Arnold and Pasadena elementary schools landed among the cream of the national crop today when U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr., announced they have been awarded National Blue Ribbon School distinction. Anne Arundel County Public Schools has now had 17 schools earn National Blue Ribbon honors, including nine … Continue reading
Twice as many AACPS high school students as a year ago earned a score of 4 or 5 – high enough to be designated as on track for college and career readiness – on last year’s Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Algebra I assessments, … Continue reading
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 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 31st annual Excellence in Education awards, set for Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at the BWI Marriott … Continue reading
In a move designed to open collegiate doors to significantly more students than ever before and support more students in the college admissions process, Anne Arundel County Public Schools will pay for all high school juniors to take the ACT college entrance exam beginning this spring. The ACT is designed … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County tonight approved a shift in school start and dismissal times for the 2017-2018 school year, endorsing a plan that will start high schools at 7:30 a.m. instead of the current 7:17 a.m. The plan, approved by a 6-2 vote, calls for elementary, … 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 (TAAAC) that provides a step increase for all eligible teachers, school counselors, and other TAAAC members across the school system, and a one-time payment to the most experienced … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County tonight unanimously approved a $234.9 million capital budget for Fiscal Year 2018 that contains funding for renovation or replacement projects at eight schools and construction funding for a Crofton area high school. The Board made no changes to the budget proposal presented … Continue reading
Ten students from five Anne Arundel County public high schools have been selected as semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship competition. Severna Park High School leads the county list with five students, while South River has two. Broadneck, Glen Burnie, and Chesapeake high schools each have one student on … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will conduct a public hearing on Superintendent George Arlotto’s recommended Fiscal Year 2018 Capital Budget and six-year Capital Improvement Plan during its next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, September 21, 2016. The six-year plan, which includes a $234.9 million capital budget for … Continue reading
A committee of parents, community residents, and school system officials is set to begin studying the possibilities with regard to redistricting at Broadneck and Cape St. Claire elementary schools. The committee will study options available to alleviate, to the extent possible, overcrowding at Broadneck Elementary School, which is currently over … Continue reading