The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County is scheduled to give formal approval to the 2015-2016 School Year Calendar and tentatively approve a calendar for the 2016-2017 school year at its next meeting, set for November 5, 2014. The draft 2015-2016 calendar approved by the school system Calendar Committee … Continue reading
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year and 2015 Business Partnership Awards. Nominees and winners will be honored at the 29th annual Excellence in Education awards, set for April 15 at the BWI Marriott hotel in Linthicum. Last year, 56 … Continue reading
Two county elementary schools have reached the top of the International Baccalaureate ladder by earning designation as IB World Schools. Frank Hebron-Harman and South Shore elementary schools have each received the official authorization, marking the end of a lengthy process of self-study and extensive preparation by the schools and their … Continue reading
The Board of Education is now accepting applications for four openings on the Executive Committee of its countywide Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC), a 29-member panel that provides input and advice on specific issues surrounding education throughout the county. The panel consists of two representatives from each of the 12 high … Continue reading
The Board of Education’s first Community Outreach event of the school year, postponed earlier this month because of concerns about weather and travel conditions on local roads, has been rescheduled for October 29 at the Waugh Chapel community center. The event will allow parents and children who have questions about … Continue reading
Superintendent of Schools George Arlotto today announced a major technological advancement for the school system’s nearly 80,000 students: free Microsoft Office access for as long as they are enrolled in a county school. As a participant in Microsoft’s Student Advantage program, Anne Arundel County Public Schools is now offering every … Continue reading
In order to strengthen existing partnerships and provide avenues to create new ones, Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Office of Equity and Accelerated Student Achievement will host a community open house next week. The event, which will run from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on October 21, 2014, at Annapolis Elementary … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will review the school system’s quarterly Construction Status Report, which provides information on construction projects across the county, at its next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Facilities Division is currently working on major projects … Continue reading
Superintendent of Schools George Arlotto recently surprised the principals at Arnold, Hilltop, and Jacobsville elementary schools and Southern High School with news that their school communities had earned a 2014 AACPS Wellness School of Distinction award. The award recognizes schools that demonstrate a high priority for the health and well-being … Continue reading
A 15-member task force that has spent the last eight months studying the issue of school start times formally presented the Board of Education today with four options to consider, each of which would result in high school students beginning classes at least 30 minutes later than the current 7:17 … Continue reading