Forty-five current Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) educators are among more than 4,000 nationwide this year to achieve National Board Certified status, the highest teaching credential in the nation, according to data released by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. The county’s class of 2013 ranks 11th in … Continue reading
Fifteen educators from all levels of the public school system were named today as semifinalists for the 2014 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year award by AACPS and the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce. Eight of the educators are elementary school teachers, four teach … Continue reading
Interim Schools Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins will create a task force to study school start times and submit a report by the fall, under a proposal adopted by the Board at its December 18, 2013, meeting. The plan calls for the task force to consist of no more than 15 … Continue reading
Interim Schools Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins today recommended a $1.04 billion Fiscal Year 2015 operating budget that would fund expansion of programs of choice at four schools, launch a second STEM middle school magnet program, and open the county’s first contract school in west county. The proposal, a 3.5 percent … Continue reading
Fifty-three public school teachers and three private school teachers will be honored on April 10, 2014, as Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce celebrate the 28th annual Excellence in Education banquet at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum. The event will also … Continue reading
Interim Schools Superintendent Mamie J. Perkins will present her recommended operating and capital budgets for Fiscal Year 2015 at the next meeting of the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County, scheduled for 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. The meeting will be held in the Board Room at … Continue reading
Linthicum Elementary School became the county’s 16th Maryland Blue Ribbon School of Excellence today when it was announced as one of six schools to receive the prestigious honor at a ceremony at the Maryland State Department of Education in Baltimore. Board of Eduation Vice President Debbie Ritchie, Interim Superintendent Mamie … Continue reading
The forecast for another round of wintry weather tomorrow has forced a change in the Board of Education’s schedule of public forums to gather input from employees, students, parents, and community members. The evening public forums originally scheduled for December 10 at the Board of Education’s Parham Building, located at … Continue reading
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