Sunday, April 8, 2012
The Board of Education will decide publicly to offer Renee Foose the job.
Nearly a year after Superintendent Sydney Cousin announced he would retire from the Howard County Public School System in summer 2012, the Board of Education will take a formal vote on his successor. The school system announced March 27 that it had offered the job to Renee Foose, deputy superintendent of Baltimore County schools. On April 7, school board member Allen Dyer released a letter from Maryland's superintendent, Bernard Sadusky, approving the contract for Foose. Her term will last from July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2016, according to Sadusky's letter. Dyer, who lost his chance at re-election as a result of the April 3 primary, said that as of Saturday he has not been privy to the details of the contract. "The whole board will review …
Friday, March 30, 2012
Two incumbents revealed information about process of selecting the school system's new leader.
Some candidates running for the three open seats on Howard County's school board said the Board of Education lacked openness in its decision this week to select Renee Foose, deputy superintendent in Baltimore County, as the new superintendent of Howard County schools. That contention was supported by at least one member of the current school board. “I am very pleased with the candidate we ended up with,” said incumbent Allen Dyer. “However, the process was fatally flawed." School board candidate Ann De Lacy agreed during a forum hosted by the Greater Elkridge Community Association on Wednesday. "I do have a problem with the transparency," she said. De Lacy and some of the 12 other school board candidates at the forum expressed concern that…
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Renee Foose, deputy superintendent of schools in Baltimore County, will take office after Sydney Cousin steps down.
The Howard County Board of Education has selected Renee A. Foose as the new superintendent of schools, according to the Howard County Times. Foose had been serving as the deputy superintendent of schools in Baltimore County since April, 2011. Prior to that, Foose worked in several capacities for the Montgomery County School System, including as a teacher, director of school performance and assistant superintendent. "She is our first choice, and we are so thrilled she said yes," French told the Times of the board's unanimous decision to choose Foose. After contract negotiations and an official approval from the state superintendent, Foose will step into the position July 1, when current superintendent Sydney Cousin steps down. Residents …
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The congratulations were plentiful, but criticisms of the BOE's appointment of a new superintendent took center stage online.
The Howard County Board of Education (BOE) has chosen a new superintendent. According to a statement from the Howard County Public School System and BOE Chairperson Sandra French, Renee A. Foose will assume the superintendent position July 1. The announcement was sent at noon, about 12 hours after board members finished their deliberation, which included input from the community, according to board member Allen Dyer. “I got home at about 12 a.m.,” he said. Howard County residents have taken to the Internet to discuss the appointment. Scores of "Congratulations" and "Look forward to working with you" tweets peppered Twitter, but elsewhere residents expressed concerns. One blogger questioned the announcement Monday of the other finalist, S…
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Head into the day a little more informed.
We saw the warmer temperatures overnight, and today, the mercury is expected to drop steadily, falling to about 45 degrees by early evening. We'll have rain all day. More rain tonight and -- maybe, possibly -- snow late tonight and into the morning. Temperatures will bottom out at about 32 degrees. The Howard County FY13 budget hearing is scheduled for tonight. You can submit testimony or sign up to testify online. If you want to testify, you can also sign up in-person starting at 6:30 p.m. at the George Howard Building. The hearing starts at 7:30 p.m. If you would like to have a say in the search for the next superintendent, tonight is your chance. The Board of Education has hired Ray and Associates to help with the search, but is also …
Jack
9:51 am on Monday, April 9, 2012
A year ago she made 162 thousand so we are offering her a pay raise of about 100 thousand plus we are paying Perkins to hold her hand. more ›