Board Of Education Meeting Television Broadcast

General Sessions of Anne Arundel County Board of Education meetings are broadcast live on AACPS-TV. Rebroadcasts are scheduled for 6:00 p.m. the day after the meeting and 2:00 p.m. on subsequent Sundays. Live broadcasts will pre-empt regularly scheduled programming. Please check the AACPS website for board meeting dates and times. 

AACPS Digest Information Break

This is an Anne Arundel County Public Schools news program. Digest stories include:

• Schools open for 2010 2011 school year

• Former POW talks to teachers about his experience

• Brown administration building dedication

Running time:  12 Minutes

(6:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.)

Board Meeting Information

Board meeting agenda items are discussed in this segment.

Running time:  3 Minutes

(6:05 a.m., 12:05 p.m., 6:05 p.m. & 10:05 p.m.)

AVID Achievers

In an all new program, Carol Ann McCurdy, Coordinator of Academic Support, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, talks with Renee M. Stout, North County AVID Site Coordinator, about the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program.

Running time:  15 Minutes

(6:15 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 6:15 p.m., & 10:15 p.m.)

To The Point

Vanessa Bass, Host of To The Point, talks with Ronald Reckling, Senior Manager, Logistics Support Office, about supporting over 120 schools and educational centers and administrative offices in Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Running time:  16 Minutes

(6:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m.)

Chesapeake Connection – Eels & Squeals  

Join Steve Barry, Coordinator of Outdoor/Environmental Education, and middle school students as they get hands-on experience with eels at Arlington Echo.          

Running time:  11 Minutes

(6:46 a.m., 12:46 p.m., 5:46 p.m., 6:46 p.m. & 10:46 p.m.)

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Bulletin Board

Current and upcoming events.

Running time:  3 Minutes

(6:57 a.m., 12:57 p.m., 6:57 p.m. & 10:57 p.m.)

Health Matters

In an all new program, Health Matters Host Skip Lee talks with Kris McNally, Health Education Specialist, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, about high school health education.  

Running time: 30 Minutes     

(7:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m., *8:00 p.m. & **9:00 p.m.)

Parent Connection

Host Lisa Brown speaks with Lucia Martin, Active Coordinator of Schools, and Gwen Douma Harring, a parent at Severna Park High School, about suicide prevention and help in Anne Arundel County Public Schools.         

Running time:  26 Minutes   

(7:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. & *8:30 p.m.)

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Bulletin Board

Current and upcoming events.

Running time:  4 Minutes

(7:56 a.m. & 1:56 p.m.)

Community Conversations – Community Action Agency

Leslie Stanton, Host of Community Conversations, talks with Gretchen Huntley and Kristen Komlosy of the Community Action Agency about the Together We Can Poverty Symposium on Thursday, September 16, 2010, at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.  

Running time:  30 Minutes

(8:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. & *9:00 p.m.)

Community Conversations – Bates Legacy Luncheon

Leslie Stanton, Host of Community Conversations, talks with Carlesa Finney, Director of Equity Assurance, and Clarence Ross, Jr., Board Member, Bates Legacy Center, about the Bates Legacy Luncheon & Social on Saturday, September 11, 2010, at the Wiley H. Bates Heritage Park.     

Running time:  27 Minutes   

(8:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. & *9:30 p.m.)

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Bulletin Board

Current and upcoming events.

Running time:  3 Minutes

(8:57 a.m. & 2:57 p.m.)

Food 4 Thought  - US Department Of Agriculture  

Host Jodi Risse, MS, RD, LDN, is honored to welcome Undersecretary Kevin Concannon of the US Department of Agriculture. Undersecretary Concannon discusses his role with the USDA as overseer of the Division of Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services. The school meals program is among 15 nutrition programs that make up the “feeding core” of the USDA. 

Running time:  30 Minutes

(9:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. & *7:00 p.m.)

Kids-A-Cookin – Vegetable Beef Soup, Banana Cupcakes And Hot Chicken Sandwiches     

Kids learn to cook in this Kansas State University program! Learn step-by-step processes in preparing nutritious, delicious and most of all, fun recipes that they can prepare at home.     

Running time:  25 Minutes   

(9:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. & *7:30 p.m.)

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Bulletin Board

Current and upcoming events.

Running time:  5 Minutes

(9:55 a.m. & 4:55 p.m.)

Stand Up & Lead

Heather Jenkins, Host of Stand Up & Lead, talks with Katharine Scruggs, the 2010-2011 Student Member of the Board about her experience during the election process. Also on this show, guests Ta Juan Watson and Talen Watson discuss leadership in athletics.

Running time:  30 Minutes

(10:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. & **7:00 p.m.)

America’s History In The Making – Mapping Initial Encounters

Columbus’s arrival launched an era of initial encounters between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans that continued for nearly 300 years. This unit examines how these contacts began the phenomenon now known as the Columbian Exchange, profoundly altering the way of life of peoples around the globe.  

Running time:  25 Minutes

(10:30 a.m. & **7:30 p.m.)

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Bulletin Board

Current and upcoming events.

Running time:  5 Minutes

(10:55 a.m. & 7:55 p.m.)

Business Goes to School

In an all new show, Lois Lanier, host of Business Goes To School, talks with Bill Sheppard, Meade High School Homeland Security Signature Facilitator, and Mary Groven, President, West County Rotary Club, about support of Anne Arundel County Public Schools in the Meade Feeder System.  

Running time:  30 Minutes

(11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., **8:00 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.)

Community Conversations – Alpha Academy  Mentoring

Leslie Stanton, Host of Community Conversations, talks with Andre Dillard, Assistant Principal, Georgetown East Elementary School, and Ricardo McCrary, Bowie State University, about the Alpha Academy Mentoring Program series for young men starting on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at South River High School.     

Running time:  28 Minutes

(11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., **8:30 p.m. & 11:30 p.m.)

Anne Arundel County Public Schools Bulletin Board

Current and upcoming events.

Running time:  2 Minutes

(11:58 a.m. & 3:58 p.m.)

NASA – S.T.E.M.

Just for kids of all ages! These NASA programs educate and entertain in the area of S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).    

Running time:  15 Minutes

(5:30 p.m.)

Explore – Discovering Our American Spirit In The National Pastime 

AACPS-TV presents a monthly Electronic Fieldtrip for students of all ages. Each program explores the mysteries, experiences the struggle and expands the world around you. In this program, travel to Cooperstown, New York, and take an in-depth look into the early history of baseball and how it reflected changes in the country.              

Running time:  54 Minutes                         

(**5:00 p.m.)

Unseen Life On Earth, Microbiology – Human Defenses     

Both nonspecific and specific defense strategies can defeat the invasion of microbial pathogens. Students learn about the coordinated defense system of humans through visual analogy, animation, and examples of specific diseases.       

Running time:  26 Minutes

(**9:30 p.m.)

NASA Educational Programming

24/7 NASA Satellite programming which may include mission footage, press conferences, educational programming for primary and secondary students, etc.

Running time:  6 Hours 

(12 a.m.)

Key:

*Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday

**Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday