Category Archives: News Releases

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 →

Interim Schools Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins will present her recommended operating and capital budgets for Fiscal Year 2015 at the next meeting of the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County, scheduled for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at … Continue reading →

Linthicum Elementary School became the county’s 16th Maryland Blue Ribbon School of Excellence today when it was announced as one of six schools to receive the prestigious honor at a ceremony at the Maryland State Department of Education in Baltimore. Board of Eduation Vice President Debbie Ritchie, Interim Superintendent Mamie … Continue reading →

The forecast for another round of wintry weather tomorrow has forced a change in the Board of Education’s schedule of public forums to gather input from employees, students, parents, and community members. The evening public forums originally scheduled for December 10 at the Board of Education’s Parham Building, located at … Continue reading →

Read ARINC’s news release on the Unmanned Aerial Systems course

Today, Interim Superintendent of Schools Mamie J. Perkins surprised the principals at South River High School and Shipley’s Choice Elementary School to announce that their schools are now AACPS Wellness Schools of Distinction.  The award is given annually recognizing schools that demonstrate a high priority for the health of students, … Continue reading →

As its search for a superintendent moves forward, the Board of Education will sponsor a series of public forums and an online survey to garner public input as to the qualities and characteristics needed for the next leader of Maryland’s fifth largest school system. Evening public forums will be held … Continue reading →

Anne Arundel County Public Schools and County Executive Laura Neuman are partnering to promote an essay contest that will allow students to more closely examine the charter form of government in place in Anne Arundel County for the last 50 years. The contest is open to all high school students, … Continue reading →

Creativity has landed Seven Oaks Elementary School in some elite company, with the school being one of 20 elementary and middle schools across the nation to be selected by Crayola and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) to receive a “Champion Creatively Alive Children” school grant. Each school … Continue reading →