BOARD OF EDUCATION TO HEAR PRESENTATION ON READINESS FOR SCHOOL OPENING, TAKE NEXT STEP IN REDSTRICTING PROCESS AT NEXT MEETING

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will receive an update on the school system’s readiness for the 2023-2024 school year and vote on any redistricting proposal or proposals to move forward to public hearing at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, August 23, 2023. The school year begins … Continue reading

BROCK BRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ADA CARTER NAMED PRESIDENT OF MARYLAND ALLIANCE OF BLACK SCHOOL EDUCATORS, LEAD PRESIDENT OF THE NORTHEAST REGION

Brock Bridge Elementary School Principal Ada Carter, who served as president-elect of the Anne Arundel Alliance of Black School Educators (AAABSE) during the 2022-2023 school year, has been elected president of the organization and lead president of the National Associating of Black School Educators’ Northeast Region for the upcoming school … Continue reading

SCHOOLS ARE READY TO BUILD STRONG CONNECTIONS WITH STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENTS

As the countdown to the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year begins, schools have planned various back-to-school events for families. Approximately 84,000 students are expected to enter Anne Arundel County classrooms when the school year kicks off on Monday, August 28, 2023. Back-To-School events and related events provide families and … Continue reading

AACPS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR BLUEPRINT FOR MARYLAND’S FUTURE EARNS STATE APPROVAL

The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Accountability & Implementation Board (IAB) today approved Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ plan to codify, comply, and collaborate to meet the policies, standards, and expectations of the Blueprint.  “After months of planning and garnering feedback, I am excited to move forward with our plan that … Continue reading

AACPS, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TEAM UP AGAIN TO OFFER FREE SCHOOL-READINESS AND COVID-19 VACCINATIONS

Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Anne Arundel Department of Health are teaming up again this summer to help keep students and adults healthy by offering vaccination clinics at six schools throughout the county.  The clinics will offer the following vaccinations: Seventh-grade Meningococcal vaccine (Menquadfi) and Tdap vaccines for … Continue reading

SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS DR. MARK BEDELL PRESENTS PHASE 1 REDISTRICTING RECOMMENDATION TO BOARD OF EDUCATION

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell today presented a recommendation for the first phase of the school system’s comprehensive redistricting process that would redraw school boundaries at 48 schools, establish boundaries at two new schools, and move all schools in the county’s six northernmost clusters under 100 percent capacity. The … Continue reading

AACPS EARNS GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR 40TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Financial Operations Office has earned the Government Finance Officers Association of the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 40th consecutive year. The award, given for the school system’s certified annual financial report for Fiscal Year 2022, demonstrates “a constructive full spirit … Continue reading