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Anne Arundel County Public Schools

October 28, 2023

Anne Arundel County Public Schools is the public school district serving Anne Arundel County, Maryland. With over 80,000 students,[1] the AACPS school system is the 4th largest in Maryland and the 39th largest in the United States. The district has over 5,000 teachers[1] supporting a comprehensive curriculum from Pre-K through 12th grade.

Locator map of Anne Arundel County within Maryland.

The district includes all of the county.[2]

Schools edit

AACPS primarily consists of 79 elementary schools (Pre-K or K, through grade 5), 19 middle schools (grades 6–8), and 12 high schools (grades 9–12).[1] AACPS maintains 2 centers of applied technology, 3 charter and contract schools, 3 special education centers, 1 alternative high school, 1 middle school learning center, and 1 center for emotionally impaired students known as the Phoenix Center.

Many AACPS schools have garnered recognition for their academic programs, with appointment as National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence and Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence.[3][4] These schools are marked below with symbols representing their National-level ( ) and Maryland-level ( ) awards.

List of high schools edit

List of middle schools edit

Partial list of elementary schools edit

AACPS elementary schools serve students from Kindergarten to 5th grade. Some schools[5] also offer a Pre-Kindergarten program for younger students who are "economically disadvantaged or homeless".[6] Among AACPS's elementary schools are:

Public charter and contract schools edit

Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School (CSP) is a magnet school for math and science. The school was founded in 2003 by the volunteer non-profit Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation (CLF), after the Charter School Law (Bill 75) was put into effect in July 2003, authorizing the establishment of charter schools in the state of Maryland. Admission to CSP is via an application and lottery basis.

Monarch Academy Glen Burnie (MAGB) is another charter school in Anne Arundel County. Monarch Academy serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. It employs Expeditionary Learning, a project based learning model, and is located in Glen Burnie.

Monarch Global Academy (MGA) is a contract school in Anne Arundel County. Monarch Global Academy serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grades. It employs the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program in K–6 and a project based learning model in grades 6–8. It is located in Laurel, Maryland.


Other schools of note edit

Leadership edit

AACPS headquarters are in the Parole census-designated place, near Annapolis.[8][9] The Carol S. Parham Building houses the board of education,[10] school support departments, professional support facilities,[11] and meeting spaces.

The school system is governed by an eight-member board of education.[10] Seven members of the board (representing each of the county's council districts) are elected to four-year terms (before 2018, these positions were appointed by the state governor),[12] and one student member is voted to a one-year term by the general student body.[10]

The board appoints a superintendent of schools to administer the school system. The current superintendent is Dr. Mark Bedell, who has served in this capacity since 2022.[13] Previous superintendents include:

  • Dr. George Arlotto (2014–2022)
  • Mamie J. Perkins, interim superintendent (2013–2014)[14]
  • Dr. Kevin M. Maxwell, 11th superintendent (2006–2013)[15][16]
  • Nancy Mann, interim superintendent (2005–2006)
  • Eric Smith (2002–2005)[17]
  • Ken Lawson, interim superintendent (2001–2002)[17][18]
  • Dr. Carol S. Parham (1993–2001)[17][19]
  • C. Berry Carter II (1992–1993)[17][20]
  • Larry L. Lorton (1988–1992)[17][21]
  • Robert Rice (1986–1988)[17]
  • Edward J. Anderson (1968–1986)[17]
  • David Jenkins (1946–1968)[17]
  • George Fox (1916–1946)[17]

Pop-Tart controversy edit

Anne Arundel County Public Schools made headlines in March 2013 when school officials suspended 7-year-old Josh Welch for chewing a Pop-Tart pastry into a shape they thought resembled a gun and pretending to shoot his classmates. This was not the first time AACPS had dealt with this situation in that way, as 2 years earlier, a similarly aged student by the name of Sean House was suspended for the same reason. The Welch family, represented by attorney Robin Ficker, subsequently appealed to the district to have the two-day suspension removed from Josh's record, but the appeal was denied. The Welch family appealed the decision to the county school board,[22] which upheld the suspension after a 2014 hearing.[23] The Maryland State Board of Education also ruled to uphold the suspension.[24] The suspension was again upheld in county circuit court in 2016, with an 11-page ruling that cited "the student’s past history of escalating behavioral issues" and confirmed that "a suspension was appropriately used as a corrective tool".[23][24] Shortly after this ruling, the parents' suit was closed by mediation in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals with an "undisclosed settlement".[25][26] Officials at the school and the county maintained that "the case was never about a pastry or a gun, but rather an ongoing behavioral problem. They said that the boy disrupted the classroom repeatedly and that the suspension was a last resort."[26]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c (PDF), Annapolis, MD: Anne Arundel County Public Schools, September 2013, archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013, retrieved November 4, 2013
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Anne Arundel County, MD" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 25, 2022. – Text list
  3. ^ . Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2008.
  4. ^ "About Blue Ribbon Schools". Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  5. ^ . Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  6. ^ Jackson, Alex (January 17, 2014). "O'Malley administration announces pre-K expansion bill". Capital Gazette. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
  7. ^ "Ruth Parker Eason School". Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Archived from the original on February 10, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014. Ruth Parker Eason is a public, separate day school located in Millersville, Maryland in Anne Arundel County. Our school provides a full day special education program for students ages 3 through 21 with moderate to severe disabilities.
  8. ^ (PDF), Annapolis, MD: Anne Arundel County Public Schools, May 2012, archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2013, retrieved October 6, 2012
  9. ^ "2010 Census Block Map Parole CDP, Md. No. 4." () U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 6, 2012.
  10. ^ a b c "Board of Education". Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "Professional Growth & Development". Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  12. ^ Lumpkin, Lauren (November 6, 2018). "Incumbents ousted in Anne Arundel's first school board race". Annapolis Capital. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Mark Bedell, ED.D., Superintendent". Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  14. ^ . Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 4, 2013. Mamie Johns Perkins was appointed as interim superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools on July 23, 2013. Her term ran from August 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014.
  15. ^ . Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Archived from the original on September 18, 2006. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  16. ^ Toth, Sara (June 23, 2013). "Maxwell welcomed 'home' as Prince George's schools CEO". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i Hutzell, Rick (July 13, 2013). "Remembering Anne Arundel's 11th superintendent". Annapolis Capital. Retrieved January 22, 2019. Who was George Fox? No, not the Fantastic Mr. Fox nor the original Quaker. Fox was the first Anne Arundel County Public Schools superintendent. From 1916 to 1946, he brought the county school system out of the 19th century and is credited with allowing the creation of the first network of schools for African-American students.
  18. ^ Huslin, Anita (March 21, 2002). "Lawson a Low-Key Candidate for School Superintendent". Washington Post. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  19. ^ Anonymous (March 9, 2011). "Dr. Carol Sheffey Parham". What's Up? Magazine. What's Up? Media. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  20. ^ Sevilla, Graciela (October 27, 1993). "Anne Arundel School Superintendent Resigns". Annapolis Capital. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  21. ^ Shen, Fern (January 18, 1992). "Embattled Anne Arundel School Superintendent Quitting June 30". Washington Post. Annapolis, Maryland. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  22. ^ Cox, Erin (May 30, 2013). "Pastry Gun Suspension Leads To NRA Membership: Josh Welch Becomes Lifetime Member". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  23. ^ a b Furgurson, E.B. III; Huang, Cindy (June 16, 2016). "Judge upholds suspension of boy in pastry gun incident". Annapolis Capital. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  24. ^ a b St. George, Donna (June 16, 2016). "Judge upholds suspension of student who chewed pastry into the shape of a gun". Washington Post. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  25. ^ Belt, Deb (October 25, 2016). "Pop-Tart Gun School Suspension Case Settled After 3 Years: Parents and Anne Arundel County Public Schools have settled over the suspension of a boy who may have chewed his Pop-Tart into a gun shape". Patch. Patch Media. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  26. ^ a b St. George, Donna (October 25, 2016). "Resolution, years later, in boy's suspension over 'pastry gun'". Washington Post. Retrieved January 22, 2019.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • ED/IES/NCES Report: Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States: 2002–03

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Anne Arundel County Public Schools is the public school district serving Anne Arundel County Maryland With over 80 000 students 1 the AACPS school system is the 4th largest in Maryland and the 39th largest in the United States The district has over 5 000 teachers 1 supporting a comprehensive curriculum from Pre K through 12th grade Locator map of Anne Arundel County within Maryland The district includes all of the county 2 Contents 1 Schools 1 1 List of high schools 1 2 List of middle schools 1 3 Partial list of elementary schools 1 4 Public charter and contract schools 1 5 Other schools of note 2 Leadership 3 Pop Tart controversy 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External linksSchools editAACPS primarily consists of 79 elementary schools Pre K or K through grade 5 19 middle schools grades 6 8 and 12 high schools grades 9 12 1 AACPS maintains 2 centers of applied technology 3 charter and contract schools 3 special education centers 1 alternative high school 1 middle school learning center and 1 center for emotionally impaired students known as the Phoenix Center Many AACPS schools have garnered recognition for their academic programs with appointment as National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence and Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence 3 4 These schools are marked below with symbols representing their National level nbsp and Maryland level nbsp awards List of high schools edit Annapolis High School Parole near Annapolis Arundel High School Gambrills Broadneck High School Annapolis Chesapeake High School Pasadena Crofton High School Gambrills Glen Burnie High School Glen Burnie Meade Senior High School Fort Meade North County High School Glen Burnie Northeast Senior High School Pasadena Old Mill High School Millersville Severna Park High School Severna Park nbsp nbsp South River High School Edgewater nbsp Southern High School Harwood nbsp nbsp List of middle schools edit Annapolis Middle School Annapolis Arundel Middle School Odenton Wiley H Bates Middle School Annapolis Brooklyn Park Middle School Brooklyn Park Central Middle School Edgewater Chesapeake Bay Middle School Pasadena Corkran Middle School Glen Burnie Crofton Middle School Gambrills nbsp Lindale Middle School Linthicum MacArthur Middle School Fort Meade Magothy River Middle School Arnold Marley Middle School Glen Burnie Meade Middle School Fort Meade Northeast Middle School Pasadena Old Mill Middle School North Millersville Old Mill Middle School South Millersville Severn River Middle School Arnold Severna Park Middle School Severna Park nbsp nbsp Southern Middle School Lothian Partial list of elementary schools edit AACPS elementary schools serve students from Kindergarten to 5th grade Some schools 5 also offer a Pre Kindergarten program for younger students who are economically disadvantaged or homeless 6 Among AACPS s elementary schools are Annapolis Elementary School Annapolis Arnold Elementary School Arnold nbsp nbsp Belle Grove Elementary School Baltimore Belvedere Elementary School Arnold Benfield Elementary School Severna Park nbsp nbsp Bodkin Elementary School Pasadena nbsp nbsp Broadneck Elementary School Arnold nbsp nbsp Brock Bridge Elementary School Laurel Brooklyn Park Elementary School Brooklyn Park Cape St Claire Elementary School Annapolis Central Elementary School Edgewater Crofton Elementary School Crofton Crofton Meadows Elementary School Crofton nbsp nbsp Crofton Woods Elementary School Crofton Davidsonville Elementary School Davidsonville Deale Elementary School Deale Eastport Elementary School Annapolis Edgewater Elementary School Edgewater Folger McKinsey Elementary School Severna Park nbsp nbsp Fort Smallwood Elementary School Pasadena Four Seasons Elementary School Gambrills Freetown Elementary School Glen Burnie George Cromwell Elementary School Glen Burnie Georgetown East Elementary School Annapolis Germantown Elementary School Annapolis Glen Burnie Park Elementary School Glen Burnie Glendale Elementary School Glen Burnie Hebron Harman Elementary School Hanover High Point Elementary School Pasadena Hillsmere Elementary School Annapolis Hilltop Elementary School Glen Burnie Jacobsville Elementary School Pasadena Jessup Elementary School Jessup Jones Elementary School Severna Park nbsp nbsp Lake Shore Elementary School nbsp nbsp Linthicum Elementary School Linthicum nbsp Lothian Elementary School Lothian Manor View Laurel Fort Meade Marley Elementary School Glen Burnie Maryland City Elementary School Laurel Mayo Elementary School Edgewater nbsp nbsp Meade Heights Elementary School Fort Meade Millersville Elementary School Millersville Mills Parole Elementary School Annapolis Nantucket Elementary School Crofton North Glen Elementary School Glen Burnie Oak Hill Elementary School Severna Park nbsp nbsp Odenton Elementary School Odenton Overlook Elementary School Linthicum Park Elementary School Baltimore Pasadena Elementary School Pasadena nbsp nbsp Pershing Hill Elementary School Fort Meade Piney Orchard Elementary School Odenton Point Pleasant Elementary School Glen Burnie Quarterfield Elementary School Severn Richard Henry Lee Elementary School Glen Burnie Ridgeway Elementary School Severn Rippling Woods Elementary School Glen Burnie Riviera Beach Elementary School Pasadena Rolling Knolls Elementary School Annapolis Seven Oaks Elementary School Odenton Severn Elementary School Severn Severna Park Elementary School Severna Park nbsp nbsp Shady Side Elementary School Shady Side Shipley s Choice Elementary School nbsp nbsp Solley Elementary School Glen Burnie Southgate Elementary School Glen Burnie Sunset Elementary School Pasadena Tracey s Elementary School Tracy s Landing Tyler Heights Elementary School Annapolis Van Bokkelen Elementary School Severn Waugh Chapel Elementary School Odenton West Annapolis Elementary School Annapolis nbsp nbsp Windsor Farm Elementary Annapolis Woodside Elementary Glen Burnie Public charter and contract schools edit Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School CSP is a magnet school for math and science The school was founded in 2003 by the volunteer non profit Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation CLF after the Charter School Law Bill 75 was put into effect in July 2003 authorizing the establishment of charter schools in the state of Maryland Admission to CSP is via an application and lottery basis Monarch Academy Glen Burnie MAGB is another charter school in Anne Arundel County Monarch Academy serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade It employs Expeditionary Learning a project based learning model and is located in Glen Burnie Monarch Global Academy MGA is a contract school in Anne Arundel County Monarch Global Academy serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grades It employs the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program in K 6 and a project based learning model in grades 6 8 It is located in Laurel Maryland Other schools of note edit Center of Applied Technology North Severn Center of Applied Technology South Edgewater Mary E Moss Academy Crownsville Ruth Parker Eason School Millersville full day special education 7 Central Special School Edgewater full day special education Phoenix Academy AnnapolisLeadership editAACPS headquarters are in the Parole census designated place near Annapolis 8 9 The Carol S Parham Building houses the board of education 10 school support departments professional support facilities 11 and meeting spaces The school system is governed by an eight member board of education 10 Seven members of the board representing each of the county s council districts are elected to four year terms before 2018 these positions were appointed by the state governor 12 and one student member is voted to a one year term by the general student body 10 The board appoints a superintendent of schools to administer the school system The current superintendent is Dr Mark Bedell who has served in this capacity since 2022 13 Previous superintendents include Dr George Arlotto 2014 2022 Mamie J Perkins interim superintendent 2013 2014 14 Dr Kevin M Maxwell 11th superintendent 2006 2013 15 16 Nancy Mann interim superintendent 2005 2006 Eric Smith 2002 2005 17 Ken Lawson interim superintendent 2001 2002 17 18 Dr Carol S Parham 1993 2001 17 19 C Berry Carter II 1992 1993 17 20 Larry L Lorton 1988 1992 17 21 Robert Rice 1986 1988 17 Edward J Anderson 1968 1986 17 David Jenkins 1946 1968 17 George Fox 1916 1946 17 Pop Tart controversy editAnne Arundel County Public Schools made headlines in March 2013 when school officials suspended 7 year old Josh Welch for chewing a Pop Tart pastry into a shape they thought resembled a gun and pretending to shoot his classmates This was not the first time AACPS had dealt with this situation in that way as 2 years earlier a similarly aged student by the name of Sean House was suspended for the same reason The Welch family represented by attorney Robin Ficker subsequently appealed to the district to have the two day suspension removed from Josh s record but the appeal was denied The Welch family appealed the decision to the county school board 22 which upheld the suspension after a 2014 hearing 23 The Maryland State Board of Education also ruled to uphold the suspension 24 The suspension was again upheld in county circuit court in 2016 with an 11 page ruling that cited the student s past history of escalating behavioral issues and confirmed that a suspension was appropriately used as a corrective tool 23 24 Shortly after this ruling the parents suit was closed by mediation in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals with an undisclosed settlement 25 26 Officials at the school and the county maintained that the case was never about a pastry or a gun but rather an ongoing behavioral problem They said that the boy disrupted the classroom repeatedly and that the suspension was a last resort 26 See also edit nbsp Maryland portal nbsp Schools portalAnne Arundel County List of school districts in MarylandNotes edit a b c Fast Facts 1395 57 Rev 9 13 PDF Annapolis MD Anne Arundel County Public Schools September 2013 archived from the original PDF on October 21 2013 retrieved November 4 2013 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Anne Arundel County MD PDF U S Census Bureau Retrieved July 25 2022 Text list Facts about AACPS Anne Arundel County Public Schools Archived from the original on March 8 2008 Retrieved March 8 2008 About Blue Ribbon Schools Anne Arundel County Public Schools Anne Arundel County Public Schools Retrieved January 22 2019 Pre Kindergarten Anne Arundel County Public Schools Archived from the original on February 12 2014 Retrieved February 10 2014 Jackson Alex January 17 2014 O Malley administration announces pre K expansion bill Capital Gazette Archived from the original on February 10 2014 Retrieved February 10 2014 Ruth Parker Eason School Anne Arundel County Public Schools Archived from the original on February 10 2014 Retrieved February 10 2014 Ruth Parker Eason is a public separate day school located in Millersville Maryland in Anne Arundel County Our school provides a full day special education program for students ages 3 through 21 with moderate to severe disabilities Fast Facts 1395 57 Rev 5 12 PDF Annapolis MD Anne Arundel County Public Schools May 2012 archived from the original PDF on October 21 2013 retrieved October 6 2012 2010 Census Block Map Parole CDP Md No 4 Archive U S Census Bureau Retrieved on October 6 2012 a b c Board of Education Anne Arundel County Public Schools Anne Arundel County Public Schools Retrieved January 22 2019 Professional Growth amp Development Anne Arundel County Public Schools Anne Arundel County Public Schools Retrieved January 22 2019 Lumpkin Lauren November 6 2018 Incumbents ousted in Anne Arundel s first school board race Annapolis Capital Retrieved January 22 2019 Mark Bedell ED D Superintendent Anne Arundel County Public Schools Anne Arundel County Public Schools Retrieved January 22 2019 Mamie J Perkins Interim Superintendent Anne Arundel County Public Schools Archived from the original on November 12 2013 Retrieved November 4 2013 Mamie Johns Perkins was appointed as interim superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools on July 23 2013 Her term ran from August 1 2013 to June 30 2014 SUPERINTENDENT Kevin M Maxwell Ph D Anne Arundel County Public Schools Archived from the original on September 18 2006 Retrieved November 4 2013 Toth Sara June 23 2013 Maxwell welcomed home as Prince George s schools CEO The Baltimore Sun Retrieved January 22 2019 a b c d e f g h i Hutzell Rick July 13 2013 Remembering Anne Arundel s 11th superintendent Annapolis Capital Retrieved January 22 2019 Who was George Fox No not the Fantastic Mr Fox nor the original Quaker Fox was the first Anne Arundel County Public Schools superintendent From 1916 to 1946 he brought the county school system out of the 19th century and is credited with allowing the creation of the first network of schools for African American students Huslin Anita March 21 2002 Lawson a Low Key Candidate for School Superintendent Washington Post Retrieved January 22 2019 Anonymous March 9 2011 Dr Carol Sheffey Parham What s Up Magazine What s Up Media Retrieved January 22 2019 Sevilla Graciela October 27 1993 Anne Arundel School Superintendent Resigns Annapolis Capital Retrieved January 22 2019 Shen Fern January 18 1992 Embattled Anne Arundel School Superintendent Quitting June 30 Washington Post Annapolis Maryland Retrieved January 22 2019 Cox Erin May 30 2013 Pastry Gun Suspension Leads To NRA Membership Josh Welch Becomes Lifetime Member The Baltimore Sun Retrieved June 13 2013 a b Furgurson E B III Huang Cindy June 16 2016 Judge upholds suspension of boy in pastry gun incident Annapolis Capital Retrieved January 22 2019 a b St George Donna June 16 2016 Judge upholds suspension of student who chewed pastry into the shape of a gun Washington Post Retrieved January 22 2019 Belt Deb October 25 2016 Pop Tart Gun School Suspension Case Settled After 3 Years Parents and Anne Arundel County Public Schools have settled over the suspension of a boy who may have chewed his Pop Tart into a gun shape Patch Patch Media Retrieved January 22 2019 a b St George Donna October 25 2016 Resolution years later in boy s suspension over pastry gun Washington Post Retrieved January 22 2019 External links editOfficial website ED IES NCES Report Characteristics of the 100 Largest Public Elementary and Secondary School Districts in the United States 2002 03 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anne Arundel County Public Schools amp oldid 1176623646, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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