In the March Madness of mock trials, the Severna Park High School Mock Trial team has made the Maryland Final Four! The Anne Arundel Mock Trial league closed out its regular season with thirteen public and private schools vying for top ranking. The top four schools in the county went … Continue reading
The Board of Education will receive an update from volunteers involved in the Start The Adventure In Reading initiative at its next meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. The non-profit group provides one-on-one tutoring in 12 schools throughout the county to help young students become better … Continue reading
More than 160 county secondary students representing 24 county middle and high schools were recently recognized at the Anne Arundel County Regional History Day competition and awards ceremony. Focused on the theme, Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas, the students shared their historical knowledge, extensive research, and educated perspectives via … Continue reading
Five high school juniors from across the county have been nominated to be the 2023-2024 Student Member of the Board of Education (SMOB) of Anne Arundel County, the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils (CRASC) announced today. The nominees are: Indu Bodala, Glen Burnie High School Peter Chiweshe, Broadneck High … Continue reading
Bella Van of Macarthur Middle School outlasted 27 other school level spellers Saturday to capture the title at the 35th annual Anne Arundel County Spelling Bee. Bella correctly spelled the word “obloquy,” which means “strongly condemnatory utterance,” in the 13th round to win the AACPS Spelling Bee championship. Briant Patterson … Continue reading
Twenty-eight schools earned five-star ratings and 41 more earned four stars under the 2021-2022 Maryland Report Card five-star accountability system, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education today. Overall, nearly 25 percent of the 116 schools to receive ratings under the system earned a place on … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County has appointed Dan Reagan to head its Internal Audit Office, President Joanna Tobin announced today. Reagan, who started in his position on March 6, comes to Anne Arundel County Public Schools from the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education, where … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear a presentation on Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ efforts to recruit and retain a high-quality, diverse workforce at its next meeting, scheduled for noon on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The annual reports examine numerous data points, including recruitment season highlights, … Continue reading
The AACPS Health Education Office will host two free public screenings of the documentary, Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic, to bring awareness to online exploitation of young people. Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion – a present-day reality for one in seven … Continue reading
As part of an ongoing effort to recognize the increasing workload of special education teachers due to federal, state, and local requirements, Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) and the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County (TAAAC) have been engaging in collaborative discussions regarding a series of joint initiatives to support … Continue reading