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TOOLS for SCHOOLS Resource Center Ensures all students have the school supplies to engage in high quality learning. Teachers shop for free for school supplies for their students and their classrooms, saving educators thousands of dollars in classroom expenses.
TECH Tools Bridging the digital divide allows students to research homework and complete coursework. Research indicates students without technology at home are academically performing below their peers with technology. Providing high poverty students with technology increases their learning potential.
BOOKS in HAND Summer Learning Provides backpacks filled with skill level books and materials to build home libraries for high poverty elementary students to improve reading proficiency. Access to books actually in the home with skill based resources lead to the most opportunities to read.
Classroom Innovation Grants Funds classroom initiatives outside of the district budget. Educators are encouraged to create innovative and exciting educational programs to enhance and broaden student learning. Classroom initiatives for funding can be found at www.harfordeducation.org.
Scholarships and College and Career Access Helping students make college achievable. Established by business and community members, scholarships help all students achieve their dreams. Students receive support in completing FAFSA, college essays, college research, internship programs, and mentored to ensure college and career success.
Everyday Heroes Award Annual recognition of outstanding educators of Harford County Public Schools. We honor teachers who go above and beyond to make learning rewarding and engaging.
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Harford County Education Foundation will provide educational, social and fiscal resources to foster excellence in learning so all students in Harford County Public Schools, with an emphasis on vulnerable students, can be successful in school and in life.
Student achievement in a community is a social, civic and economic issue. The Education Foundation helps strengthen our community by providing targeted funding and needed resources to students, teachers and schools to ensure the academic and life-long success of our children. We want all students to have access to innovative learning and materials to help them meet the rigor of quality instruction and the challenges of 21st century workforce skills. Education is the most powerful investment in the well-being of our youth, the stability of our families, and the strength of our communities. • 313 middle school students participated in a 3-day overnight retreat to learn leadership and soft skills. • 125 high school students participated in a week long leadership program to engage in leadership, workforce skills, and career planning from business leaders. • 7,698 students received $115,466 of needed school supplies. • 1100 students in need received homework tool kits. • 400 educators shopped for free at the Tools for Schools Resource Center saving thousands of dollars in personal expenditures on school and classroom supplies. • 7,270 students in poverty received 14,240 s kill based books to build home libraries and slow summer regression of learned reading skills. • $56,860 awarded in Classroom Innovation Grants to support an enriched learning experience for students. • 75 students were awarded $142,300 in scholarships. • 45 students in need received $14,700 in laptops and MiFi’s to participate in learning at home and in school.
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Harford County Education Foundation Board of Directors Debora Gavin Merlock Warren L. Hamilton Inspire Magazine is published President/Founder Chair bi-annually. For advertising Oak Contracting, LLC Janet Gomes information contact: Vice Chair Finance Liz Leoni Monti [email protected] Weyrich, Cronin Chair, Board & Sorra Development The information published in APG Federal Credit Inspire Magazine is correct to Union the best of our knowledge. Harford County Education Mike Allen Cathy Poniatowski Foundation shall not be liable for Harford Bank Ex-Officio any errors in content, or for any Paraeducator Claudine Adams action taken in reliance thereon. Bravura Information Nick Rich Technology Carefirst BlueCross Copyright 2019 Harford County Dr. Sean Bulson BlueShield Education Foundation. Inspire Ex-Officio Lisa Sundquist Magazine is a publication of
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One pencil can draw a path to literacy. One box of crayons can color the imagination with new possibilities. Ensuring that children have the supplies they need to do their homework, take tests, and # complete science and art projects is a simple but important way This school year, over we can help them get their education and succeed in school. $35,000 in school supplies and classroom materials Stuff the Bus is the Harford County Education Foundation’s Annual were donated to Harford School Supply Drive. The School Supply Drive begins July 29 County Public School through September 13. Area businesses, churches, or organizations classrooms. Together, we set-up collection sites so employees and customers may drop-off can help more teachers the needed school supplies. Your organization can participate by and students! dropping us an email at [email protected]. Participating Stuff the Bus collection sites are: A Bright Idea Hamilton Service Center The Yards At Fieldside Village Anita C. Leight Estuary Center Har-Co Credit Union TIC Gums APG Federal Credit Union Harford Bank: Bel Air & Abingdon Towson University: Aruba Sun & Spa Harford County Chamber Of Northeastern Beacon Staffing Commerce Walmart: Fallston BB&T Bank: Bel Air Harford County Parks and Wave/Armstrong Ceilings Recreation Office Bel Air Athletic Club Wesleyan Chapel United Harford County Public Library: Methodist Church Bel Air Orthodontics All Branches Weyrich, Cronin & Sorra, CPA Bright Oaks Pediatric Center Harford County Public Schools: Y-Ward Family Center: Celebree: Laurel Bush Hickory St. Abingdon Churchville Recreation Center: Harford Mutual Insurance Harford County Senior Glenville Bldg. Howard Bank Activity Centers: Churchville Recreation Center: I Love Kickboxing - Edgewood Activity Center Level Bldg. - Veronica “Roni” Chenowith Jones Junction Coffee Coffee Activity Center Kelly’s Hair Design - Havre de Grace Activity Cummings & Co. Realtors Klein’s Shoprite: Bel Air Center Dept. Of Emergency Services - McFaul Activity Center Mariner Point Park Drayer Physical Therapy: Harford County Gov’t: Aberdeen, Bel Air, Edgewood New Destiny Evangelistic Church - Harford County & White Marsh Paramount Die Company Administration Building Eden Mill Nature Center Planet Fitness: - Harford County Council Abingdon & Bel Air - Harford County Dept. of Edward Jones Community Services Edgewood Recreation PNC Bank: Bel Air - Harford County Office of & Community Center Point Breeze Credit Union Comm. & Economic Dev., First National Bank: 4 Locations Raytheon Bel Air Forest Hill/Hickory Activity Ctr. Smiths Detection - Office of Comm. & Economic Dev., The Goddard School Sunny Day Café Havre de Grace Gold Medal Physical Therapy The Arena Club For more collection locations, visit us at www.harfordeducation.org
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My tax-deductible gift is enclosed in the amount of $ ______. Please charge a total of $______to my: ______Visa ______MasterCard ______American Express Name: ______Card Number: ______Exp. Date ______Verification Code: ______Email: ______Zip Code: ______Phone:______
Please designate my gift for: I Use my gift where the need is the greatest. Programs: I Classroom Innovation Grants I Books in Hand Summer Learning I Tools for Schools I TECH Tools I Scholarships
Pledge I Harford County Rising Star Society your support: I 12x12 “Seeds for the Future” Campaign I single payment $144 I monthly $12
My company ______, will match this gift. (Please mail the company matching gift form with this donation form.)
Education Tribute: ______This gift is in memory of: ______This gift is in honor/gratitude for: Honoree’s Name: ______Address: ______City, State, Zip: ______
Make your check payable to Harford County Education Foundation and mail to: 260 Gateway Drive, Suite 21A Donate online Bel Air, MD 21014 www.harfordeducation.org/donations or at www.paypal.me/harfordeducation
Volunteer Opportunities, In Kind Donations or Questions: Email us at [email protected]
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How does AmazonSmile work? When first visiting AmazonSmile, customers are prompted to select a charitable organization from almost one million eligible organizations. In order to browse or shop at AmazonSmile, customers must first select a charitable organization. For eligible purchases at AmazonSmile, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the customer’s selected charitable organization. Choose Harford County Education Foundation using this link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/20-2060496
Give Humble Bundle a try! When you make a purchase in the Humble Store, 10% of the net revenue from every purchase is routed through the PayPal Giving Fund to support charity, and now you can put that donation towards Harford County Education Foundation. Type the URL into your browser and Harfo rd County Education Foundation will receive a donation from Humble Bundle Choose Harford County Education Foundation using this link: https://www.humblebundle.com/store?charity=105795
Even More Ways to Support:
Workplace Giving with United Way Does your company or place of employment run a United Way Workplace Campaign? If so, designate Harford County Education Foundation: United Way Designation 65752 Collect ion Drives School supplies and gently used books give children valuable tools for learning success. Hold a School Supply Drive or a Gently Used Book Drive anytime throughout the year. Let us know you want to hold a drive and Harford County Education Foundation will email you flyers to post in your business or for distribution in your community organization. Email [email protected] and let us help you help all children succeed in school and life. harfordeducation.org 11 HEF-078-01 Inspire Spring 2019 32pg_harford'sheart winter08 3/29/19 1:56 PM Page 14 HEF-078-01 Inspire Spring 2019 32pg_harford'sheart winter08 3/29/19 1:56 PM Page 15
Harford County Education Foundation Partners with Sponsors to Improve Digital Inequity for Local Students Harford County Education Foundation and their sponsors partnered to improve the digital inequity for low-income students across Harford County and provide digital access at home. In December, the Foundation, and their sponsors presented 10 of the 40 laptops they are providing to Magnolia Middle School as well as the digital lending hubs they are gifting to three additional schools. Harford County Seated L-R: Linda Bugliosi, Lamar Watts, Demetrius Cabell, Education Foundation Kendrick Williams, Joshua Steinmiller, Erin Mock received the 40 laptops Standing L-R: Michael Quigg, Xavian Waters, Keith Phoebus, Deb Merlock, Joe Voskuhl, Drew Moore, Warren Hamilton, Beth Walter, from a local IT recycling Kirstie Durr, Lamark Holley, Jamira Walker, Desiree Erdman. company, HiTECH Assets, who turns data destruction and server disposal into a secure, sustainable process. “We’re proud to have been able to obtain Dell laptops and outfit them at a significantly discounted rate,” shared Keith Phoebus, Business Development Manager at HiTECH Assets. “This will allow students in Harford County access to technology tha t will help them become more successful in school.” For many low-income students, having Internet or owning a tablet or laptop is simply not a reality. As more homework assignments require web access, having the digital tools at home is important in preventing students from falling behind their peers. “Technology is such an integrated part of our society, that students who do not have access can be at a disadvantage academically, socially, and financially,” said Debora Gavin Merlock, President at the Harford County Education Foundation. “We are incredibly honored to partner with our sponsors and increase the technological impact we have on our students.” Harford County Education Foundation works with the local community to bring critical resources to help students succeed in their academic and pe rsonal goals through middle and high school leadership programs, college and career mentoring, scholarships, free schools supplies for low-income students, and grants. Through Harford County Education Foundation’s Tech Tools initiative, the 32% of Harford County Public School students who reside in low-income households will have improved access to quality learning experiences. Harford County Education Fo undation and this initiative is sponsored by The Albert P. Close Foundation, Bravura Information Technology Systems, HiTECH Assets, Oak Contracting LLC, The Women’s Giving Circle of Harford County, the Dart Foundation, and Chesapeake Environmental Management.
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Education Foundation honors 28 Harfor d County Educators
On September 26, 2018, 28 teachers were recognized as Everyday Heroes by the Harford County Education Foundation at their annual Tools for Schools Breakfast Gala. The event brought over 170 community leaders and educators together in support of the Education Foundation’s programs to equip children with the resources and supplies necessary for success. The Everyday Hero Award recognize s the outstanding educators of Harford County Public Schools, especially those who go above and beyond to make learning rewarding and engaging. Each honoree was presented with a framed certificate, an Everyday Hero Engraved Pencil Award, and a special gift, compliments of Saxon’s Diamond Centers. Congratulations to all of the Education Foundation’s Everyday Heroes: Name School Josh Rupert Aberdeen High School Tangia Streete Allen Aberdeen Middle School Anna Szot Abingdon Elementary School Tamara Stewart Bakerfield Elementary School Kristen Travers Bel Air Elementary School Patti Bales Bel Air Middle School Michelle Carson C. Milton Wright High School Sherry Thier Church Creek Elementary School Michele Spencer Churchville Elementary School Michelle Williamson Deerfield Elementary School Danielle Strange Edgewood High School Tracy Goergens Edgewood Middle School Stacey Scarff Fallston Middle School Stacey Sewell Forest Hill Elementary School Karen Murphy Fountain Green Elementary School Jennifer Delinski George D. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale Susan Andrews Havre de Grace High School Erica Kelly Joppatowne High School Tara Sample Magnolia Elementary School Karen Gonzalez Magnolia Middle School Carla Kruzic North Harford Elementary School Michael James North Harford High School Erin Wyatt North Harford Middle School Creighton Leizear Prospect Mill Elementary School Melissa Brooks Ring Factory Elementary School Suzette Attah The Alternative Education Program Sarah Adams William Paca/Old Post Road Elementary School Robin Liegey William S. James Elementary School
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Education Foundation honors 28 Harford County Educators
2018 Everyday Heroes: Standing (left to right): Warren Hamilton – Education Foundation Board Chair, Erin Wyatt, Creighton Leizear, Carla Kruzic, Sus an Andrews, Michelle Williamson, Tangia Streete Allen, Michelle Spencer, Tracy Goergens, Josh Rupert, Sarah Adams, Tamara Stewart, Jennifer Delinski, Karen Murphy, Sherry Thier, Michael James, Stacey Scarff, Suzette Attah, Kristen Travers, Karen Gonzalez, Melissa Brooks, Dr. Sean Bulson – Superintendent of Schools, Michelle Carson, Joe Voskuhl – President of the Board of Education, and Patricia Bales: Sitting (left to right): Erica Kelly, Anna Szot, Stacey Sewell, Tara Sample, Robin Liegey, Danielle Strange.
Chelsea Davies, Title 1 Teacher Specialist at Bakerfield Elementary School, shared with the event guests an innovative program highlighting extraordinary strategies in our schools to engage students and families. Through a Classroom Innovation Grant awarded by Harford County Education Foundation, Ms. Davies was allowed, with a small group of dads, to organize the first Million F ather March at Bakerfield Elementary School. Through their efforts, over 175 men walked alongside the students on their first day of school. Ms. Davies called it an “inspiring moment with parents, grandparents and community members, including representation from the Education Foundation, as we move forward with building male involvement at Bakerfield Elementary School.” Ms. Claudine Adams, CEO of Bravura Information Technology Systems, Inc., a minority, women-owned defense contractor, was the Signature Sponsor of the Breakfast Gala. Ms. Adams spoke to the group and encouraged everyone to stay committed to fostering excellence in learning by pledging support to Harford County Education Foundation. Other top sponsors were: Oak Contracting, LLC, Booz Allen Hamilton, Carefirst BlueCross BlueShield, Harf ord Mutual Insurance Company, Wegmans, Jones Junction, Gant Global Services, and Harford County Government. Bravura, Inc.’s President & CEO, Claudine Adams sponsored 19 youth as a part of their annual visionary Performances by Aberdeen High School sponsorship of Harford County Education Foundation. Dance Company led by Caroline Brazil, Pictured L-R: President & CEO Claudine Adams, Ivette Dance Teacher, and student run Aberdeen Plaza, Queenetta Perkins Leflore, and Carl Eby. High School Vocal Ensemble, managed by Charles Braungard, Vocal Music Teacher, earned massive applause from the crowd. Special guest speakers included Dr. Sean Bulson, Superintenden t of Schools, and Joseph Voskuhl, President of the Board of Education. The Breakfast Gala culminated in a phenomenal display of community support when each sponsor was brought to the stage to showcase their commitment to Harford County education. Sponsors held up photos of students as a symbol and demonstration of their support.
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Signs of Spring! This spring Peony is going on a field trip with her class to the state park. Her teacher gave the class a list of things to look for in the woods and meadows, but the words got all mixed up! Can you help Peony unscramble her list?
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Six Suggestions for Giving Summer Slide the Slip Paula M. Stanton, Ph.D.
At this time of year, parents and students begin taking a forward look at their summer plans. These plans often include vacations, summer camp, summer jobs, and family fun, but it is also important that students maintain a routine that avoids the dreaded summer slide. While there is no magical solution to eliminating loss of learning during the summer, here are a few suggestions to keep your students on track and help them to prepare for the upcoming school year as they enjoy their summer break:
1. Join the Harford County Public Library Summer Reading Program. Your students can earn prizes and help their school compete for the coveted reading trophy. While reading at least three books this summer, they can critique them and make recommendations to a family member or friend. Remind them to turn in their forms to compete with other schools! 2. Plan learning experiences. Visit a museum, travel to a new city, or go to a sporting event. Encourage your students to help with the planning by researching places to visit, checking out restaurants, and creating an itinerary. If they are old enough, provide a budget and allow them to help find deals on excursions, hotels, food, flights, etc. They’ll be reading, doing math, and conducting research without even knowing it! 3. Volunteer. Students can select an organization and call or write to them about volunteering. Potential places include churches, animal shelters, hospitals, homeless shelters, or community businesses. This will help build research skills as well as speaking and listening skills. 4. Journal. Students can document the summer by journaling or keeping a scrap book. For example, on Day 1, students can write a journal entry about the first day of summer using as many vivid adjectives as possible or by creating tongue twisters (alliterative words and phrases). At the end of the summer, encourage them to share a few entries with the family. What a way to build up those writing skills AND presentation skills! 5. Stay active. Carve out time each day for activities such as walking, running, bicycling, sports, or swimming. Students can add these activities to their journals. 6. Learn/teach a new skill. Here’s one idea: Students can go to the public library and check out a sign language book or enroll in a sign language class. Allow them to teach you or a family member a few new words each week of the summer. They can also assess/grade you on your perform- ance and add this experience to their summer journal. Teaching and learning is a winning combination! With these tips and many more, we can help avoid learning loss and save the summer slide for the amusement parks, pools, playgrounds, and baseball diamonds.
Enjoy the summer!
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Have you ever spent a hot afternoon playing ball with your friends or running around the park with your dog? Bet you were pretty sweaty and thirsty when you finished playing — maybe even thirsty enough to guzzle an entire gallon of water. That thirst was a sign of dehydration. Dehydration means that your body is losing more fluids than it takes in — and that’s not good! Don’t depend on Pack peaches, oranges, watermelon, and yo ur thirst to tell you whether or not your grapes in your cooler — they taste great body needs a refill. Make sure you drink and re-hydrate! water a few hours before gearing up for • Play outside during cooler parts of the physical activities, and keep drinking after day — early morning or early evening. you’re done — be smart and stay hydrated! The day is usually hottest between 10 Drinking water before, during, and after a.m. and 4 p.m., so find a shady bike physical activity is one way to keep your path to ride or skate on, plan some body’s air conditioner working. Keep these indoor activities, take a dip in the pool, tips in mind to help your body stay cool: or play games under the sprinkler. • Top off your tank a few hours befo re • Dress cool. Wear clothing that is loose you hit the court, the field, or your own fitting and lightly colored — preferably backyard by drinking about two cups of made of cotton or a sweat-wicking cold water. material (designed to pull sweat away from your skin). Stay away from • Keep a water bottle handy to guzzle dark-colored clothing like black and dark during water breaks, halftime, or time blue — they soak up sunlight and heat. outs. Try to drink about 10 ounces — that’s about 10 large gulps from your • Stay away from drinks that have caf- water bottle — every 15-20 minutes. feine, lots of sugar, or carbonation in them — like soda or tea. • Even after the game ends, the chugging shouldn’t — the more you sweat, the • Most importantly, listen to your body. more water you need. Drink bottled If you feel weak, dizzy, or thirsty, take water, water flavored with lemon or lime a break in the shade, grab your water juice, or water right from your own sink. bottle, and tell a grown-up. • Eating fruit and other cool snacks is Now that you know how to beat the heat — another way to keep your body cool! get out there, stay active, and keep cool!
Content source: Division of Population Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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Freedom Federal Credit Union Calls For Entries In Annual Golden Apple Educator Award Competition HCPS Employee Can Win $2,000 For Best Education Award Entry! Freedom Federal Credit Union has announced its 2019 Annual Golden Apple Education Award competition with $3,000 in prizes, and open to all Harford County Public School employees. The essay competition is designed to recognize a Freedom member who is a Harford County Public School employee. Freedom is looking for the idea with the greatest impact on local students, classes, schools, and the Harford County community. Three winning school employees will receive cash awards; $2,000 for first place, and $500 each for two runner-up awards. Entrants must be a Freedom Federal Credit Union member, and an employee of Harford County Public Schools, as a teacher, administrator or support personnel. 1. What is your creative idea to benefit your students, your class or your school? If you win this award, how will you make it happen using the funds from this award? 2. Will you take a continuing education class or classes to improve your own education and expertise (be specific) and how will that improve learning by your students, your school, or the community? 3. Will you purchase supplies for your students, classroom or school, and how will that help improve learning by your students? 4. Will your idea, training, or purchase affect the overall Harford County Community? If yes, how so? Interested applicants may complete an entry form available online, or at any of Freedom’s five Harford County branches. Go to freedomfcu.org for the form or branch locations. Completed entry forms must be submitted by the deadline date of May 30, 2019 to [email protected]. All entries will be reviewed by a panel of Freedom employees, volunteers and community partners. The winners will be announced by June 15, 2019. Freedom Federal Credit Union is a community-chartered federal credit union offering consumer financial services to those who live, work, volunteer, worship, attend school, or have family in Harford County. Additionally, Freedom offers a full-line of banking services for all businesses, associations, and other organizations that are based in Harford County. Freedom has been in business since 1953 and has five locations throughout Harford County.
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EDUCATION GRANTS Funding Opportunities for Innovative Classroom Initiatives
Harford County Education Foundation is awarding education grants up to $1500 per grant to school teachers in Harford County Public Schools to be used during the 2019-2020 school year. Educators from primary and secondary schools are encouraged to apply. Projects eligible for funding include: • STEM • Art & Culture • Literacy (Reading, Financial, Business, Entrepreneurship, Environmental) • Music & Wellness Applications are due October 2, 2019 Apply online at: www.harfordeducation.org/programs/classroomgrants This year: 13 grants were awarded to Harford County Public School teachers $13,601 given for creative classroom projects 4,182 students impacted
Funded in part through Harford Achieves! partners:
Be a Harford Achieves Champion! Join the honor scroll of like-minded community partners and help us reach more classrooms and provide students with enriched learning opportunities. You can make a donation to the Classroom Innovation Grant Fund at www.harfordeducation.org/donations or fund a specific classroom project at www.harfo rdeducation.org/programs/classroom-grants/innovation Questions? Contact HCEF’s Education Grants Committee at: [email protected]
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Classroom Innovation Grants
The Classroom Innovation Program administrators can apply for innovative is a cornerstone of Harford County projects that benefit individual Education Foundation’s mission to classrooms or their entire school. enrich education in the Harford County Harford County Public School educators Public Schools. The Classroom can submit their innovative idea for Innovation Program encourages funding at www.harfordeducation.org/ educators to create innovative and programs/classroom-grants for the exciting educational programs for 2019-2020 school year. their students. Teachers and school
Harford County Education Foundation has awarded 13 Classroom Innovation Grants this school year. School Name of Project Name of Educator North Harford Elementary School One School, One Book Kimberly Keating Wm Paca/Old Post Rd One Book, Endless Possibilities Lauren Hunter Elementary School Aberdeen Middle School Classroom Microscopes Ryan Burbey Alternative Education Middle School Arts Integration Eunice Davage Jones G. Lisby at Hillsdale Literacy Learning Stations Amanda Adams Elementary School Edgewood Middle School Story Trail Ellen Montoya Halls Cross Roads Mathematics - Whats Up? Brenda Hinton Elementary School Bakerfield Elementary School Outdoor Learning Environment Tamara Stewart Havre de Grace Elementary School Advanced Readers Program Alison Baranowski Wm Paca/Old Post Rd Becoming the Heart of the School Susan Amato Elementary School Bakerfield Elementary School Increasing Male Involvement Chelsea Davies Halls Cross Roads Summer Blast off to Success Melissa Stout Elementary School Edgewood Middle School JumpStart Cathy Poniatowski
Read more about these innovative Be a change maker by funding or projects at www.harfordeducation.org/ making a donation toward one the programs/classroom-grants. Classroom Innovation Projects.
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Visit the Harford County Education Foundation’s web site for upcoming dates at www.harfordeducation.org
April 27, 2020 Visit harfordeducation.org for details
Our Annual Visionary Sponsors
Connect with Harford County Education Foundation:
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Visit the Harford County Education Foundation’s web site for upcoming dates at www.harfordeducation.org
Our Annual Visionary Sponsors
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