The Board of Education tonight unanimously approved Superintendent George Arlotto’s recommended $172 million FY2020 capital budget, which includes funding for nine major school projects, including the first round of funding for a new Old Mill West High School. The budget request also contains funding for classroom additions, and additions for … 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 includes a salary increase for all bargaining unit employees and a mid-year step increase for eligible employees. The compensation portion of the agreement, which expires on … Continue reading
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Teacher of the Year for Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the county’s Independent Schools. Nominees and winners will be recognized at the 33rd annual Excellence in Education awards this spring. Last year, 48 top educators and 12 businesses and organizations were … Continue reading
The AACPS Wellness Council is proud to announce that Marley Middle School and Folger-McKinsey, Jones, Marley, Pasadena, and South Shore elementary schools are the 2018 winners of the AACPS Wellness School of Distinction award. The award recognizes schools that demonstrate a high priority for the health and well-being of students, … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will conduct a public hearing on Superintendent George Arlotto’s recommended Fiscal Year 2020 Capital Budget and six-year Capital Improvement Plan during its next regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, September 26, 2018. The six-year plan, which includes a $172 million capital budget request … Continue reading
Five students from four Anne Arundel County public high schools have been selected as semifinalists in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship competition. Annapolis, Arundel, Broadneck, Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School, and Severna Park high schools each have one student on the prestigious list which is comprised of about 16,000 … Continue reading
NOTE: Corrects dates of October meetings of the committee A committee of parents and community residents, aided by school system officials, is set to begin studying the possibilities with regard to establishing attendance boundaries and feeder patterns for the new Crofton Area High School, which is set to open in … Continue reading
Continuing to pave the way to updated and upgraded educational environments for students, the Board of Education today approved more than $57 million in contracts for construction and renovation work on projects at Edgewater, Tyler Heights, and Richard Henry Lee elementary schools. The contracts, ranging from concrete to electrical, plumbing, … Continue reading
Superintendent George Arlotto today recommended a $172 million FY2020 capital budget to the Board of Education that contains funding for nine major school projects, including the first round of funding for a new Old Mill West High School. Dr. Arlotto’s recommendation also contains funding for classroom additions, and additions for … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County today approved a contract with College Board that will allow Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) to administer the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) to all high school juniors beginning this school year. AACPS had administered the … Continue reading