From Sunshine Review
Harford County is a
school district in
Maryland. HCPS is the 129th largest school system of the 17,512 regular school districts in the country when ranked by enrollment. There are 24 school districts in the State of Maryland. This places HCPS in the top one percent of school districts by size.
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[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Maryland school district websites
[edit] The good
- Lists elected and administrative officials
- Operating budget and budget from previous 2 fiscal years are posted
- Contracts and bidding information posted
- Taxes posted[2]
[edit] The bad
- Audits not posted on website
- Information on background checks not posted
- Website does not disclose lobbying information
[edit] Board of education
Senate Bill 629 (2009 Session of the Maryland General Assembly), effective July 1, 2009, changes the Board of Education of Harford County from a fully appointed Board to an elected-appointed Board consisting of six elected members and three members appointed by the Governor of the State of Maryland for four-year terms to be phased in over a period of time.[3]. In addition, there is a student representative to the Board who serves a one-year term while a high school senior. The student is elected by the Harford County Regional Association of Student Councils.[4]
Below is a list of current Board of Education members:[5]
[edit] Teacher contracts
[edit] School budget
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[edit] Academic performance
Maryland measures academic progress each year by administering the Maryland School Assessment, the Alternate Maryland School Assessment (for students with disabilities), and the Maryland High School Assessments.[6]
[edit] HSA performance
The chart below details the percentage passing the following subjects:[7]
| Grade
| Overall
| Algebra
| Biology
| English
| Government
|
| Grade 12 | 100% | 94.1% | 91.2% | 88.2% | 96.8%
|
| Grade 11 | 94.9% | 93.5% | 88.6% | 82.8% | 94.8%
|
| Grade 10 | 90.7% | 91.3% | 85.9% | 83.3% | 91.5%
|
[edit] MSA performance
The chart below details the percentage passing the following subjects:[7]
| Grade
| Math
| Reading
| Science
|
| Grade 8 | 68% | 85.7% | 77.4%
|
| Grade 7 | 78.9% | 85.4% | -
|
| Grade 6 | 77.6% | 88.7% | -
|
| Grade 5 | 86.4% | 92% | 72.7%
|
| Grade 4 | 92.3% | 89.3% | -
|
| Grade 3 | 87.2% | 87.3% | -
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[edit] Unions
[edit] School choice
[edit] External links
[edit] References
