UPDATE: MAY 4, 2021

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HARFORD COUNTY 
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PARTICIPATION 

BUSINESS MEETING – MAY 10, 2021 – 6:30PM 

The Board of Education of Harford County Business Meeting will be held on May 10, 2021 at 6:30PM with only Board Members, staff, and presenters in attendance virtually. The meeting will be streamed live and archived for later viewing on the HCPS Website. 

Public Comment Participation Call-In Process 

Community members who wish to provide comments during the Public Comments segment of the Business meeting are required to register by completing this form Public Comment Registration Form, https://www.hcps.org/boe/publiccommentrequest.aspx 

Registrations must be received by 9:00AM on Monday, May 10, 2021. All fields on the registration form must be completed. 

First and Last name 
Mailing Address 
Email Address 
Phone Number 

1. Registered speakers will receive an email from HCPS with a Call-in Phone # and a Conference ID #. 

2. Registered speakers are required to call-in and enter the conference ID# at 6:30PM on Monday, May 10, 2021. 

3. Important: If you are unable to take your phone off mute, you may need to dial *6. 

4. All speakers, regardless of affiliation, will receive 3-minutes per speaker. Speakers may be interrupted and be given notice when they have 30 seconds left. When speakers have reached their 3-minute mark, callers will be removed from the meeting. 

5. The Board has allotted two-hours for the Public Comments segment of the Business meeting. 

6. If you are admitted from the virtual lobby to the meeting within the two-hour time constraint, you will be placed on hold and greeted by an HCPS staff member when it is time to begin your public comment. Expected hold time may vary based on number of registered speakers. The maximum wait time in the lobby is 30 minutes; should you be disconnected please call back. 

7. Registration forms are limited to one (1) per person. 

8. In accordance with Board policy, if the number of speakers impede the ability of the Board to complete scheduled business, the Board reserves the right to reduce the amount of time allotted per speaker, or overall time allotted for public comment. 

9. The Board expects that all comments will be submitted with the decorum and respect appropriate to the conduct of public business. 

10. Topics such as personnel matters, pending appeals, specific student disciplinary matters or which constitute commercial solicitations are not permitted. 

11. Disparaging comments, personal attacks, and inflammatory remarks about specific schools or personnel are not permitted. Speakers who engage in these comments will be reminded of the rules and the Board reserves the right to remove the speaker from the call. 

12. All public comments submitted will be part of the records maintained by the Board office. 

Speakers are reminded that public comments are considered public information and, as such, are subject to the Maryland Public Information Act. 

UPDATE: MAY 3, 2021
The following message will be sent at 5:00 p.m. tonight via phone, email, and text in our mass communication system to those families with students currently in kindergarten through grade 8.

Students who are currently in Kindergarten through grade 8, are eligible to participate in this years, Stars of Summer, virtual learning program. A brochure of exciting and engaging workshop options is now available on hcps.org.

On Monday, May 10, 2021 at 8:00 a.m., registration for all summer programs will open and be available on hcps.org. You are encouraged to register for selected Stars of Summer workshops and dates as soon as possible, as space is limited. This year, we’re excited to share that students may register for up to three workshops!

Registration for all summer programs will remain open until midnight on Monday, May 24, 2021.

UPDATE: APRIL 29, 2021
The following message will be sent at 5:00 p.m. tonight via phone, email, and text in our mass communication system to those families with student(s) who will be 16+ as of May 10, 2021.

The University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health will host vaccination clinics at your student’s high school beginning the week of May 10, 2021. The clinics are optional and will be available for students ages 16 and older. The schedule of vaccination clinics, the parent/guardian consent, and vaccine information forms are available at hcps.org in the Health Center.

The parent/guardian consent form, for the vaccine clinic must be completed and returned to the school nurse by May 7. The vaccination clinic will provide the Pfizer vaccine to students who wish to participate. Second doses will be available at school clinics beginning on June 1.

Students who are attending school virtually, may participate as well. Parents and guardians must also complete and return a parent acknowledgment form, before the clinic date, for entry into the school. For virtual students, upon arrival, only the student should enter the building. Anyone accompanying the student to the school should remain in the vehicle while the student is in the school building receiving vaccine. 

Questions about the vaccination clinics may be directed to Healthlink at 1-800-515-0044.

UPDATE: APRIL 22, 2021
The following message will be sent at 5:00 p.m. tonight via phone, email, and text in our mass communication system.

On Tuesday, April 27, from 3:00 – 7:00 p.m., the Maryland Department of Health will bring a mobile testing pop-up site to Harford County. The testing site will be located in the parking lot at Patterson Mill Middle/High School. The site is open to any Harford County resident NOT experiencing COVID-19 like symptoms who would like to be tested to see if they are asymptomatic with COVID-19. Testing is available for all ages. Anyone under the age of 18 will require parent/guardian permission. Attendees may walk up, scan a QR code, complete the registration, and will receive information at the time of testing on how to access results.

In case of inclement weather, the pop-up testing site will be moved indoors.

Additional information about COVID-19 is available from the Maryland Department of Health at covidlink.maryland.gov. Questions may be emailed to mdh.rapidpoctest@maryland.gov.


UPDATE: APRIL 20, 2021

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HARFORD COUNTY 
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PARTICIPATION 

BUSINESS MEETING – APRIL 26, 2021 – 6:30PM 

The Board of Education of Harford County Business Meeting will be held on April 26, 2021 at 6:30PM with only Board Members, staff, and presenters in attendance virtually. The meeting will be streamed live and archived for later viewing on the HCPS Website. 

Public Comment Participation Call-In Process 

Community members who wish to provide comments during the Public Comments segment of the Business meeting are required to register by completing this form Public Comment Registration Form, https://www.hcps.org/boe/publiccommentrequest.aspx 

Registrations must be received by 9:00AM on Monday, April 26, 2021. All fields on the registration form must be completed.