http://www.eyeonannapolis.net ...it's about the quality of life! Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:50:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/02/10/15-outstanding-educators-named-semifinalists-for-2012-teacher-of-the-year-honor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=15-outstanding-educators-named-semifinalists-for-2012-teacher-of-the-year-honor http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/02/10/15-outstanding-educators-named-semifinalists-for-2012-teacher-of-the-year-honor/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:38:02 +0000 EOA Staff http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/?p=26746 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/02/10/15-outstanding-educators-named-semifinalists-for-2012-teacher-of-the-year-honor/feed/ 0 Fifteen educators from all levels of the public school system were named today as semifinalists for the 2012 Anne Arundel County Teacher of the Year award. Eight of the educators are elementary school teachers, three teach at middle schools, and four teach at the high school level. Ten of the county’s 12 high school clusters [...] http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/02/09/28-to-compete-in-spelling-bee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=28-to-compete-in-spelling-bee http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/02/09/28-to-compete-in-spelling-bee/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:36:58 +0000 EOA Staff http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/?p=26716 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/02/09/28-to-compete-in-spelling-bee/feed/ 0 The champion of the county bee wins an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee from May 29 through June 1, 2012. There will be other prizes for the county’s top spellers, including monetary awards from the 21st Century Education Foundation, Encyclopaedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster reference books, gift [...] http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/02/05/excellence-in-education-award-nominees-announced/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=excellence-in-education-award-nominees-announced http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/02/05/excellence-in-education-award-nominees-announced/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:04:51 +0000 EOA Staff http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/?p=26555 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/02/05/excellence-in-education-award-nominees-announced/feed/ 0 Forty-seven public school teachers and three private school teachers will be honored on April 16, 2012, as Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce celebrate the 26th annual Excellence in Education banquet at the BWI Marriott in Linthicum. The event will also honor local businesses that have [...] http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/01/07/lindale-middle-aims-to-feed-the-hungry-in-a-big-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lindale-middle-aims-to-feed-the-hungry-in-a-big-way http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/01/07/lindale-middle-aims-to-feed-the-hungry-in-a-big-way/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:02:50 +0000 EOA Staff http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/?p=25499 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2012/01/07/lindale-middle-aims-to-feed-the-hungry-in-a-big-way/feed/ 0 A year ago, Lindale Middle School teachers and administrators camped outside for a week as part of a schoolwide effort to collect more than 7,800 pounds of food for the needy. They had so much fun, they’re doing it again. With temperatures scheduled to hover around freezing next week, members of the school’s faculty will [...] http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/12/22/superintendent-kevin-maxwell-submits-986-2-million-operating-budget/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=superintendent-kevin-maxwell-submits-986-2-million-operating-budget http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/12/22/superintendent-kevin-maxwell-submits-986-2-million-operating-budget/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:02:09 +0000 EOA Staff http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/?p=25084 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/12/22/superintendent-kevin-maxwell-submits-986-2-million-operating-budget/feed/ 0 Requests Authority To Fill 62 Additional Classroom Teaching Positions And Fully Funds Negotiated Agreements Schools Superintendent Kevin Maxwell tonight recommended a $986.2 million Fiscal Year 2013 operating budget that requests the authority to fill 62 additional teaching positions and fully funds negotiated agreements with all four employee bargaining groups. Funding for the teaching positions – [...] http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/12/14/applications-to-aacps-magnet-programs-exceed-2100/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=applications-to-aacps-magnet-programs-exceed-2100 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/12/14/applications-to-aacps-magnet-programs-exceed-2100/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:30:00 +0000 EOA Staff http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/?p=24840 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/12/14/applications-to-aacps-magnet-programs-exceed-2100/feed/ 0 More than 2,100 applications to Anne Arundel County Public Schools magnet programs were received this year, a 17 percent increase from a year ago. The tremendous response means that lotteries will be conducted for at least some of the seats in the following programs: ● BioMedical Allied Health magnet program at Glen Burnie High School [...] http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/12/05/anne-arundel-schools-win-35k-grant-for-arabic-language-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=anne-arundel-schools-win-35k-grant-for-arabic-language-program http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/12/05/anne-arundel-schools-win-35k-grant-for-arabic-language-program/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:17:02 +0000 EOA Staff http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/?p=24612 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/12/05/anne-arundel-schools-win-35k-grant-for-arabic-language-program/feed/ 0 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 [...] http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/11/13/severn-school-leads-county-high-school-math-competition/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=severn-school-leads-county-high-school-math-competition http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/11/13/severn-school-leads-county-high-school-math-competition/#comments Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:25:18 +0000 EOA Staff http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/?p=24125 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/11/13/severn-school-leads-county-high-school-math-competition/feed/ 0 Severn School moved up to first place in round two of the Anne Arundel County High School Mathematics Competition hosted by Anne Arundel Community College, exchanging places with Chesapeake Science Point Charter School (CSP). Annapolis High School retained its third place rank. The Nov. 5 event on the AACC Arnold campus drew 102 participants from [...] http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/10/29/parent-involvement-conference-scheduled/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=parent-involvement-conference-scheduled http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/10/29/parent-involvement-conference-scheduled/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:56:58 +0000 EOA Staff http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/?p=23689 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/10/29/parent-involvement-conference-scheduled/feed/ 0 Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ Office of School and Family Partnerships, the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program, and the Title I Program, in partnership with Anne Arundel Community College, are sponsoring a parent involvement conference focused on eliminating the achievement gap on Saturday, November 5, 2011. The event, titled, “Strong Families, Strong Communities: Working [...] http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/10/19/midshipman-action-group-to-participate-in-local-volunteer-projects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=midshipman-action-group-to-participate-in-local-volunteer-projects http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/10/19/midshipman-action-group-to-participate-in-local-volunteer-projects/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:51:46 +0000 EOA Staff http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/?p=23449 http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2011/10/19/midshipman-action-group-to-participate-in-local-volunteer-projects/feed/ 0 The midshipmen members of the Naval Academy’s Midshipmen Action Group (MAG) will participate in numerous local volunteer and community service programs throughout the fall and spring semester. Last academic year, they logged 20,000 hours participating in community service projects, and this year they will participate in 30 core projects. MAG midshipmen will volunteer in the [...]