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Board Meeting Information
Regular meetings of the Board of Education are normally held on the second and fourth
Monday of each month (except July and August) at 6:30 or 7:00 p.m. at various school
locations. Special meetings may also be held thoughout the year. All meetings are
announced in advance in the newspapers or the HCPS web site and in other print/electronic
media including the
Harford Cable Network. Meetings are open to the public unless otherwise
announced.
If you wish to appear before the board, please complete a request form and return
it to the Manager of Communications before the meeting begins. Please note
the following time restrictions for public comments. Three minutes - Individual.
Five minutes - Group Representation.
To request disability-related reasonable accommodations, please call (410) 838-7300
voice, 7-1-1 TTY or e-mail Teri.Kranefeld@hcps.org
at least three days prior to the meeting/event.
The Board Seeks Public Comment
Throughout the year, the Board will seek views and comments from the public on a
number of issues.
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Elementary Redistricting Information
After much discussion and debate regarding the most appropriate location for the next new elementary school, the Board of Education ultimately approved the Red Pump Elementary School as the next new elementary school, to be followed by Campus Hills in a future fiscal year. As of this date, the project has been publically bid and contracts awarded by the Board of Education. Construction will begin in October 2009, and the school will be occupied by August 2011.
UPDATE: December 1, 2009:
In January and February of 2009, the (STAC) Superintendent’s Technical Advisory Committee met with focus groups representing each elementary school in the county to develop a list of “Parameters” for redistricting. The items are to be used as a guide for the (STAC) as it develops the various options for attendance area boundary modifications. The focus groups developed numerous items and suggestions, that were then reviewed by the STAC, combined, clarified, and compiled into various categories. It should be understood that these accepted parameters will serve as a guide, and are not strict requirements. The following list of parameters have been accepted for use by the STAC:
Now that the new elementary school location has been determined, the Board of Education will commence with the development of the Comprehensive Elementary School Redistricting initiative. The Superintendent’s Technical Advisory Committee will begin its formal meetings in November 2009, and proceed with the process of formulating recommendations for establishing the new Red Pump ES attendance area boundaries as well as modifying the existing elementary school attendance area county wide. Final recommendations and an approved plan will be approved by the Board of Education by March 1, 2011.