
Happy National Assistant Principals Week!
#APWeek25


April is...
Month of the Military Child
PURPLE UP for military kids!
Wear purple to support our Military students!
Our Purple Up day is Wednesday, April 9.


Thirty-two Anne Arundel County Public Schools secondary students won their respective categories, 25 more finished second, and 24 others placed third at the recent SkillsUSA Maryland Leadership and Skills Conference. The student winners represent both Centers of Applied Technology as well as all 14 AACPS comprehensive high schools.
For complete details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2133913.
#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory


Thirty-two Anne Arundel County Public Schools secondary students won their respective categories, 25 more finished second, and 24 others placed third at the recent SkillsUSA Maryland Leadership and Skills Conference. The student winners represent both Centers of Applied Technology as well as all 14 AACPS comprehensive high schools.
For complete details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2133913.
#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory


Quarterfield Elementary
Featured Library Media Team
#NationalLibraryWeek
Our Library Media Team helps us #BelongGrowSucceed:
Our media team creates fun and engaging reading challenges for students throughout the school year. Thanks for helping grow their love for reading!


Magothy River Middle
Featured Library Media Team
#NationalLibraryWeek
Our Library Media Team helps us #BelongGrowSucceed:
They are always ready to help. They have books for all students and never turn anyone away from being in Media. They are a safe place.


AACPS Virtual Academy
Featured Library Media Team
#NationalLibraryWeek
Our Library Media Team helps us #BelongGrowSucceed:
Ms. Riley is an extraordinary Library Media Specialist at the AACPS Virtual Academy and an integral part of our school community in so many ways!


Drawn to the Library
Celebrating National Library Week
April 6-12, 2025
#NationalLibraryWeek


Celebrating National Assistant Principals Week!
#APWeek25


Enrollment for the new AACPS Learning Together Peer Program for 3 & 4-year-olds opens Monday, April 7, 2025. The Learning Together Peer (LTP) Program offers an inclusive preschool experience where all young children can learn, play, develop friendships, and thrive in a diverse and engaging environment. This program provides specially designed instruction/special education services for preschoolers with disabilities in classrooms that also include children without disabilities. The program is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday with classes for 3-year-olds in the AM and 4-year-olds in the PM.
Apply at https://forms.office.com/r/c1vaUATHMy.
**This program and application are NOT for AACPS Prekindergarten.**
For more information, contact the Birth to Five Office at 410-424-3260.


Yes, that's our #AACPSAwesome Elizabeth Heist among her Teacher of the Year colleagues from across Maryland this week as the group was honored for their work by the Maryland State Senate. Congratulations to Elizabeth and all the honorees, and thanks for all you do! #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily




Anne Arundel County Public Schools has established a website to provide key information about its new long range facilities plan and is collecting input from families, students, employees, and community members through June 1, 2025.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2129766.


Anne Arundel County Public Schools’ kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year will get under way next week, and parents and guardians can reserve their child’s seat by enrolling online beginning at noon on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
For more details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2129293.


Celebrating National School Librarian Day! #NationalSchoolLibrarianDay ❤️👓📚
#BelongGrowSucceed


The latest episode of “The Next Level” premieres NOW on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/rcebVDyTB4I. This episode features two athletes from Crofton High School.

Congratulations to Rachael Bricker of Four Seasons Elementary School, AACPS’ April Volunteer of the Month! To read more about this #AACPSAwesome volunteer, go to www.aacps.org/volunteerofthemonth. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily




Congratulations to Sheryl Neville of the Center of Applied Technology North, AACPS’ April Employee of the Month! To read more about this #AACPSAwesome employee, go to www.aacps.org/employeeofthemonth. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily




Congratulations to Valerie Gottschalk of Ridgeway Elementary School, AACPS’ April Educator of the Month! To read more about this #AACPSAwesome educator, go to www.aacps.org/educatorofthemonth. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily




To accommodate another event in the Parham Building later that evening, the start of the debate between finalists for 2025-26 Student Member of the Board of Education on April 9, 2025, has been moved to 4:30 p.m.
For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2126807.


In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell and Board Member Dawn Pulliam discuss the Board’s Military Service Award in honor of Candace C.W. Antwine. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://youtu.be/rDgbNfBaDTk