Update to schools websites

Have You Checked Your School’s Website Lately?

Ever wonder how well your child’s school is doing? Are you tired of waiting for that periodic report from  The Capital? Your wait is over.  Now student achievement data, enrollment figures, and state Adequate Yearly Progress information, and more are available on individual school websites.

Simply head to the Anne

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Parent Groups Seek Officers

Calling Parents Of Students

From Anne Arundel County Schools, the county’s two most prominent educational parental advocacy and advisory groups are seeking nominations for officers.

The Anne Arundel County Council of PTAs is accepting nominations for president, first vice president, vice president for legislation, secretary, and treasurer. Nominees must be a PTA member and have attended at

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State Approves Snow Day Waiver

Grasmick Says Yes–Maxwell Puts Her On Christmas Card List

County schools just received notice that their request to waive 5 snow days was approved by the State Superintendent, Nancy S.  Grasmick.

This means, that barring any more weather related district wide closures, the last day of school will be on June 15th. There have been other slight

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Anne Arundel County School Calendar Changes

Last Day To Be June 15

The Anne Arundel County Schools released a statement today outlining the changes to the school calendar for the rest of the year. These changes are based on the assumption that the State will grant the County’s application for a waiver of the 5 days, and that we experience no additional

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Cardinal Gibbons School To Close

Catholic School Closed By Archdiocese

The Archdiocese of Baltimore has announced that one of the schools to be closed this year will be Cardinal Gibbons in Baltimore. This is a shock as the school is considered one of the top schools in the area both academically and in sports.

It has been speculated that St. Jane Frances

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Teacher Cuts Plea Agreement For Sex With Student

Breeds Cuts Deal To Avoid Jail

Kristyn Breeds, the Northeast High School teacher accused of a sexual relationship with a student cut a deal to avoid any jail time.

On Wednesday, Breeds agreed to 3 years of supervised probation.  But the case was not without some twists and turns. Apparently, this was not a case of a

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AACPS Wants Your Comments

How To Handle Snow Days

County schools have used ten snow days so far this year and likely may have a few more. Absent a waiver from the State, school will be extended a minimum of six days into the summer.

The Board is seeking your input on how to best handle the make up days. Extend

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Maxwell Gets Another 4 Years

Unanimous Nod From Board

From a press release issued a few moments ago, Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell has been unanimously re-appointed to a second 4 year term as head of the County Schools.

I think today’s vote shows that this Board is very pleased with the direction that Dr. Maxwell is leading our system, and we

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Deale Elementary Closed

No Power

From the school district:

Due to a utility-related power outage, Deale Elementary School will be closed today. All other Anne Arundel County Public Schools will open on a two-hour delayed schedule as previously announced.

Warning For Drivers

Please Use Caution This Week

Schools will be back in session tomorrow. The roads are still not clear and there will be students walking in travel lanes of many roads. There may be groups of students waiting for their buses.  Please, please use extra caution in the morning between 8:15am and 10:45am (schools are two hours

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