NORTH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GERMAN TEACHER KATRINA GRIFFIN WINS NATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

North County High School German teacher Katrina Griffin soared to new heights today when she was named the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) National Language Teacher of the Year. The award, which followed state and regional awards from the ACTFL as well as the Anne Arundel … Continue reading

SEVERNA PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER NICOLE BEARD NAMED MARYLAND HEALTH EDUCATION TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Severna Park Middle School health education teacher Nicole Beard has been named Health Education Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (MAHPERD). Beard has taught in Anne Arundel County Public Schools for 14 years. She has taught at Severna Park for the … Continue reading

FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE TIPS FOR SUPPORTING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AT FAMILY INVOLVEMENT CONFERENCE

Families with children in Anne Arundel County Public Schools can get information and resources to better support their students at the annual fall Family Involvement Conference, scheduled for Saturday, November 5, 2016, at Anne Arundel Community College. This year’s conference, which runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the … Continue reading

ARNOLD AND PASADENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS EARN ELITE NATIONAL BLUE RIBBONS; HONORS BRING COUNTY TOTAL TO 17 NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS

Arnold and Pasadena elementary schools landed among the cream of the national crop today when U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr., announced they have been awarded National Blue Ribbon School distinction. Anne Arundel County Public Schools has now had 17 schools earn National Blue Ribbon honors, including nine … Continue reading

AACPS STUDENTS POST 10-POINT GAIN IN HIGH SCHOOL ALGEBRA I PARCC EXAM, INCREASES IN ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH; SAT SCORES OUTPACE STATE AND NATIONAL AVERAGES

Twice as many AACPS high school students as a year ago earned a score of 4 or 5 – high enough to be designated as on track for college and career readiness – on last year’s Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Algebra I assessments, … Continue reading