NOTE: Corrects dates of October meetings of the committee A committee of parents and community residents, aided by school system officials, is set to begin studying the possibilities with regard to establishing attendance boundaries and feeder patterns for the new Crofton Area High School, which is set to open in … Continue reading
Continuing to pave the way to updated and upgraded educational environments for students, the Board of Education today approved more than $57 million in contracts for construction and renovation work on projects at Edgewater, Tyler Heights, and Richard Henry Lee elementary schools. The contracts, ranging from concrete to electrical, plumbing, … Continue reading
Superintendent George Arlotto today recommended a $172 million FY2020 capital budget to the Board of Education that contains funding for nine major school projects, including the first round of funding for a new Old Mill West High School. Dr. Arlotto’s recommendation also contains funding for classroom additions, and additions for … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County today approved a contract with College Board that will allow Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) to administer the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) to all high school juniors beginning this school year. AACPS had administered the … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will receive Superintendent George Arlotto’s proposed Fiscal Year 2020 Capital Budget at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, September 12, 2018, in the Board Room at the Parham Building, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis. The capital budget establishes funding priorities for construction projects … Continue reading
August 31, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bob Mosier Chief Communications Officer Anne Arundel County Public Schools 410-222-5312 The School Board Appointment Commission of Anne Arundel County received 11 applications for the vacant District 30 seat on the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County by today’s noon … Continue reading
Monarch Global Academy Public Contract School teacher Heather Carnaghan today was named a finalist for the 2018-19 Maryland Teacher of the Year by the Maryland State Department of Education. Carnaghan is one of seven finalists for the award. The others are: LaQuisha Hall, Baltimore City; Tina Thomen, Carroll County; Staci … Continue reading
The percentage of Anne Arundel County Public Schools students who reached the level designated as College and Career Ready (CCR) on their respective PARCC Algebra I assessments jumped drastically in the 2017-2018 school year, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) today. Nearly 84 percent … Continue reading
More than 83,000 students – the most ever – are expected to fill seats in schools across the county when the 2018-2019 school year begins for most students on September 4. With the exception of five schools that will open one day late due to planned construction projects, the first … Continue reading
Crofton Area High School will open its doors for students in grades 9 and 10 only in September 2020, the Board of Education was told at its meeting this week. The school will add Grade 11 in the 2021-2022 school year, and Grade 12 in the 2022-2023 school year. The … Continue reading