The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County has extended the 2019-2020 School Year by one day to allow all schools and offices to be closed for Rosh Hashanah, meaning the last day for students next year is now scheduled for Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The changes were adopted by … Continue reading →

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County tonight adopted a redistricting plan that creates attendance boundaries for the new Crofton Area High School and shifts boundaries for some of the elementary and middle schools in the area. The Board adopted Option 1 of the three options before it. It … Continue reading →

Nelson Horine, who has guided Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Evening High School Program for the last 15 years, today was named Principal of the Year by The Washington Post. Horine has spent his entire 50-year educational career at AACPS. He started as a science teacher at Severna Park Junior … Continue reading →

The Board of Education is set to select a redistricting option that will establish boundaries for the new Crofton Area High School and discuss the results of the recent 2019-2020 school year calendar survey at its next meeting, scheduled for April 17, 2019. The Board in January decided to take … Continue reading →

Rida Alvi, a junior at Annapolis High School, was elected by members of the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils (CRASC) today to be the 2019-2020 student member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education (SMOB). Tyler Bailey and Charmi Patel, both South River High School students, were the … Continue reading →

Superintendent George Arlotto today released the following statement on the passing of House Speaker Michael Busch: “As an educator, coach, Recreation and Parks administrator, and legislator, Speaker Busch was an unwavering champion for every single child in Anne Arundel County and in Maryland. He was always a teacher at heart, … Continue reading →

For the second consecutive year, Anne Arundel County Public Schools has been recognized with a national award for its efforts to increase equity in the quest to elevate all students and eliminate all gaps. The school system is one of five across the nation with student populations of 20,000 or … Continue reading →

Anne Arundel County Public Schools kindergarten registration for the 2019-2020 school year will be held at county elementary schools beginning April 3, 2019. Registration must be done in person at the school in which the child will be enrolled. Children enrolling in kindergarten must be 5 years old on or … Continue reading →

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will begin discussing a change in the grading policy that would eliminate class rank for high school students at its next meeting, scheduled for April 3, 2019. The change comes before the Board at the suggestion of Vice President and student Board … Continue reading →

As legislation surrounding the school calendar continues to be debated in the General Assembly, Anne Arundel County Public Schools is seeking public input into potential alterations that may become possible with changes in the law. Under the current Board-approved calendar, the first day of classes for students next year is … Continue reading →