Bella Van of Macarthur Middle School outlasted 27 other school level spellers Saturday to capture the title at the 35th annual Anne Arundel County Spelling Bee. Bella correctly spelled the word “obloquy,” which means “strongly condemnatory utterance,” in the 13th round to win the AACPS Spelling Bee championship. Briant Patterson … Continue reading
Twenty-eight schools earned five-star ratings and 41 more earned four stars under the 2021-2022 Maryland Report Card five-star accountability system, according to data released by the Maryland State Department of Education today. Overall, nearly 25 percent of the 116 schools to receive ratings under the system earned a place on … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County has appointed Dan Reagan to head its Internal Audit Office, President Joanna Tobin announced today. Reagan, who started in his position on March 6, comes to Anne Arundel County Public Schools from the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education, where … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will hear a presentation on Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ efforts to recruit and retain a high-quality, diverse workforce at its next meeting, scheduled for noon on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. The annual reports examine numerous data points, including recruitment season highlights, … Continue reading
The AACPS Health Education Office will host two free public screenings of the documentary, Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic, to bring awareness to online exploitation of young people. Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic is an investigation into the world of online grooming and sextortion – a present-day reality for one in seven … Continue reading