The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will receive an update on the school district’s readiness for the opening of the 2025-2026 school year at its next meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
The school year begins for most students on Monday, August 25, 2025. The report to the Board will focus on student enrollment and programs, staff recruiting successes and existing vacancies, transportation and the preparation of facilities for the new school year.
The meeting will begin at noon in the Board Room of the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis. It is open to the public and subject to normal space limitations in the Board Room.
The Board will also meet in a public session at 9:30 a.m. for the sole purpose of voting to immediately go into closed session, during which time it will discuss confidential matters as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act including, but not limited to, legal advice, personnel, and negotiations. Closed session is not open to the public.
A complete agenda for the meeting can be found here. More information on agenda items will be posted on the AACPS website in the Board Docs section under the Board of Education tab.
PROCESS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS
The Board will hear public comment from up to 10 total speakers (virtual and in-person combined) per agenda item (excluding personnel items, reports, informational presentations, and recognitions) during a single public comment section in the early portion of the meeting. Additionally, up to 10 speakers can comment on non-agenda items (excluding student-specific or personnel matters, or issues that have had or will have a public hearing before the Board) towards the end of the meeting.
Procedures and protocols for public comment can be found here. A link to register for public comment will be live at 3 p.m. on the Friday before the Board meeting.
The general session of the meeting will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV and on AACPS’ YouTube channel.
BOARD WORKSHOP ON REDISTRICTING RECOMMENDATIONS
The Board will hold a public workshop on Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell’s Phase 2 redistricting recommendations at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025. The workshop will be held in the Board Room of the Parham Building, located at 2644 Riva Road in Annapolis. It is open to the public, but no public questions or testimony will be taken.
The workshop will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV and on AACPS’ YouTube channel.
Dr. Bedell’s complete recommendations, a page to view maps and see how the recommendations impact specific home addresses, a link to provide comment on the recommendations, and other resources related to the redistricting process can be found at www.aacps.org/phase2redistricting
BOARD COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The Board’s committees will hold upcoming virtual meetings according to the following schedule. The meetings will not be broadcast, but those wishing to listen to the meetings can access them by telephone through the codes listed below.
· Policy Committee: 3 p.m., September 2, 2025. Call 301-960-3676, enter Conference ID 358 894 338#.
· Budget Committee: Noon, September 15, 2025. Call 301-960-3676, enter Conference ID 295 510 968#.