SCHOOL SYSTEM ADDS NINE MORE LOCATIONS TO MEALS PROGRAM; CHILDREN CAN NOW GET BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER AT 60 SITES

Changes in guidance at the state level have provided Anne Arundel County Public Schools with the opportunity to expand the meals program in place during the school shutdown, and AACPS’ Division of Food and Nutrition Services has wasted no time in offering meals to more children. Nine new sites will … Continue reading

STATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT KAREN B. SALMON ORDERS SCHOOLS TO CLOSE FOR STUDENTS FOR TWO WEEKS; AACPS MAKES MORE ADJUSTMENTS TO REMAINDER OF YEAR

State School Superintendent Dr. Karen B. Salmon today ordered all Maryland schools to be closed for students from Monday, March 16, through Friday, March 27, in order to help mitigate concerns associated with coronavirus, or COVID-19. Schools will be open on normal hours on Friday, March 13. Teachers will spend … Continue reading

SUPERINTENDENT GEORGE ARLOTTO CANCELS AACPS LARGE-SCALE PUBLIC EVENTS, MOST FIELD TRIPS

Acting on the advice of county Health Officer Dr. Nilesh Kalyanaraman, Superintendent George Arlotto today announced the immediate cancellation of all school-system related large-scale public events and all school field trips that are not part of the core mission of school system instruction. Dr. Kalyanaraman’s recommendation came after a woman … Continue reading

SUPERINTENDENT GEORGE ARLOTTO CANCELS ALL SCHOOL SYSTEM OUT-OF-STATE AND OUT-OF-COUNTRY FIELD TRIPS, STAFF TRAVEL

Superintendent George Arlotto today announced the immediate cancellation of all school system out-of-state and out-of-country field trips and staff travel due to concerns about coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. “This is a situation that is changing rapidly and while we want to maintain as much of a sense of normalcy … Continue reading