The Board of Education of Harford County Met in an Open Business Meeting on Monday, September

The Board of Education of Harford County met in an open business meeting on Monday, September 8, 2008 in the Board Room of the HCPS/A.A. Roberty Building and took the following actions or received the following presentations:

• Unanimously approved the Grading and Reporting Committee’s recommendations regarding the approval of the actions planned as outlined in the Implementation Chart.
• Approved the Contract on Construction Management Services for Schucks Road Elementary School Project. Click here to access the Board Report.
• Discussed and approved the revisions of the Board Policy regarding Fire Drills and Fire Safety, including renaming the policy, Evacuation Drills and Fire Safety. Click hereto access the approved policy.

• Unanimously approved the revisions of the Board Policies regarding the School Year & School Day, Closing Schools, School Calendar, and Insurance.

Click here to access the revised policy on the School Year and School Day. (Approved with amendment to retain the policy with the decision on the start and end times to rest with the Board.)

Click here to access the revised policy on the School Calendar. (Approved as presented.)

Click here to access the revised policy on Insurance. (Approved as presented to delete the current policy.)

Click here to access the revised policy on School Closing. (Approved as presented.)

• Received a report providing a quarterly update on data regarding Extra-Curricular Eligibility.Click here to access the Report on Eligibility Data.
• Received a presentation on the FY2010 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) which will be brought back before the Board on September 22 for a vote in order to be submitted to the County and State Governments.

Click here to access the Major List of Capital Improvement Projects.

Click here to access the CIP Project Sheets.

• Accepted the Superintendent’s recommendations of two candidates for the Board of Education Ethics Panel positions.

Dr. Edna Hirsch, DDS

Charles E. Kearney,Jr.

• Received an information report on the Quarterly Financial Statements for the Period Ending June 30, 2008. Click here to access the Financial Report.
• During the Superintendent’s Report, heard a presentation regarding new Library Media Support Materials, including an Administrator’s Booklet and a New Teacher Brochure. Also, received a presentation regarding a new HCPS publication, which is the second in a series regarding the desegregation of Harford County Public Schools, written by Patrick P. Spicer, Esquire and General Counsel to the Board of Education.