The George Arlotto Leadership Award recognizes one outstanding Principal in AACPS annually. This award is named in honor of Dr. Arlotto, who served AACPS for 16 years, including eight years as Superintendent of Schools. Dr. Arlotto referred to himself as a "recovering High School Principal" and was instrumental in the creation of the Principal of the Year program in our school system. Each year, AACPS school principals demonstrating exceptional leadership are recognized and honored as nominees for the George Arlotto Leadership  Award. 

Mills-Parole Elementary School Principal, Richard Rogers, was named the 2022-2023 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Principal of the Year!

A veteran educator with more than 27 years’ experience in public, private, and charter schools, Rogers served as a principal in Washington, D.C., public schools for 11 years before coming to Anne Arundel County Public Schools in 2017. He served as principal at North Glen Elementary School in Glen Burnie from 2017 to 2020 before moving to Mills-Parole Elementary School. Read the full news release here.

Our 2022 Excellence in Education Awards Dinner was held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022. To watch the event, please go to www.aacps.org/EIE2022.