As schools pass the halfway point of the first marking period, parents and children who have questions about educational issues can get answers directly from the Board of Education. Board members including President Teresa Milio Birge, Vice President Debbie Ritchie, and Andrew Pruski will be at the Linthicum Library from … Continue reading
The Anne Arundel Special Education Citizen Advisory Committee (SECAC) and Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ (AACPS) Division of Special Education are co-sponsoring an open house next week to allow parents to learn more about the resources and supports available to special education students throughout the county. The event will be … Continue reading
Severna Park High School heads a list of four Anne Arundel County Public Schools high schools on the list of the top 30 Maryland high schools, according to U.S. News and World Report. As the eighth- rated school in the state, Severna Park High School is one of only two … Continue reading
Cameron Marshall, a senior at Broadneck High School, has been named a semifinalist in the 2014 National Achievement Scholarship program. Semifinalists in the competition, which is overseen by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, were selected from more than 160,000 students in nearly 22,000 U.S. high schools who were top scorers … Continue reading
The Board of Education tonight unanimously approved Interim Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins’ $192.1 million FY2015 capital budget request, which funds comprehensive renovation projects at 13 schools an allocates $19 million to building additions and open space enclosures. More than 65 percent of the request is made up of 13 school-specific … Continue reading
The Board of Education tonight unanimously approved recommendation by its ad hoc Superintendent Search Committee to hire an outside firm to lead the search for a new Anne Arundel County Public Schools superintendent. Committee Chair Stacy Korbelak told the Board the committee arrived at its recommendation after consulting a number … Continue reading
A community meeting to provide an update on the Monarch Global Academy Public Contract School project will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, at the Maryland City Volunteer Fire Department. Representatives from Anne Arundel County Public Schools and The Children’s Guild, which will operate the … Continue reading
The number of Woodside Elementary School students who registered for the Anne Arundel County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program this year more than doubled compared to the year before, leading the school to capture the library system’s 2013 Chesapeake Cup. The cup is presented annually to the public and private … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will conduct a public hearing on Interim Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins’ recommended Fiscal Year 2015 Capital Budget and six-year Capital Improvement Plan during its next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, September 25, 2013. The six-year plan, which includes a $192.1 million capital … Continue reading
Glen Burnie High School art teacher Allison Butler has been named one of 100 winners of the ING Unsung Heroes Award grant, a program designed to recognize educators across the nation for their innovative teaching ideas. Butler’s award comes with a $2,000 grant from ING U.S., a leading provider of … Continue reading