The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County is scheduled to vote on a change in policy that would eliminate class rank and change the criteria for selecting school valedictorians and salutatorians at its next meeting, scheduled for June 5, 2019. If approved, the changes would take effect for students … Continue reading
When it comes to kindness, two county middle schools are the cream of the crop. Marley Middle School and Old Mill Middle School North each earned a share of the inaugural Kindness Cup, a proactive and positive bullying prevention initiative created to improve school climate and increase student engagement. Building … Continue reading
Twelve county public schools have earned Maryland Green School designations from the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) for their exemplary work in environmental education, sustainability action and community engagement. The green school designation is earned over the course of about two years as schools establish an effective, … Continue reading
The Board of Education Ethics Panel will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis. The duties of the ethics panel include devising, receiving, and maintaining all ethics forms generated by school system regulations; providing advisory opinions on … Continue reading
Anyone who has been in any part of Pasadena Elementary School over the last 15 years or so has almost certainly crossed paths with Richard Watts. From running off copies to laminating materials to attending drownproofing and BizTown field trips, Watts has done it all. He began volunteering at the … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County has altered a proposal to eliminate class rank and top class honors, opting instead to redefine the criteria necessary to be named a school’s valedictorian or salutatorian. An amendment adopted by the Board at its May 15, 2019, meeting stipulates that students … Continue reading
Kathryn Feuerherd, who has been principal at Southern High School for the last three years, was appointed by Superintendent George Arlotto today as the first principal of the new Crofton Area High School, which will open in September 2020. Feuerherd has worked for Anne Arundel County Public Schools since 2003. … Continue reading
The Board of Education today approved a negotiated agreement for Fiscal Year 2020 with the Association of Educational Leaders (AEL), the bargaining unit which represents building administrators, coordinators, and special assistants. The two-year agreement with AEL provides the following, all of which would be funded in the operating budget as … Continue reading
As part of an ongoing effort to continue the dialogue and work toward creating climates free of hate and bigotry, Anne Arundel County Public Schools will host its second community meeting at Central Middle School later this month. As was the case at the inaugural community meeting in Pasadena in … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will consider approval of a $3 million contract to construct a kindergarten addition at Millersville Elementary School at its next meeting, scheduled for May 15, 2019. The contract would be the latest in a spring that has been full of movement toward … Continue reading