Students in first through 12th grades will all begin the school year on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, and not in the staggered fashion that has been employed in prior years. The onset of virtual learning negates the need to provide students in grades 6 and 9 – the first year … Continue reading
Gibson Consulting Group will present the findings of its performance audit of selected portions of Anne Arundel County Public Schools and of Board of Education operations to the Board at a public workshop on Wednesday, August 12. 2020. The workshop will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be conducted virtually. … Continue reading
Six schools that had received a waiver from the Maryland State Department of Education to open the 2020-2021 school year a day later than other schools will now open on time. Crofton High School, Corkran Middle School, and Edgewater, George Cromwell, Richard Henry Lee, and Tyler Heights elementary schools were … Continue reading
The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) today announced the postponement of the fall and winter sports seasons until at least February 1, 2021, but will allow student-athletes to engage in practices in the first semester as it formulates a competition schedule for the second semester. Superintendent George Arlotto … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County’s Budget Committee will meet on Monday, July 27, 2020. The committee, which examines issues related to the Board of Education’s departmental budget as well as the construction of Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ operating and capital budgets, as submitted to the County … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools will engage in virtual learning for the entire first semester of the 2020-2021 school year under a plan Superintendent George Arlotto will review with the Board of Education at a public meeting on Wednesday, July 22. Dr. Arlotto made the decision after numerous conversations with … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils (CRASC) will host the second forum in the Let’s Talk Justice series at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 27. The forum will focus on LGBTQ+ youth. Similar to the initial forum on June 16, the virtual event … Continue reading
As 14 committees continue their thorough examination of issues related to in-person, virtual, and hybrid models for reopening schools in the fall, Superintendent George Arlotto today announced that three additional items are no longer under consideration for the start of the school year. They are: A/B days. Alternating student schedules … Continue reading
Superintendent George Arlotto today announced that the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Mental Health Task Force created by the Board of Education will issue its final report in October. The task force, which includes students, parents, community organization representatives, mental health experts, and county and school system representatives, is co-chaired … Continue reading
The Board of Education has unanimously voted to request that Superintendent George Arlotto establish a committee of parents, students, community members, and staff to study the name of George Fox Middle School and make a recommendation to the Board as to whether the school should be renamed. The vote at … Continue reading