The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County tonight unanimously approved a one-year agreement with the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County that outlines compensation and working conditions for teachers, school counselors, and other bargaining unit members across the school system. The agreement, which expires on June 30, 2016, was … Continue reading
In a surprise announcement at tonight’s board meeting, Pasadena Elementary School was recognized as the sole 2015 AACPS Wellness School of Distinction. The award recognizes schools that demonstrate a high priority for the health and well-being of students, staff, and school supporters by going beyond the curriculum to produce … Continue reading
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has received enough shipment of the FluMist vaccine to administer it free to students at 16 county elementary schools beginning next week. Students at the following schools whose parents have already signed consent forms will be given the vaccine beginning October 26. Schools … Continue reading
The School and Family Partnerships Office is sponsoring a family involvement conference on Saturday, November 14, 2015. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at Anne Arundel Community College, 101 College Parkway, Arnold, MD. The theme of this fall’s conference is “Engage, Empower, Educate: Families & … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will review data related to the school system’s efforts to close achievement, discipline, and opportunity gaps at its next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. A presentation from school system staff will also include information on the ways in which … Continue reading
The awards just keep rolling in for North County High School and its German program. With the 2015 Maryland Foreign Language Teacher of the Year and a German Embassy Teacher of Excellence on staff, the school now has earned a national recognition. North County was named this week as a … Continue reading
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health and Anne Arundel County Public Schools announced today that the 2015 administration of free FluMist vaccinations to thousands of county elementary school students has been canceled due to a delay in the manufacturing and shipment of the vaccine. “The FluMist vaccination program has … Continue reading
North County High School German teacher Cora Hofstetter has been named one of three winners of the German Embassy Teacher of Excellence Award. The award has been presented annually by German Embassy Washington, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) since 2008. “It’s … Continue reading
High School marching bands from each of Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ 12 high schools will “strut their stuff” at the 37th annual Marching Band Exhibition, scheduled for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, at Cecil Rhodes Stadium at Chesapeake High School. From small to large bands, from pop music … Continue reading
You’ll have to excuse North County High School German teacher Katrina Griffin if she looks at this month as a personal Octoberfest of sorts. It’s only because she is celebrating being named the Maryland Foreign Language Association’s 2015 Language Teacher of the Year. Griffin, who is also chairman of the … Continue reading