Tag: AACPS
Board Of Education Seeking Committee Members
The Board of Education is now accepting applications for openings on the Executive Committee of its countywide Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC), a 29-member panel that provides input and advice on specific issues surrounding education throughout the county. The panel consists of two representatives from each of the 12 high school clusters, one representing elementary schools [...]
AACPS School Board Nomination Applications Due May 24
This year the School Board Nominating Commission (SBNC) of Anne Arundel County must nominate candidates for two seats on the Anne Arundel County Board of Education. Candidate applications are due by the close of the business day on May 24. Hearings for the candidates will be held May 29 and May 30 at 7:30 pm [...]
Old Mill High School Teacher Under Investigation
Katie Snyder, a Social Studies teacher and track coach at Old Mill High School in Millersville, has been relieved of her duties and reassigned pending an investigation according to school officials. In a letter sent home this afternoon, Principal James Todd stated that the teacher’s leave would be indefinite and they were working to arrange long term [...]
Substitute Teacher Charged With Contributing To Delinquency Of Minors
On February 19, 2013, the Anne Arundel County Police Department and the Department of Social Services began investigating allegations against an Anne Arundel County Public School employee, Benjamin Siggers. Mr. Siggers was a substitute school teacher for AACPS and was immediately terminated when the school system learned of the investigation. During the investigation, it was [...]
Broadneck Teacher Arrested For Student Sexual Relationship
On November 12, 2012 and anonymous caller contacted the Anne Arundel County Public School system regarding a possible inappropriate relationship between a Broadneck high school teacher and a student. As a result, Anne Arundel County public schools began an immediate investigation into the allegations and placed the teacher on administrative leave. During the course of [...]
O’Malley, Brown, Busch, To Visit Jones Elementary Today
Today at 1:30 p.m., Governor O’Malley, joined by Lt. Governor Brown, House Speaker Busch, the Maryland State Education Association, and other officials, will hold an event at Jones Elementary School to celebrate Maryland’s public schools being certified today as #1 in the nation for the fifth straight year by Education Week Magazine. Earlier this week, [...]
South River High Responds To Yearbook Prank
The Principal at South River High School, William T. Myers has advised parents that stickers will be made available to correct the error initially reported by Eye On Annapolis on Thursday. As you may already know, an inappropriate error occurred during the processing of this year’s yearbook. The yearbook staff will be placing non-removable stickers [...]
Tasteless Yearbook Prank Pulled At South River High
A South River High School Social Sciences teacher is the victim of a tasteless yearbook prank. The staff photo of Mr. Croyle was identified in the just released yearbook as “Chikahn Faqure.” The prank was a hot topic amongst students tonight as they perused the yearbooks which were distributed to the 2191 students earlier today. At this [...]
A Tale Of Bullying At Southern High School
After our last article on bullying, several parents have contacted us to relay their experiences with bullying in our schools. We will be highlighting their stories periodically over the next few weeks. Hopefully, parents and school administrators can finally come together and address this ever growing problem. One thing that has become clear from the [...]
Teacher Questions Why Administration Downplays Bullying
On Sunday, Maryland’s First Lady, Katie O’Malley attended a special screening of the new film Bully at the Bowtie Cinemas at Harbour Center. After the show, Ms. O’Malley was joined by two members of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Administration, Dr. Gayle Cicero, Director of Student Services, and Lucia Martin, Coordinator of School Counseling [...]
Piney Orchard Elementary Receives Award
Piney Orchard Elementary School in Odenton is one of seven schools across Maryland that was recognized for its outstanding delivery of instruction to gifted and talented students this week. The school received the Maryland Excellence in Gifted and Talented Education (EGATE) award and was recognized during a state Department of Education reception in Laurel this [...]
Northeast High To Get Extended Spring Break
Students at Northeast High School in Pasadena will have an extra three days of Easter/Spring break as the school continues to undergo a $101 million renovation. Classes have been conducted in the building while renovations have been ongoing, and the additional days are needed to allow for the relocation of furnishings into newly renovated areas [...]
Magothy River Middle School Teacher Removed From Classroom
UPDATE 05:17pm 02/10/2012: We just received a very brief statement from the Anne Arundel County Police Department: The individual was not arrested, but removed from the school. The incident was medical in nature, however, I’m not at liberty to specify further. UPDATE 03:05pm 02/10/2012: We followed up with Bob Mosier, spokesman for Anne Arundel County [...]
Broadneck Teen Attacked; Flown To Shock Trauma
UPDATE: From Pam Wood, reporter at The Capital’s twitter feed (follow her, she is good), , they have confirmed that the teen was 18 years old. Initial reports indicated that he was 15. [blackbirdpie url="http://twitter.com/pwoodreporter/status/163000608608092160"] UPDATE: The Broadneck Patch is reporting that the teen is in shock-trauma with life threatening injuries. According to Patch, the [...]
11 Year Old Reports Assault At School Bus Stop
On January 12, 2012, at approximately 4:45 p.m., officers from the Western District responded to Frostwood Drive in Laurel for a report of an assault that took place earlier at a bus stop in the area of Shadow Park Drive and Finchleigh Street in Laurel. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the 11-year-old male victim, who [...]
Folger-McKinsey School Returns Home In April
Students and staff members at Folger McKinsey Elementary School will enjoy a newly renovated school building with state-of-the-art technology when classes resume after the Easter/Spring break. Folger McKinsey students have been housed in Chesapeake Bay Middle School since August 2010 while construction on the $27.2 million building has taken place. The schedule now calls for [...]
Bullets Discovered At South River High School In Edgewater
This morning, students discovered five bullets outside the girls locker room at South River High School in Edgewater. The school does not believe there was any threat to the school, students, or staff. They are currently investigating the incident and believe that it was an “ill advised practical joke.” The school sent home a letter [...]
Anne Arundel Schools Win $35K Grant For Arabic Language Program
Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Office of World and Classical Languages has been awarded $35,000 in federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds to run an afterschool Arabic language program at two county elementary schools. The program is under way at Van Bokkelen and Brock Bridge elementary schools, and is open to students in fifth [...]
Annapolis Company Reneges On Bullying Deal
<–Please share this article with Google, your facebook friends and twitter followers by clicking the icons to the left. UPDATE: The Severna Park Patch also uncovered this recent article claiming that Gill has scammed many more schools than those in Anne Arundel. His son claims he is $300 million in debt and has served time [...]
Schools Up The Ante For Harvest For The Hungry
Schools Superintendent Kevin Maxwell has challenged schools and school system offices and departments to set a new record for donations to the Harvest for the Hungry – Kids Helping Kids food campaign this year by increasing the collection of food and cash donations by 5 percent each. A year ago, the system’s schools and departments [...]
‘One Annapolis’ Community Showcase This Saturday
The 14 schools in the Annapolis cluster will take part in a community-wide showcase on Saturday, October 22, 2011, to provide information about schools to parents and give community members the chance to see the talents of students. The event will be held rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Annapolis High [...]
Old Mill Class of 2011 Donates $10K
The Old Mill High School Class of 2011 has collected and made a generous $10,000 donation to the nearby Ruth Parker Eason School, a gift that will be used to purchase technology tools to enhance the educational experience of the special-needs students in the school. Ruth Parker Eason is a public, separate day school located [...]
