The School and Family Partnerships Office’s mission is to support AACPS goals by encouraging collaborative relationships among families, community members and schools. Each month, Family & Community Corner will offer ideas and resources to help you nurture family and community partnerships within your school.
Community Based Services
William, Age 3
Background & Challenges
William was a typically developing infant until around age 12 months. At that time, he began to lose interest in people and started to play with only a few toys in a repetitive fashion. He was […]
“Of all my accomplishments, the most gratifying thing for me has been developing talent in students.”
"I student taught in 1972 at Glen Burnie High School and went under contract with the Anne Arundel County Board of Education as a theatre arts teacher. At the time, there were no dance classes offered in the school system, so I developed a dance curriculum for credit, taught it during the school day, and grew it into the largest dance program in a public high school in Maryland." --Dianne Rosso
Occupational Therapy
Jasmin, Age 3
Obrey Court Head Start
Background & Challenges
Jasmin began her Head Start experience with very few independent hygienic skills. She depended on adults to care for her most basic needs.
Success Story
Jasmin receives occupational therapy in her community-based program. With an […]
April-Department of Special Education
Recognizing special education is a journey with no true finish lines, just continuous opportunities to grow in a limitless future, the Anne Arundel County Public School System and Department of Special Education has embraced the concept of responsibility, independence and contribution in its delivery of specialized instruction for students with […]
Assistive Technology
Mo, Grade 4
Student with a Visual Impairment attending George Cromwell Elementary
Mo is using a Perkins Braille Writer and BrailleNote Apex to complete a quarterly math assessment.
Mo […]
Media Specialists: The Hub at the Center of the School
The Office of Digital Media’s vision statement explains that school libraries should be “the hub of the school and [should be] innovative, vibrant, and flexible spaces, staffed with school librarians who inspire students to become tech savvy and independent life-long readers and learners.” To turn this vision into a reality, Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Office of Digital Media Services depend on their vibrant team of 126 creative, dedicated, and passionate Media Specialists.