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After extended public comment and board scrutiny, Harford County Public Schools staff agreed to edits and the board voted to postpone a final vote on the Grade 7 human geography curriculum until its June 23 meeting.
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The Harford County board approved a four‑year Dell laptop lease covering about 12,100 high‑school students and a CommonLit digital‑literacy contract after public debate about instructional tradeoffs and costs.
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The Harford County Board of Education adopted a student backpack policy requiring lockers for backpacks during the school day (medical exceptions allowed) and expanded the bell‑to‑bell portable‑device approach to high schools with educational exceptions.
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Facilities staff presented a 2025 educational facilities master plan showing rising deferred maintenance, aging buildings and capacity pressures in growing areas; staff asked the board to approve the plan on June 23 to secure state and local capital timelines.
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The board received a quarterly financial report that flagged a projected $3.5 million excess but noted special‑education overages and pressure on fund balance; the board approved the consent agenda and two administrative appointments (supervisor of student support services psychologists and an assistant principal pool).
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North Harford High School GIS students showed a live ArcGIS dashboard tracking HCPS apprenticeships and placements across the county, reporting about 312 students and roughly 188 business partners; board members asked about adding open‑position layers and whether businesses could pay for enhanced listings.
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Speakers at the May 19 board meeting delivered sharply divergent public comments: some criticized DEI and specific books as inappropriate and raised church/state concerns about Lifewise, while others defended inclusive practices and equity supports; Lifewise proponents said the program is voluntary and not paid for by HCPS.
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The board reviewed an amended student telehealth access policy that embeds procedural steps into the policy text; staff said the procedure clarifies how parent requests, urgent‑appointment waivers and session conduct will be handled, and the board will repost the correct version for 30 days of public comment.
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Assistant superintendent and researchers told the board 64% of 2024 graduates met a North Star outcome (college credit, dual enrollment or industry credential); the district plans full LAUNCH (formerly ICAP) implementation in September 2025 to guide individual career/academic plans beginning in seventh grade.
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HCPS presented a customer-service–focused family-engagement plan anchored in National PTA standards, highlighted digital tools and a new 'Trusted Path' resource, and reported that by the end of second quarter roughly 12,900 parents/guardians participated in parent–teacher conferences (about 71% participation in some measures).