Chesapeake Bay Middle School has earned the 2023 AACPS Kindness Cup, a proactive and positive bullying prevention initiative created to improve school climate and increase student engagement. To bring awareness to anti-bullying practices, this year’s Kindness Cup Challenge encouraged students to create a hashtag that shows that kindness is the … Continue reading
Following through on a promise made when he was hired, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell today released his Post-Entry Plan, a document that assesses input from thousands of students, staff, parents, guardians, community members and others gleaned since his arrival in August. The 16-page document is categorized by the … Continue reading
Regional Assistant Superintendent Chris Truffer, who has been a driving force in Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ (AACPS) anti-bullying efforts, has been recognized for his work with a 2023 Unity Award from PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. The awards are given annually to recognize those who are helping to create … Continue reading
The Board of Education will hold its next-to-last meeting of the school year at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The meeting will be held in the evening instead of its normal noon start to allow Board members to attend high school graduation ceremonies. Among other items at the … Continue reading
Elementary schools in the Arundel, Crofton, Old Mill, Severna Park, and South River clusters will launch the innovative Enhancing Elementary Excellence (Triple E) program next fall, completing expansion of the project-based, student-centered program to every comprehensive elementary school in the county, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell announced today. The … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County is currently seeking to fill an upcoming vacancy on its Ethics Panel. Members of the Ethics Panel are volunteers who are appointed by the Board. The duties of the Panel include devising, receiving, and maintaining all ethics forms generated by the school … Continue reading
The AACPS Wellness Council is excited to announce that Arnold Elementary School, Arundel High School, Folger McKinsey Elementary School, Glen Burnie Park Elementary School, Pasadena Elementary School, Ruth Parker Eason School, South River High School, South Shore Elementary School, and Tyler Heights Elementary School are the 2022 winners of the … Continue reading
Bates Middle School, in partnership with 410Films and Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Office of Equity and Accelerated Student Achievement, will highlight the powerful stories of its students and staff with a showcase documentary next month at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts. The event is the culmination of a … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County has approved a negotiated agreement with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, Local 1693 (AFSCME), that call for step and cost-of-living increases for the coming fiscal year. The agreement with AFSCME, which represents maintenance and operations staff as well … Continue reading
Two graduating seniors from South River High School and another from Northeast High School make up the second class of recipients of the Candace C.W. Antwine Military Service Awards, created by the Board of Education to honor the legacy of Mrs. Antwine, a military veteran and former Board member who … Continue reading