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HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND

EXECUTIVE BRANCH

EDUCATION

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS


BOARD OF EDUCATION

Educational matters that affect Harford County come under the control of the Board of Education (Code Education Article, secs. 4-101 through 4-126).

At this time, the Board has nine members, seven of whom are appointed by the Governor, one who serves ex officio, and a student member. After a period of transition, the Board is to be composed of eleven members. Six (one from each councilmanic district) are elected by the voters to four-year terms (Code Election Law Article, secs. 8-801 through 8-806). Three are appointed by the Governor to four-year terms, and the Superintendent of Schools serves ex officio. A student member, chosen by the Harford County Regional Association of Student Councils, serves a one-year term (Chapters 745 & 746, Acts of 2009; Code Education Article, secs. 3-6A-01 through 3-6A-05). Formerly a nonvoting member, the student member was allowed certain voting rights in 2012 (Chapter 91, Acts of 2012).

The transition to a partially elected Board began with the November 2010 election.

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS

The Superintendent of Schools administers the Harford County Public School System, and serves as executive officer, secretary, and treasurer of the Board of Education (Code Education Article, secs. 4-102; 4-201 through 4-206).

With the approval of the State Superintendent of Schools, the Board of Education appoints the Superintendent of Schools to four-year terms.


HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Located near Bel Air, Harford Community College was founded as Harford Junior College in 1957.


PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Harford County Public Library was established in 1946. At that time, Harford became the first county to take advantage of the State Library Law (1945) which authorized matching State funds (based on a county's population) for the establishment of county library stystems.

Today, the Public Library is based at Bel Air. Its ten branch libraries include Aberdeen; Abingdon (May 2004); Darlington (1948); Edgewood (Dec. 1963); Fallston (March 1985); Havre de Grace (1960); Jarrettsville (May 2006); Joppa (July 1980); Norrisville (1985); and Whiteford (June 1992).

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