The calendar may only say September, but it’s time for students in fifth and eighth grades to turn their attention to the possibility of enrolling in magnet programs next year. Anne Arundel County Public Schools will host two magnet information sessions for these students and their parents. Sessions, which begin … Continue reading
For the eighth consecutive year, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health and Anne Arundel County Public Schools are teaming up to give elementary students the opportunity to receive free FluMist vaccines. Between Monday, October 21, 2013, and Thursday, October 31, 2013, healthy children in kindergarten through fifth grade may … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools will save more than $23 million in future health-care costs under a new contract approved by the Board of Education. The four-year, $20.3 million contract with CareFirst approved by the Board at its September 11, 2013, meeting contains a renegotiation of the current agreement that … Continue reading
Six students from five Anne Arundel County public high schools have been selected as semifinalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship competition. Two students from South River High School led the list, and Broadneck, Meade, Arundel, and Severna Park were represented by one student each. The prestigious list is comprised … Continue reading
Interim Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins today recommended a $192.1 million FY2015 capital budget to the Board of Education that funds comprehensive renovation projects at 13 schools and is $48 million less than the request approved by the Board a year ago. More than 65 percent of the request, which will … Continue reading
For the second consecutive and fourth time overall, the National Procurement Institute (NPI) has recognized Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Purchasing Office as one of the best in the United States. The 2013 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award puts AACPS’ Purchasing Office in elite company. Just six organizations in … Continue reading
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education will receive Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins’ proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Capital Budget and will hear a presentation from the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) about the superintendent search process at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, September 11, 2013, in the … Continue reading
Eight county restaurants are joining in the effort to prevent teen suicide by donating a share of their proceeds during National Suicide Prevention Week (September 8-14, 2013) to the Anne Arundel County Youth Suicide Awareness Action Team. Donated proceeds will be used to fund programs at Anne Arundel County high … Continue reading
The Board of Education will hold a public workshop on Interim Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins’ Fiscal Year 2015 capital budget at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, following the regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. The workshop will be held in the Board Room of the Parham Building, located … Continue reading
Jodie Hogan, a Spanish teacher at South River High School in Edgewater, today was named one of seven finalists for the 2013 Maryland Teacher of the Year by the Maryland State Department of Education. Hogan is the second Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) teacher to be a finalist for … Continue reading