Today, Interim Superintendent of Schools Mamie J. Perkins surprised the principals at South River High School and Shipley’s Choice Elementary School to announce that their schools are now AACPS Wellness Schools of Distinction. The award is given annually recognizing schools that demonstrate a high priority for the health of students, … Continue reading
As its search for a superintendent moves forward, the Board of Education will sponsor a series of public forums and an online survey to garner public input as to the qualities and characteristics needed for the next leader of Maryland’s fifth largest school system. Evening public forums will be held … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools and County Executive Laura Neuman are partnering to promote an essay contest that will allow students to more closely examine the charter form of government in place in Anne Arundel County for the last 50 years. The contest is open to all high school students, … Continue reading
Creativity has landed Seven Oaks Elementary School in some elite company, with the school being one of 20 elementary and middle schools across the nation to be selected by Crayola and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) to receive a “Champion Creatively Alive Children” school grant. Each school … Continue reading
On Sunday, November 17, a group of 15 Arundel High School juniors and seniors will extend their work in the school’s Community Development and Global Citizenship signature program as they embark on a 10-day excursion to North Yorkshire, England. Intended to immerse the students in global community dialogue, the trip … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, in the Board Room at the Parham Building, 2644 Riva Road, Annapolis. The Board will meet at 5:00 p.m. to vote to go into closed session, during which time … Continue reading
North County High School junior Jack Andraka’s latest recognition takes him to Europe, where he will be honored at the Vatican on Saturday, November 16, 2013, with the International Giuseppe Sciacca Award for his work on cancer research and early-detection methods. Bishop Sciacca is the current Adjunct Secretary of the … Continue reading
On the heels of broad changes to the school system’s grading policy and regulations last school year, additional changes have been made to the elementary level regulation to reflect the Board of Education’s “commitment to maintaining rigorous performance, college and career readiness, and achievement of core standards for all students.” … Continue reading
The Office of School and Family Partnerships is sponsoring a family involvement conference on Saturday, November 16, 2013. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Anne Arundel Community College, 101 College Parkway, Arnold, MD. The theme of this fall’s conference is “Family: The Core of … Continue reading
The Board of Education has formally approved the 2014-2015 school year calendar, which calls for students to start classes on August 25, 2014, and end the school year on June 17, 2015. The calendar once again contains four days built in for emergency weather-related closings. As has been the case … Continue reading