On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell highlights the Teacher Academy of Maryland program at CAT North. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/_KKe23mW0d8
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/EWXKZ5SUY_8
6 days ago, AACPS
Thursday Thoughts with Dr. Bedell - May 7, 2026
The Board of Education today approved an agreement with the Secretaries and Assistants Association of Anne Arundel County (SAAAAC) for the coming fiscal year that provides, subject to county funding, a step increase for eligible Unit IV employees and a 3 percent cost-of-living adjustment for all Unit IV employees.
For more information, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2874675.
7 days ago, AACPS
AACPS Apple logo
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County today unanimously approved a 2027-2028 school year calendar that calls for classes to begin for students on Monday, August 30, 2027, and end on Wednesday, June 14, 2028.

For complete details, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2874544.
7 days ago, AACPS
2027-2028 Calendar Art
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County today unanimously approved a 2027-2028 school year calendar that calls for classes to begin for students on Monday, August 30, 2027, and end on Wednesday, June 14, 2028.

For complete details, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2874544.
7 days ago, AACPS
2027-2028 Calendar Art
We love our SCHOOL LUNCH HEROES at AMS!. We are appreciative of their hardwork and efforts to feed our Dragons every day!
9 days ago, Annapolis Middle School
School Lunch Heroes

2025-2026 School Year - 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
Congratulations to all AACPS students who made the honor roll.
🔗www.aacps.org/honorroll
#BelongGrowSucceed
#AACPSCelebrates

9 days ago, AACPS
Honor Roll

💙🐉 Thank you, Dragon SGA! 🐉💙
What a beautiful way to kick off our Monday and Teacher Appreciation Week! 🌟
The Thank You Wall, filled with heartfelt notes from students for our amazing AMS Dragon teachers, truly made our day. 🍎📬
We are so proud of our student leaders for spreading kindness, gratitude, and love across our school! 💫 https://www.instagram.com/annapmsaacps/reel/DX7MNdbuLsp/
#DragonPride #TeacherAppreciationWeek #ThankYouTeachers #StudentLeadership #AMSDragons 💙🐉

9 days ago, Annapolis Middle School
SGA Thank you Wall
SGA Thank you Wall
SGA Thank you Wall
The FORCE Is with us!! Thank You to our volunteers from Young Life and our PTSA for our wonderful 🐲 Dragon Treats Cafe Cart! What a wonderful way to start celebrating TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEN and all the WONDERFUL TEACHERS at AMS ! GO DRAGON TEACHERS!!
9 days ago, Annapolis Middle School
PTSA and Young Life
Teacher' s Apreciation Day
🎉🌟 Happy Principal’s Day! 🌟🎉
We celebrate our Dragon Principal Ms. Herrera 💙 on Principal’s Day and congratulate her on an incredible first year at Annapolis Middle School! 🐉💫
@aacountyschools @aacpsspanish
9 days ago, Annapolis Middle School
Principal AMS
On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell highlights four schools that were awarded the Purple Star Schools designation, as announced this week by the Maryland State Department of Education. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/9F-x1ohlB6s
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/aogRGEq1nKU
13 days ago, AACPS
Thursday Thoughts with Dr. Bedell -- April 30, 2026
DRAGON PRIDE 🐲
Congratulations on your achievements CROSS COUNTRY TEAM!! Girls took 2nd place and boys their PR!
GO DRAGONS!
14 days ago, Annapolis Middle School
AMS Cross Country Teams
AMS Cross Country Teams
Creoss Country Team AMS
🎉📚 Congratulations to our amazing adults who completed the ELD Adult Class at Annapolis Middle School! 🎓👏
This class was offered in collaboration with Annapolis High School and Community School at AACPS, and we couldn’t be prouder of our learners! 💙
Your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to learning English are truly inspiring. ✨ Thank you for showing our Dragons that learning has no limits and that hard work pays off! 🌟🐉
¡Estamos muy orgullosos de ustedes! 💪💬
14 days ago, Annapolis Middle School
ELD Adult class
ELD ADULT class participant
ELD ADULT class participant
ELD ADULT class participant
ELD ADULT class participant
ELD ADULT class participant
ELD ADULT class participant
🐉✨ DRAGON PRIDE! ✨🐉
Congratulations to our very own Ms. Diggs on being a 2026 recipient of the Coretta A. Scott King Award 🏆
We are pround of you.
15 days ago, Annapolis Middle School
Scott King Rec
Joe Bigsby, a STEM teacher at Magothy River Middle School, tonight was named the 2026 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year. The announcement came before a crowd of more than 700 people at the culmination of the 40th annual Excellence in Education Awards held at the Live! Event Center at Arundel Mills.

Bigsby has taught Anne Arundel County Public Schools students since 2018 and has spent the entirety of that time at Magothy River Middle School. During that time, he has built a reputation as a dynamic educator with a passion for student connection and innovation.

For more about Bigsby and all those honored at this year’s event, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2843645.
19 days ago, AACPS
Joe Bigsby, Teacher of the Year
The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County has been presented with a recommended 2027-2028 school year calendar that calls for classes to begin for students on Monday, August 30, 2027, and end on Wednesday, June 14, 2028.

The Board is scheduled to vote on adoption of the calendar at its May 6, 2026, meeting. It approved a calendar for the 2026-2027 school year in December.

For more information, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2842340.
19 days ago, AACPS
2027-2028 School Year Calendar Artwork
🎨📚 Learning in action in Ms. Lerro’s class! 🧠✨
Students had a blast creating Body Maps as part of their lesson on analyzing a character! 🙌 Using creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking, they brought characters to life in a fun and meaningful way 🎭🖍️
Hands-on learning + imagination = Dragon success! 🐉💙
20 days ago, Annapolis Middle School
Lerro's class
AMS Lerro
Area bklock
Lerro's class
Lerro's class
On this week’s Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent Dr. Bedell shares details on the AACPS Data Dashboard. #BelongGrowSucceed

- English: https://youtu.be/IQ57NArSyR0
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/BHj1FmopMHc

20 days ago, AACPS
Thursday Thoughts with Dr. Bedell - April 23, 2026

Sara Hamdaoui, a junior at Crofton High School, has been elected by members of the Chesapeake Regional Association of Student Councils (CRASC) to be the 2026-2027 student member of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education (SMOB). The results were announced today on CRASC’s Instagram page, @CRASC_Online.
For more details, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2838029.

21 days ago, AACPS
Sara Hamdaoui
🐉 Unlocking the mysteries with area models. Families ESCAPE math night with new strategies to multiply LARGE and small numbers 💚🐉✖️🧮
https://www.instagram.com/annapmsaacps/p/DXaVch_mg8v/
21 days ago, Annapolis Middle School
AMS MATH  ESCAPE
AMS MATH  ESCAPE
AMS MATH  ESCAPE
AMS MATH  ESCAPE
AMS MATH  ESCAPE
AMS MATH  ESCAPE
At 🐲 Annapolis Middle School we appreciate our Admistrative Professionals on their speacial day! We are thankful for all their support 🐲 🎉 #GoDragons
21 days ago, Annapolis Middle School
Secretaries at AMS