Interesting comments about the proposed HCPSS budget have been floating around on social media…from elected officials and even candidates running for office in 2018. Here are a few that caught my eye: March 5th: Cynthia L. Vaillancourt, Chairman Howard County Board of Education (this one was a public post that has been shared by many…
The Superintendent’s Proposed FY 2019 Operating Budget is out…here is some information from the Baltimore Sun: Howard County Superintendent Michael Martirano on Tuesday night introduced what he called a defining $850.7 million operating budget proposal that adds 137 new student service-related positions and cuts roughly four dozen administrative jobs. An increased focus on student mental health…
In case you missed the Howard County Board of Education meeting last night, here is a recap of the Interim Superintendent’s recommendation regarding redistricting (via HCPSS Press Release): Howard County Public School System Interim Superintendent Dr. Michael J. Martirano presented his recommendations to relieve overcrowding in elementary and high schools, open new Elementary School #42…
The Howard County Public School System Superintendent Dr. Michael J. Martirano asked his Twitter followers to retweet this information…so I thought I would take it to the next step and give a mention on the blog about this program. Here is information about the program from the HCPSS website: Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) has…
Details About the Rally: Gathering to peacefully encourage HCPSS superintendent Renee Foose to resign. Stay if you can and testify on the HCPSS budget Date/Time: April 24th at 6:15pm Location: George Howard Building, Howard County Government (3430 Court House Dr, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043) Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/452823198386880/ If you make it out to the Rally today…post some…
A collection of information you may find interesting… Howard County schools superintendent Renee Foose revealed her fiscal 2018 operating budget proposal Tuesday night, an $868.9 million budget request that tops last year’s request by $30.2 million. (Read More) For those that don’t remember, Superintendent Foose budget request last year was the following “Superintendent Renee Foose’s…
Via WBALTV 11: Howard County seeks feedback about school start time proposals The No. 1 complaint from parents about the current school start times is that students, especially those in high school, are not getting enough sleep. “We know that well-being is absolutely important. We want our students to get an adequate amount of sleep.…
