The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will conduct a public hearing and is scheduled to vote on initial approval of Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell’s proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Budget at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Dr. Bedell’s $234.5 million recommendation, which … Continue reading
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced that Vibhav Puvvala of Crofton High School is named on the prestigious list of achievers in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship competition. This year’s semifinalists were selected based on high performance on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). A little … Continue reading
Graduating seniors at 13 county high schools will once again receive their diplomas at the Live! Event Center at Arundel Mills this spring, with ceremonies at seven other schools scheduled at other venues, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell announced today. The ceremonies at Live! are part of an ongoing … Continue reading
Annapolis High School Center physical education, health, and wellness teacher Mary Kay Connerton today was been named a finalist for the 2023-2024 Maryland Teacher of the Year by the Maryland State Department of Education. Connerton, who was named Anne Arundel County Teacher of the Year in April, is one of … Continue reading
Superintendent Mark Bedell today presented a $234.5 million FY2025 capital budget recommendation to the Board of Education that contains construction funding for three major secondary schools that begin the final phase of the Old Mill feeder system project. Nearly $167 million – 71.2 percent – of Dr. Bedell’s request is … Continue reading
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell today presented Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ proposed plan to repurpose certain school days for virtual learning, starting the process that ultimately will call for adoption by the Maryland State Department of Education. The plan follows a pathway opened by MSDE for the current … Continue reading
For the 12th consecutive year and 14th time overall, the National Procurement Institute has recognized Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Purchasing Office as one of the best in the United States. The 2023 Achievement of Excellence in Procurement Award once again puts AACPS’ Purchasing Office in elite company. AACPS is … Continue reading
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will receive Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell’s recommended Fiscal Year 2025 Capital Budget at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, September 6, 2023. The capital budget establishes funding priorities for construction projects at schools across the county. Once adopted, the plan … Continue reading
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell today announced a new notification system through which families of students and members of the general community can be made aware of bus delays and route cancellations during the upcoming school year. The system, which launched today, provides email and text message notifications in … Continue reading
The proficiency rate of Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) students on the most recent administration of the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) assessments rose in seven of eight tested areas, led by a 10.1 percentage point increase in Algebra I scores. The Algebra I results move AACPS from ninth … Continue reading