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
Thirty-four public school teachers and seven independent school teachers will be honored on Wednesday, April 26, 2017, as Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce celebrate the 31st annual Excellence in Education banquet at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum. This event will … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will be presented next week with its first look at changes to the grading policy and administrative regulation that, if adopted, will implement a cum laude honors system that would recognize the hard work of many more deserving students. Under the proposal, … Continue reading
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
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County today gave formal approval to the 2017-2018 School Year calendar that fully complies with Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive orders by starting school after Labor Day and ending classes on June 15, 2018. The calendar approved by the Board is identical to that … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County is scheduled to give formal approval to the 2017-2018 School Year Calendar at its next meeting, set for November 2, 2016. The calendar to be presented to the Board was approved by the school system’s Calendar Committee, a group that consists of … Continue reading
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
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will review, discuss, and vote on feasibility studies for three schools in need of renovation or replacement at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, October 19, 2016, in the Board Room at the Parham Building, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis. The Board will … Continue reading
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
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