More Anne Arundel County Public Schools students than ever before – 2,229 – submitted applications for seats in magnet programs for the coming school year, an indication that interest in programs of choice across the school system continues to rise sharply. The record number of students submitted a total of … Continue reading
Nationally recognized art educator Michael Bell sums up Southern High School senior Zoe Kasprzyk in two words: “quiet leader.” So it should come as no surprise that Zoe said she was speechless to hear of her latest honor: She is the sole recipient of the National Art Education Association’s 2014 … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear an update from the firm hired to lead the search for Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ next superintendent at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, 2014. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at the Parham … Continue reading
Woodside Elementary School science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teacher Kris Hanks is among 102 educators from across the nation to be named a recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. In addition to being personally honored by President Barack Obama later this year at … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hold two public hearings next week on Interim Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins’ recommended $1.04 billion operating budget and $192.1 million capital budget for Fiscal Year 2015. The hearings will be held at 7 p.m. on the following dates: ● Tuesday, January … Continue reading
Forty-five current Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) educators are among more than 4,000 nationwide this year to achieve National Board Certified status, the highest teaching credential in the nation, according to data released by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. The county’s class of 2013 ranks 11th in … Continue reading
Fifteen educators from all levels of the public school system were named today as semifinalists for the 2014 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year award by AACPS and the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce. Eight of the educators are elementary school teachers, four teach … Continue reading
Interim Schools Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins will create a task force to study school start times and submit a report by the fall, under a proposal adopted by the Board at its December 18, 2013, meeting. The plan calls for the task force to consist of no more than 15 … Continue reading
Interim Schools Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins today recommended a $1.04 billion Fiscal Year 2015 operating budget that would fund expansion of programs of choice at four schools, launch a second STEM middle school magnet program, and open the county’s first contract school in west county. The proposal, a 3.5 percent … Continue reading
Fifty-three public school teachers and three private school teachers will be honored on April 10, 2014, as Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce celebrate the 28th annual Excellence in Education banquet at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum. The event will also … Continue reading