CONTINUATION OF SUMMER FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK BOOSTS SCHOOL SYSTEM SAVINGS TO MORE THAN $1.25 MILLION IN LAST SIX YEARS

Anne Arundel County Public Schools facilities will operate on a four-day work week for the sixth consecutive year this summer, saving approximately $185,000 in operating and transportation costs without any decrease in productivity. By the end of the summer, the initiative will have saved more than $1.25 million over the … Continue reading

MILLS-PAROLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SUE MYERS NAMED WINNER OF MAESP DISTINGUISHED PRINCIPAL AWARD

Mills-Parole Elementary School Principal Sue Myers has been named Maryland’s 2014 National Distinguished Principal by the Maryland Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP). Myers, who began her career as a fifth-grade teacher at Riviera Beach Elementary School in 1995, is in her first year as principal at Mills-Parole. She previously … Continue reading

CHESAPEAKE HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR ELECTED PRESIDENT OF MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF STUDENT COUNCILS

Chesapeake High School junior Kara Ritterpusch was elected president of the Maryland Association of Student Councils (MASC) when student representatives from across the state gathered in Ocean City last week for their annual convention. She is one of the state’s most active student representatives after serving as the Chesapeake Regional … Continue reading

BOARD OKS OPENING SCHOOLS ON MONDAY FOLLOWING EASTER; 3-DAY STATE WAIVER MOVES LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS TO JUNE 18

The Board of Education today unanimously approved the opening of schools and offices on Monday, April 21, the day following Easter and state Superintendent of Schools Lillian M. Lowery granted Anne Arundel County Public Schools a three-day waiver of the 180-day requirement for students, moving the last day of classes … Continue reading