Old Mill High School music teacher and department chairman Michael Miller has been named Anne Arundel County’s winner of the 2014 Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award by The Washington Post. Miller is one of 20 winners of the honor, awarded annually by the newspaper to outstanding teachers. The awards are … Continue reading
Parents and children who have questions about educational issues can get answers directly from the Board of Education at an event later this month. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2014, at the McGill Training Center on Fort Meade. Board President Teresa … Continue reading
Christina Houstian, a social studies teacher at Broadneck High School,was named as the 2013-2014 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year at the 28th annual Excellence in Education Awards, presented by AACPS and the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce, and sponsored by BGE and Comcast, … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will conduct a public hearing on a redistricting proposal that is essentially identical to one it adopted in 2012 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. The hearing, to be held at the Parham Building in Annapolis, is required for the Board … Continue reading
Local competition promotes excellence in history and social studies More than 120 entries by nearly 200 county secondary students – representing 15 county public middle schools, four public high schools, and one homeschool – were recently celebrated at the Anne Arundel County Regional History Day competition and awards ceremony. Focused … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools facilities will operate on a four-day work week for the sixth consecutive year this summer, saving approximately $185,000 in operating and transportation costs without any decrease in productivity. By the end of the summer, the initiative will have saved more than $1.25 million over the … Continue reading
Mills-Parole Elementary School Principal Sue Myers has been named Maryland’s 2014 National Distinguished Principal by the Maryland Association of Elementary School Principals (MAESP). Myers, who began her career as a fifth-grade teacher at Riviera Beach Elementary School in 1995, is in her first year as principal at Mills-Parole. She previously … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools kindergarten registration for the 2014-2015 school year will be held at county elementary schools beginning April 8, 2014. Registration must be done in person at the school in which the child will be enrolled. Children enrolling in kindergarten must be 5 years old by September … Continue reading
Chesapeake High School junior Kara Ritterpusch was elected president of the Maryland Association of Student Councils (MASC) when student representatives from across the state gathered in Ocean City last week for their annual convention. She is one of the state’s most active student representatives after serving as the Chesapeake Regional … Continue reading
The Board of Education today unanimously approved the opening of schools and offices on Monday, April 21, the day following Easter and state Superintendent of Schools Lillian M. Lowery granted Anne Arundel County Public Schools a three-day waiver of the 180-day requirement for students, moving the last day of classes … Continue reading