Joe A. Hairston

'Hybrid' school board bill defeated in state Senate delegation

2013-02-19 15:34:00

The state Senate's latest attempt to add representation to Baltimore County's Board of Education died again Tuesday morning when Sen. Ed Kasemeyer withdrew his support for the bill, causing a 4-4 deadlock in the Baltimore County delegation's vote. The...

Balto. Co. schools budget would add 100 teachers

2013-01-08 18:52:28

Baltimore County classrooms would have about 100 more teachers next school year under a budget proposal unveiled Tuesday by Superintendent Dallas Dance. In his first spending plan since taking the post, Dance presented a $1.3 billion operating budget...

Legislators to renew push for 'hybrid' school board this session

2013-01-08 14:17:00

Towson-area legislators will be tackling issues both fresh and familiar during the 2013 General Assembly session, which begins on Wednesday, Jan. 9, in Annapolis. Chief among them will be the issue of adopting the model of a "hybrid" school board,...

Hairston gave employment contracts to two top aides before retiring

2012-07-13 17:58:00

Former Baltimore County school superintendent Joe A. Hairston signed employment contracts before he retired with two top aides that would pay them nearly a half-million dollars in severance if his successor fired them when bringing in his own leadership...

Hairston contracts raise questions

2012-07-18 00:00:00

The revelation that former Baltimore County Schools Superintendent Joe Hairston supposedly protected two administrative employees who recently have been transferred to other positions raises several huge red flags ("Hairston gave employment contracts to...

Cousin granted pay raises to central office staff before retiring

2012-08-05 13:53:00

Shortly before retiring this summer, Howard County school superintendent Sydney Cousin told employees in the central office that he was giving them a pay raise but did not take the matter before the school board for approval. Some board members say...

Two school officials who had signed contracts with Hairston leave system

2012-08-07 18:53:00

The two high-ranking school employees who signed contracts with former Baltimore County Superintendent Joe A. Hairston before he retired have both left the system. The contracts would have paid the employees nearly a half-million dollars if new...

Dance puts Baltimore County magnet policy change on hold

2012-08-08 12:06:00

Baltimore County Public Schools SuperintendentS. Dallas Danceannounced Tuesday that the school system's recently-enacted magnet school policy change will be put on hold until a review can be completed. Dance made the announcement at the school board...

Balto. County pays $150,000 total to two former school employees

2012-08-10 20:53:21

Baltimore County school leaders have paid a total of $150,989 in a settlement with two high-ranking employees who signed contracts with the former superintendent, even though the school system and new superintendent contend that the contracts were not...

Timonium residents show 'Pride in America' for Goucher concert

2012-10-28 17:15:50

Timonium residents Dick Dods and Tom McPoyle invite the community to attend their chorus' annual show, "Pride in America," being held in the Kraushaar Auditorium on the campus of Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, on Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. The show...

Catonsville student among 10 named to superintendent's Student Advisory Board

2012-10-10 09:15:00

Adam Antoszewski, a senior at Catonsville High School, was one of 10 students in Baltimore County public schools named by Superintendent S. Dallas Dance to his Student Advisory Board for the 2012–2013 school year. Antoszewski was the first...

School system agrees to settlement with two employees

2012-08-13 03:00:00

The Baltimore County school board Tuesday night voted to approve numerous retirements and resignations, including those of two employees who signed contracts with the former superintendent that a union official and others have questioned. But the board...

With tears and a smile, Zaria Greene, 14, a Randalstown HIgh School student, hugs superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools Dr.

2012-05-18 00:00:00

Dr. Joe A. Hairston , Superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, smiles as newly named 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year, Angela Rountree, an art teacher at Ridgely Middle School, delivers remarks.

2012-05-03 00:00:00

Jenny Park, 17, a senior at Dulaney High School, has been named as one of the members of the Student Advisory Board by Superintendent Joe Hairston. In that role, she talks with the superintendent about issues in her school and across the county public school system.

2011-11-07 00:00:00