Superintendent of Schools George Arlotto today announced a major technological advancement for the school system’s nearly 80,000 students: free Microsoft Office access for as long as they are enrolled in a county school. As a participant in Microsoft’s Student Advantage program, Anne Arundel County Public Schools is now offering every … Continue reading
In order to strengthen existing partnerships and provide avenues to create new ones, Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Office of Equity and Accelerated Student Achievement will host a community open house next week. The event, which will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on October 21, 2014, at Annapolis Elementary … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will review the school system’s quarterly Construction Status Report, which provides information on construction projects across the county, at its next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Facilities Division is currently working on major projects … Continue reading
Superintendent of Schools George Arlotto recently surprised the principals at Arnold, Hilltop, and Jacobsville elementary schools and Southern High School with news that their school communities had earned a 2014 AACPS Wellness School of Distinction award. The award recognizes schools that demonstrate a high priority for the health and well-being … Continue reading
A 15-member task force that has spent the last eight months studying the issue of school start times formally presented the Board of Education today with four options to consider, each of which would result in high school students beginning classes at least 30 minutes later than the current 7:17 … Continue reading
The Anne Arundel County Public Schools Calendar Committee is scheduled to begin meeting later this month to finalize recommendations for Superintendent George Arlotto to consider with regard to the 2015-2016 school year calendar. A tentative calendar has been approved by the Board, with final approval set for later this year. … Continue reading
The Board of Education will hear a presentation from the School Start Times Task force and discuss the group’s findings at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, October 8, 2014, in the Board Room at the Parham Building, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis. The task force was formed by former interim … Continue reading
Parents and children who have questions about educational issues can get answers directly from the Board of Education later this month. Board President Stacy Korbelak, and Board Members Debbie Ritchie, Teresa Milio Birge, and Ayesha Chaudhry are scheduled to be at the Waugh Chapel community center from 6 to 7:30 … Continue reading
Linthicum Elementary School today was named a National Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, becoming the 13th county school and the first in the North County cluster to receive the prestigious honor. Linthicum, one of 337 schools across the nation to be recognized today, is the … Continue reading
For more information, contact: Bob Mosier, Chief Communications Officer, AACPS, 410-222-5312 Elin Jones, Anne Arundel County Department of Health, 410-222-4508 For the ninth 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 … Continue reading