The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County tonight adopted a 2020-2021 School Year Calendar that calls for classes to start on September 8, 2020, and end on June 18, 2021. In amending the recommendation put forth by the AACPS Calendar Committee, the Board also reduced Easter/Spring Break from six … Continue reading
The Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition has honored Anne Arundel County Public Schools with a Breastfeeding-Friendly Workplace Award for its efforts to develop and implement inclusive policies and procedures that support breastfeeding through a conducive office environment and education of staff and families. AACPS is the first school system in Maryland to … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will again discuss and is scheduled to vote on the 2020-2021 School Year Calendar at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, November 20, 2019. At its November 6, 2019, meeting, the Board reviewed the calendar recommended by the Anne Arundel County Public … Continue reading
Tim Stedman of Northeast High School and Christie Payne of Crofton Middle School have been named High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year and Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, respectively, by SHAPE Maryland. Stedman has taught in Anne Arundel County Public Schools for 13 years and … Continue reading
Excitement about the upcoming opening of the new Crofton High School is soaring, and so is the school’s mascot. At today’s meeting of the Board of Education, Principal Katie Feuerherd announced that the Crofton High School Cardinals will wear red and black when the school opens in the fall. The … Continue reading
Fifty public school teachers and five independent school teachers will be honored on Thursday, April 16, 2020, as Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the 21st Century Education Foundation celebrate the 34th annual Excellence in Education banquet at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum. The Excellence in Education event will culminate … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will review the 2020-2021 School Year Calendar recommended to it by the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Calendar Committee at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, 2019. As recommended by the Calendar Committee, the 2020-2021 School Year would begin for … Continue reading
Broadneck and Chesapeake high schools have marched right into the history books by capturing championships in the Maryland Marching Band Association’s first-ever state marching band competition. Broadneck High School, under the direction of Matt Heist and drum majors Cecilia Skorupa, Maddie Hamilton, and Aidan Myers, was the best of six … Continue reading
South Shore Elementary School third grade teacher Teresa Beilstein tonight was named the 2019-2020 Maryland Teacher of the Year by the Maryland State Department of Education. State Superintendent Dr. Karen Salmon made the surprise announcement in front of a packed crowd at MSDE’s annual awards banquet at Martin’s West in … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hold its fall retreat from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at the Odenton Regional Library. At the retreat, Board members will engage in implicit bias training similar to that provided to staff across Anne Arundel County Public … Continue reading