Marley Middle School Principal Kimberly Winterbottom today was named one of three finalists for national Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Winterbottom began her Anne Arundel County Public Schools career in 2009 as an assistant principal at Southern Middle School and subsequently led … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Board of Education member Michelle Corkadel, who has served on the aboard since 2018, has been sworn in as the new president of the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE). Corkadel, who will remain a member of the Anne Arundel Board while serving in her new … Continue reading
State Superintendent of Schools Mohammed Choudhury has approved Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ 2023-24 Virtual Day Instruction Plan for Inclement Weather, setting the stage for the school system to potentially convert snow days and the like to virtual instruction days. As the Board of Education was reviewing the plan for … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will conduct its quarterly review of school construction projects and examine revisions to its policy on school bus maintenance at its next meeting, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. The Construction Status Report contains information on more than $1.02 billion million in … Continue reading
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell has been named the 2023 recipient of the Joseph E. Hill Superintendent of the Year Award bestowed by the National Alliance of Black School Educators. The award is presented annually to a sitting superintendent who has demonstrated a quality of leadership that resulted in … Continue reading
Six county high schools – twice as many as in the rest of Maryland combined – have earned national recognition from Special Olympics for their inclusive climate, collaboration, engagement, and respect for all students and staff. Broadneck, Crofton, Severna Park, and South River high schools earned the award for the … Continue reading
The Board of Education tonight approved a $234.5 million Fiscal Year 2025 capital budget that contains construction funding for three major secondary schools that begin the final phase of the Old Mill feeder system project. Nearly $167 million – 71.2 percent – of the Board’s request is contained in construction … Continue reading
Members of the public will have opportunities to better understand the two Phase 1 redistricting plans under consideration by the Board of Education and provide comment on those plans at a pair of events next month. School system staff will provide a briefing on the plans at 6 p.m. on … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will conduct a public hearing and is scheduled to vote on initial approval of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Budget at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Dr. Bedell’s $234.5 million recommendation, which … Continue reading
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that Vibhav Puvvala of Crofton High School is named on the prestigious list of achievers in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship competition. This year’s semifinalists were selected based on high performance on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). A little … Continue reading