The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Edgewater Elementary School has been rescheduled for 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. The event, originally scheduled for September 2, was postponed due to damage in the community caused by a tornado the previous day. The $50 million facility encompasses more than 89,600 … Continue reading
The Board of Education tonight unanimously approved a $193 million FY2023 capital budget request, setting in motion the process to acquire state funding for construction and maintenance projects across the county. The Board made no changes to Superintendent George Arlotto’s recommendation, which contains construction funding for six major school projects … Continue reading
Gloria Dent, the newest member of the Board of Education of Anne Arundel County, will take her oath of office and assume her duties in a brief ceremony later this week. Clerk of the Circuit Court Scott Poyer will preside over the swearing-in, which will take place at 1:30 p.m. … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County has added a discussion of Superintendent George Arlotto’s postponement of high school homecoming dances this fall to its September 22, 2021, meeting agenda. Earlier this week, Dr. Arlotto announced that traditional homecoming celebrations will return to county high schools this fall but … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Public Schools will require employees and high school student-athletes to certify they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing beginning November 22, 2021, Superintendent George Arlotto announced today. Dr. Arlotto has previously stated that he favors implementation of a vaccination-or-testing model, and the school … Continue reading
Traditional homecoming celebrations will return to county high schools this fall but to provide for the safest environments for all students, homecoming dances will be postponed with the hope they can be held later in the school year, Superintendent George Arlotto announced today. “As I have said repeatedly, our focus … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will conduct a public hearing and is scheduled to vote on initial approval of Superintendent George Arlotto’s proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Budget at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, September 22, 2021. Dr. Arlotto’s $193 million recommendation, which can be found … Continue reading
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that AACPS seniors Adah Harding of Arundel High School and John Hooker of South River High School are on the prestigious list of achievers in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship competition. This year’s semifinalists were selected based on high performance on the 2020 … Continue reading
The 2021-2022 school year brings a return to full classrooms of students as Anne Arundel County Public Schools returns to five-days-per-week instruction after a year of virtual and hybrid education. Classes for students in grades 1 through 6 and 9 will begin on Wednesday, September 8, 2021. Students in grades … Continue reading
Staff at the Center of Applied Technology – South will return to their building to finish setting up classrooms on Wednesday, September 8, and begin to instruct students virtually the next day as repairs to the building, which was damaged by a tornado earlier this week, continue. CAT-South, which did … Continue reading