Nominations are now being accepted for the Excellence in Education 2017 Business Partner of the Year for businesses/organizations in two categories: over 50 employees and under 50 employees. This award recognizes partnerships that significantly support students and/or school communities with donations of time, resources, and opportunities. Nominees and winners will … Continue reading
Superintendent George Arlotto has been honored for his dedication to increasing student achievement with an inaugural award bestowed by the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (MBRT). Dr. Arlotto, who is in his third year as Superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, recently received the first-ever June E. Streckfus Leadership … Continue reading
A cutting-edge initiative that offers homebound students greater opportunity and access to interact with classmates and teachers has been hailed as the nation’s best example of digital learning success by a national online news and information organization and a Wi-Fi network provider. eSchool News and Xirrus have named AACPS as … Continue reading
The Board of Education today appointed two county residents to two-year terms on the Executive Panel of the countywide Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC), a 30-member panel that advises the Board on issues affecting the school system. The vacancies filled by today’s appointments came about through resignations or the expiration of … Continue reading
The Board of Education today announced its schedule of public briefings, public hearings, and upcoming votes regarding the redistricting processes now under way in the Broadneck and Annapolis areas. The Board is currently considering a recommendation from Superintendent George Arlotto regarding redistricting students from Broadneck Elementary School to Cape St. … Continue reading
Shipley’s Choice Elementary School made history today when it became the first county school ever to twice be named a Maryland Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. The school was one of six named as winners today of the prestigious state honor given by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE). … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will receive a recommendation from Superintendent George Arlotto to adjust the attendance boundaries for Broadneck and Cape St. Claire elementary schools at its next meeting, scheduled for December 7, 2016. A committee composed of representatives from the two schools was charged with … Continue reading
Parents and guardians who are interested in having their children attend the new Monarch Academy Annapolis Public Contract School next fall can submit an application now through February 1, 2017. The school, which will draw about 530 students in kindergarten through fifth grade and will be open to elementary students … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will host elected officials representing the county and the City of Annapolis at its second Legislative Breakfast next week. “The relationships we were able to enhance and develop and the avenues of communication we were able to open as a result of … Continue reading
A committee of parents, community residents, and school system officials is set to begin studying the possibilities with regard to redistricting schools on the Annapolis Peninsula, a task that includes students at all schools in the Annapolis cluster as well as those students who live north of the South River … Continue reading