Monday, February 11, 2013
A teacher's union president suggested two Harford schools may one day be forced to close if Harford County Public Schools aren't granted more funding from Harford County.
UPDATED (11:27 p.m.)—Despite the suggestion from a teacher's union president that Harford County Public Schools may need to consider closing some institutions, no such school shutdowns are imminent, officials said Monday. Ryan Burbey, president of the Harford County Education Association, said during public comment at last week's Harford County Council meeting that a decline in funding for education may eventually force schools to consider shutting down some buildings. Burbey addressed an "imminent funding crisis" for Harford County Public Schools. "If we don’t do something soon, your schools face dramatic cuts," he said. "The schools that are most at-risk are our at-risk schools, our schools at the upper end of the county where the …
Monday, June 11, 2012
The Harford County Education Association says salary enhancements for teachers will go into effect on July 1, 2012.
UPDATED (3:13 p.m.)—They spoke. They were heard. Days after staging a work to order protest, the Harford County Education Association says it has reached a tentative agreement with the Harford County Board of Education on "salary enhancements" for Harford County Public Schools teachers. According to an email from HCEA President Randy Cerveny, the agreement signed Monday includes a "one percent cost of living allowance, a step on the salary scale for elligible teachers and longevity increases for more experienced teachers." The statement noted that the changes become effective July 1. The agreement also stated the final duty day of the current school year will be Wednesday, June 13—rather than the previously-mandated June 14. Many schools …
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Randy Cerveny, President of Harford County Education Association, calls for good faith negotiations
The Public School Labor Relations Board ruled that Harford County Public Schools was negotiating in bad faith with the Harford County Education Association, or HCEA, according to a letter to the editor from the HCEA president. Randy Cerveny, president of HCEA, submitted a letter to the editor Wednesday urging parents and community members to reach out to the Harford County Board of Education to encourage good faith negotiations. Below is the unedited letter he sent to Patch. To the editor: Harford County’s students and teachers deserve better than this. The teachers of Harford County have been in negotiations with Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) since November 2010 for their contract, which began in July 2011. On April 2, 2012, the …
Friday, June 17, 2011
Harford County Education Association President Randy Cerveny said the teachers union has made significant concessions in negotiations.
UPDATE (6:18 p.m.)—Negotiations between the Harford County Board of Education and the teachers union stalled Thursday, and a mediator has been requested to try to resolve the situation. The Harford County Education Association and the board have been negotiating salary increases that were initially approved for teachers earlier this year. In a release from the board, however, spokeswoman Teri Kranefeld said no impasse has been formally declared. An earlier Patch report quoted union president Randy Cerveny saying that the two sides were at an "impasse." Additionally, the school board press release states that the board has offered county school employees "an extra day of paid leave to employees in lieu of previously negotiated compensation…
MDPatriot
9:54 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
If there is such a "low enrollment" in higher capacity schools in the County, then why does MORE money need to be thrown at them? One would think that lower enrollment would mean LESS money required for operations, etc.. more ›