The Board of Education has appointed 12 county residents to two-year terms and approved one-year extensions of the terms for four others on the Executive Panel of the countywide Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC), a 32-member panel that advises the Board on issues affecting the school system. The panel consists of: … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County is scheduled to discuss and vote on approval of a contract for the Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter Elementary School at its next meeting, scheduled for July 13, 2022. The Board approved an application by the Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation (CLF) to open … Continue reading
Partnerships with local businesses have resulted in a plethora of increased opportunities for Anne Arundel County Public Schools students and staff over the years, but the most recent collaboration ventures into new territory: storefront staff recruitment. Thanks to a collaboration between Westfield Annapolis Mall and the school system, a vacant … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Anne Arundel Department of Health again teaming up this summer to help keep students and adults healthy by offering a variety of free COVID-19 and school readiness vaccination clinics at middle schools throughout the county. The clinics will offer the following vaccinations: COVID-19 … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Financial Operations Office has earned the Government Finance Officers Association’s Award of Excellence for the 39th consecutive year. The award is given for the school system’s Certified Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2021, which “has been judged by an impartial panel to meet the … Continue reading
Monique H. Jackson, Deputy Superintendent for Student and School Support, will serve as Acting Superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools beginning July 1, 2022, Board of Education President Joanna Tobin announced today. Superintendent George Arlotto recommended to the Board and to incoming Superintendent Mark Bedell that Mrs. Jackson assume … Continue reading
Zachary McGrath, a rising senior at Severna Park High School, will be sworn in as the 49th Student Member of the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County (SMOB) during a ceremony at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 1, 2022, in the Board Room at the Carol S. Parham Building, located … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County today unanimously approved the appointment of Mark Bedell as the next Superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Dr. Bedell has served as the superintendent of Kansas City Public Schools since 2016 and is the longest serving superintendent of the district in … Continue reading
The Board of Education tonight approved a $1.59 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2023 that addresses critical issues facing Anne Arundel County Public Schools as it prepares to meet the onset of mandates set forth by the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and continues to meet the needs of a … Continue reading
The Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils, the voice of student government in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, has announced the results of its election of officers for the 2022-23 school year on its Instagram page, @CRASC_online. Broadneck High School sophomore Brenton Meade was elected as president of the organization. … Continue reading