<br />
eighth grades. Coordinated by EMS Principal Dr. Lawrence<br />
Rudolph and Instructional Facilitator Ms. Patrice Brown,<br />
this event is the first of many events being established<br />
to bolster student self-confidence and put the test front<br />
and center in school culture at EMS.<br />
The Milken Family Foundation, which for two decades has sponsored one<br />
of the nation’s premier education conferences, again joined with the 9th<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> National Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) Conference to<br />
examine successful reforms in education. The conference also featured<br />
the presentation of unrestricted $25,000 Milken Educator Awards (MEA)<br />
to 70 of America’s most outstanding elementary educators at a gala<br />
celebration including Hall’s Cross Roads Elementary School Vocal Music<br />
Teacher Christian Slattery. Mr. Slattery meshes the music curriculum with<br />
other subjects, from creating rap songs to teach multiplication tables to<br />
changing the lyrics of a familiar pop song to strengthen understanding<br />
of a history unit. Pictured right, Mr. Slattery poses for a photo with Mr.<br />
Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of Milken Educator Awards, at<br />
the conference.<br />
The Edgewood High School’s (EHS) Global Studies Program/<br />
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme recently<br />
received its official authorization as an International<br />
Baccalaureate World School. A celebration event was held<br />
at the media center of EHS on April 22, 20<strong>09</strong>. The two-year<br />
application process, which included a site visit, ended when<br />
the school was granted authorization on December 11, <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
The celebration event for the International Baccalaureate<br />
(IB) Programme included guest speakers, former Interim<br />
Superintendent of <strong>Schools</strong>, Patricia Skebeck; Board of<br />
Education Member, Mark Wolkow; Councilman Richard<br />
Slutzky; EHS Principal, Larissa Santos; and EHS IB Coordinator,<br />
Amy Woolf.<br />
DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong> | BOE 17
HCPS Educator<br />
class of <strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong><br />
ONE MORE<br />
TIME<br />
153263<br />
BW<br />
TOWN OF<br />
BEL AIR<br />
152942<br />
BW<br />
September<br />
Judith L. Famous<br />
26 Years of Service<br />
Vocal/Instrumental<br />
Music Teacher<br />
Norrisville Elementary<br />
School, North <strong>Harford</strong><br />
Middle School, Forest<br />
Hill Elementary School,<br />
Forest Lakes Elementary<br />
School, Prospect Mill<br />
Elementary School, Bel<br />
Air Elementary School<br />
October<br />
Rose Bernice<br />
Famous Amoss<br />
43 Years of Service<br />
Teacher<br />
Youth’s Benefit Elementary<br />
School, former<br />
Wilna School, Bel Air<br />
Elementary School,<br />
Emmorton Elementary<br />
School, Youth’s Benefit<br />
Elementary School<br />
November<br />
Lawrence ‘Larry”<br />
Mills<br />
30 Years of Service<br />
Teacher/Administrator<br />
Joppatowne Elementary<br />
School, Riverside<br />
Elementary School,<br />
Edgewood Elementary<br />
School, Deerfield<br />
Elementary School,<br />
Abingdon Elementary<br />
School, Youth’s Benefit Elementary School<br />
18 BOE | DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong>
Hall of Fame<br />
December<br />
Florence Stansbury<br />
36 Years of Service<br />
Teacher<br />
Former Havre de Grace<br />
Consolidated School,<br />
Aberdeen Junior High<br />
School, Aberdeen<br />
Middle School<br />
January<br />
Leslie D. Goodwin,<br />
Ph.D.<br />
35 Years of Service<br />
Teacher/Administrator<br />
Aberdeen High School,<br />
Slate Ridge Elementary<br />
School, Bakerfield<br />
Elementary School,<br />
Central Office<br />
MC DONALDS<br />
152977<br />
BW<br />
February<br />
James C.<br />
Haas<br />
36 Years of<br />
Service<br />
Teacher<br />
John Archer<br />
School,<br />
Southampton<br />
Middle School<br />
March<br />
S. Yvonne Blevins<br />
31 Years of Service<br />
Teacher/Administrator<br />
Aberdeen Junior High<br />
School, Aberdeen Middle<br />
School, Havre de Grace<br />
Middle School, Havre<br />
de Grace High School,<br />
Fallston High School,<br />
Central Office<br />
VISON ASSOC<br />
153077<br />
BW<br />
DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong> | BOE 19
April<br />
Richard “Dick”<br />
Gottwald<br />
33 Years of Service<br />
Teacher<br />
Havre de Grace High<br />
School, Havre de Grace<br />
Middle School<br />
June<br />
Vicki C. Panos<br />
22 Years of Service<br />
Teacher<br />
Fallston High School<br />
May<br />
Margaret “Beckie”<br />
Hall Cook<br />
37 Years of Service<br />
Teacher/Administrator<br />
Old Post Road Elementary<br />
School, Baldwin Manor<br />
Elementary School,<br />
Aberdeen Elementary<br />
School, Hickory Elementary<br />
School, Jarrettsville<br />
Elementary School<br />
HUNTINGTON<br />
152936<br />
BW<br />
Hall<br />
of Fame<br />
To honor those who have given their professional<br />
lives building a school system which consistently<br />
ranks in the top 25 percent in student<br />
achievement among Maryland school districts,<br />
<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>, in cooperation<br />
with the <strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> Retired School Personnel<br />
Association (HCRSPA), began the HCPS Educator<br />
Hall of Fame in October 2000. The retired<br />
educators are chosen by HCRSPA in recognition<br />
of their outstanding contributions to the system<br />
to be enshrined in the “Hall of Fame.” The men<br />
and women chosen also receive a plaque noting<br />
his/her accomplishments. Several criteria have<br />
been established to guide the HCRSPA in its<br />
selection process: the educator may be living or<br />
deceased, but must be retired as an educator;<br />
the educator should have devoted the majority<br />
of his/her career to teaching and/or being a<br />
school or central office administrator in the<br />
<strong>Harford</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Schools</strong>; the nominee<br />
must have been an educator in the HCPS system<br />
for at least 20 years; and, the educator does not<br />
have to be a member of the HCRSPA. Visit our<br />
website at www.hcps.org to read more about<br />
our “Hall of Fame” members!<br />
20 BOE | DECEMBER 20<strong>09</strong>
Visit www.hcps.org for up-to-date<br />
information!<br />
Transportation (<strong>2008</strong>-20<strong>09</strong>):<br />
• 33,386 students transported<br />
• 486 buses<br />
• 41,864 miles traveled daily<br />
• 7,535,602 miles traveled annually<br />
• 2,931 hours of daily driver time<br />
• 473,5<strong>09</strong> hours of annual driver time<br />
Student Population: 38,639 (9/30/<strong>09</strong>)<br />
Personnel: 5,349.85<br />
Certificated - 3,461.10<br />
Support - 1,888.75<br />
Food Services (<strong>2008</strong>-20<strong>09</strong>):<br />
• 390 staff members<br />
• 340 custodians<br />
• 906,156 breakfasts served per year (students)<br />
• 3,532,117 lunches served per year (students)<br />
• $14 million per year business<br />
• $3,471,564 in a la carte sales (includes adult purchases)<br />
How does HCPS compare to the other 23 Maryland school systems in<br />
terms of funding?<br />
• FY07 Cost Per Pupil - $9,791.16 - ranked 15 out of 24<br />
Facts:<br />
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HCPS at a Glance<br />
HCPS at a Glance<br />
The School System:<br />
• 32 Elementary <strong>Schools</strong><br />
• 9 Middle <strong>Schools</strong><br />
• 9 High <strong>Schools</strong><br />
• 1 Special<br />
• 1 Vocational/Technical High School<br />
• 1 Alternative Education Center<br />
TOTAL: 53 <strong>Schools</strong><br />
Facilities (20<strong>09</strong>):<br />
• 77.57 acres of parking lots<br />
• 24.6 miles of driveway<br />
• 944,122 sq. ft. of carpeting<br />
• 6,080,566 sq. ft. - total building footage<br />
• School buildings - 5,794,477 sq. ft.<br />
• Other buildings - 211,785 sq. ft.<br />
• Relocatables (86) - 74,304 sq. ft.<br />
• 2,370 classrooms<br />
• 182 buildings (including relocatables)<br />
• 32 wells<br />
• 121 main boilers<br />
• 1,654 acres of land<br />
• Property Value (as of 10/1/08)<br />
• $9<strong>09</strong>,849,000<br />
Approx. 60% of the teaching staff has completed advanced degrees, i.e. five or<br />
more years of college work<br />
More than 90% of the teaching staff have achieved ‘highly qualified’ status as<br />
defined by the No Child Left Behind Act<br />
Approx. 90% of students have never been suspended from school<br />
The school system has more than 600 business and community collaborating<br />
partners<br />
Approx. 85% of students plan to recieve post-secondary education<br />
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2006 - 2011 Strategic Plan<br />
Goal #1: Every student graduates ready to succeed.<br />
• Promote opportunities for skilled trades and advanced career choices.<br />
• Use business partnerships to identify and respond to emerging market<br />
trends.<br />
• Enable students to live in and contribute to a contemporary world.<br />
Goal #2: Every student achieves personal and academic growth.<br />
• Find and build on every student’s motivation.<br />
• Develop and deliver high quality instruction that elevates each<br />
student.<br />
• Support the emotional, social and physical growth of every student.<br />
Goal #3: Every student connects with great employees.<br />
• Recruit and retain a high quality, diverse workforce.<br />
• Direct utilization of resources responsively to meet individual student<br />
needs.<br />
• Encourage employee knowledge and creativity to advance learning.<br />
Goal #4: Every student benefits from accountable adults.<br />
• Obtain and optimize use of adequate resources.<br />
• Improve operational and instructional efficiency and effectiveness.<br />
• Earn credibility with education stakeholders and respect of colleagues.<br />
• Define parent involvement; reach out to parents to explain<br />
involvement opportunities.<br />
Goal #5: Every student feels comfortable going to school.<br />
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Maintain safe, secure, comfortable schools that meet student needs.<br />
Expect personal responsibility and respect in positive learning<br />
environments.<br />
Explore use of uniforms to promote social equality and focus on learning.<br />
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On the Cover<br />
Top Left - Graduates stand on stage during<br />
the annual Rainbow Graduation at the Center<br />
for Educational Opportunity in August 20<strong>09</strong>.<br />
Center Left - Two students at Joppatowne<br />
Elementary School, Jonathan Ash and<br />
Nicholas Schweitzer, pose during the<br />
school’s ‘Wax Museum’ Social Studies event<br />
in October 20<strong>09</strong>.<br />
Center Right - Edgewood High School<br />
senior, Elissa Dzambasow, poses during<br />
the celebration event for receiving its<br />
official authorization as an International<br />
Baccalaureate World School in April 20<strong>09</strong>.<br />
Lower Left - First Graders Morgan Moore,<br />
Ly’Quel Trafton and Kaylie Upson hold up<br />
their completed Chinese drums during<br />
Deerfield Elementary School’s celebration of<br />
the Chinese New Year on January 23, 20<strong>09</strong>.<br />
Lower Right - Members of the Bel Air High<br />
School Counterpoints perform during the<br />
school’s Rededication Ceremony in October<br />
20<strong>09</strong>.<br />
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Employment opportunities<br />
Office of Certificated Personnel 410-588-5238<br />
Office of Supporting Services<br />
410-588-5238<br />
Personnel (clerical, custodial,<br />
technical, etc.)<br />
Substitute Teaching<br />
www.hcps.org<br />
410-8<strong>09</strong>-6341<br />
General information, assistance, complaints,<br />
material distribution<br />
Partnerships (material distribution) 410-588-5331<br />
Communications Office 410-588-5203<br />
TTY 7-1-1<br />
Website/Emergency Notification www.hcps.org<br />
HCPS Central Office Switchboard<br />
Local Number 410-838-7300<br />
Toll Free 1-866-588-4963<br />
Maryland Youth Crisis Hotline 1-800-422-00<strong>09</strong><br />
Psychological Services, Student Services<br />
Office of Student Services 410-588-5334<br />
Aberdeen Office 410-273-5514<br />
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Bel Air Office 410-638-4143<br />
Edgewood Office 410-612-1521<br />
Fallston Office 410-638-4124<br />
Havre de Grace Office 410-939-6612<br />
Magnolia Office 410-612-1531<br />
North <strong>Harford</strong> Office 410-638-3662<br />
Patterson Mill Office 410-638-4215<br />
Southampton Office 410-638-4153<br />
Hickory Elementary (Child Find) 410-638-4386<br />
Office of Curriculum 410-588-5298<br />
Office of Elementary Education 410-588-5207<br />
Office of Secondary Education 410-588-5228<br />
Equity & Cultural Diversity Office 410-8<strong>09</strong>-6064<br />
Office of Special Education 410-588-5246<br />
Office of Transportation 410-638-4<strong>09</strong>2<br />
Customer Action Line 410-638-0022<br />
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