Board of Education member Julie Hummer has been appointed as one of 19 members to Governor Larry Hogan’s commission to review standardized testing in Maryland public schools. Hummer is the lone member of a local school system’s Board of Education serving on the panel. The commission includes Acting State Superintendent … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County is scheduled to vote on a new policy that would replace the current high school semester exams with more timely quarterly assessments at its next meeting, scheduled for November 4, 2015. School system staff members has been working on the policy since … Continue reading
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year and the Independent Schools Teacher of the Year awards. Nominees and winners will be honored at the 30th annual Excellence in Education awards, set for Monday, April 25, 2016, at the BWI Marriott … Continue reading
The Board of Education’s first Community Outreach event of the school year will be held at the Makkah Learning Center in Gambrills on Tuesday, November 3. Board Members and Superintendent George Arlotto will provide a brief overview of the school system and its initiatives and then be available to answer … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County tonight unanimously approved a one-year agreement with the Teachers Association of Anne Arundel County that outlines compensation and working conditions for teachers, school counselors, and other bargaining unit members across the school system. The agreement, which expires on June 30, 2016, was … Continue reading
In a surprise announcement at tonight’s board meeting, Pasadena Elementary School was recognized as the sole 2015 AACPS Wellness School of Distinction. The award recognizes schools that demonstrate a high priority for the health and well-being of students, staff, and school supporters by going beyond the curriculum to produce … Continue reading
The Anne Arundel County Department of Health has received enough shipment of the FluMist vaccine to administer it free to students at 16 county elementary schools beginning next week. Students at the following schools whose parents have already signed consent forms will be given the vaccine beginning October 26. Schools … Continue reading
The School and Family Partnerships Office is sponsoring a family involvement conference on Saturday, November 14, 2015. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. at Anne Arundel Community College, 101 College Parkway, Arnold, MD. The theme of this fall’s conference is “Engage, Empower, Educate: Families & … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will review data related to the school system’s efforts to close achievement, discipline, and opportunity gaps at its next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. A presentation from school system staff will also include information on the ways in which … Continue reading
The awards just keep rolling in for North County High School and its German program. With the 2015 Maryland Foreign Language Teacher of the Year and a German Embassy Teacher of Excellence on staff, the school now has earned a national recognition. North County was named this week as a … Continue reading