Linthicum Elementary School today was named a National Blue Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, becoming the 13th county school and the first in the North County cluster to receive the prestigious honor. Linthicum, one of 337 schools across the nation to be recognized today, is the … Continue reading
For more information, contact: Bob Mosier, Chief Communications Officer, AACPS, 410-222-5312 Elin Jones, Anne Arundel County Department of Health, 410-222-4508 For the ninth consecutive year, the Anne Arundel County Department of Health and Anne Arundel County Public Schools are teaming up to give elementary students the opportunity to receive … Continue reading
A committee of parents, community residents, and school system officials is set to begin studying the possibilities with regard to redistricting at several Annapolis and Edgewater area schools. The committee will study options available to alleviate, to the extent possible, overcrowding at Tyler Heights Elementary School. The committee also will … Continue reading
Arnold Elementary School has captured the coveted 2014 Chesapeake Cup for its participation in the Anne Arundel County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program this year. The cup is presented annually to a public and private school with more than 25 percent of its enrollment participating in the program. About 25.5 … Continue reading
In a video announcement to more than 79,000 students at nearly 120 schools this morning, Anne Arundel County Public Schools launched a countywide campaign to encourage more students to eat school breakfast. In response to the statewide Breakfast Challenge kickoff today, students across the county were implored by Superintendent George … Continue reading
Ten students from five Anne Arundel County public high schools have been selected as semifinalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship competition. Five students from Severna Park High School led the list, as South River had two students, and Arundel, Broadneck, and Old Mill were represented by one student each. … Continue reading
The Board of Education tonight gave approval to Superintendent George Arlotto’s $163.4 million FY2016 capital budget, allowing the plan to be submitted to the State of Maryland in time for that funding cycle to begin. The Board made no alterations to Dr. Arlotto’s proposal. The plan requests funding for comprehensive … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent George Arlotto said today that he will request the 45-day extension of the immunization deadline for students offered late Friday night by the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The request means that no students will be excluded from school on Monday, September … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will conduct a public hearing on Superintendent George Arlotto’s recommended Fiscal Year 2016 Capital Budget and six-year Capital Improvement Plan during its next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. The six-year plan, which includes a $163.4 million capital budget for … Continue reading
Carlo Echiverri, an Advanced Placement Environmental Science teacher at South River High School, has been named the winner of the 2014 Jan Hollmann Environmental Education Award. The award is named for the late Jan Hollmann, an environmental activist who created the first land trust in Maryland, now known as the … Continue reading