We are excited to invite you to the next session of the Family Wellness Forum – an exciting and empowering initiative for all AACPS families! This event is designed to provide you with valuable resources, tools, and strategies to help strengthen your student’s well-being. We’re excited to come together and create lasting positive change – see you there! Register today: https://forms.gle/wUjjckKArtGM6yCM8 📆 Wednesday, February 5th, 5:30pm📍Meade High School #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
Celebrating Mo Gaba Day
#MoStrong
Today, Anne Arundel County Public Schools celebrates Mo Gaba Day, honoring the legacy of a young man who physically left us too soon but whose positivity and perseverance continues to remind us all to "make every day a win." #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #MoStrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nX-b2DKKms&t=11s
Autism Play Group this morning 10am Brock Bridge gym! Don't miss it!
It's Family Academy Friday! Check out the Family Academy Newsletter at https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/family-academy/newsletters/family-academy-fridays-1-24-25. Visit the Family Academy anytime at www.aacps.org/familyacademy or in Spanish at www.aacps.org/academiafamiliar! #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed
We are excited to invite you to the next session of the Family Wellness Forum – an exciting and empowering initiative for all AACPS families! This event is designed to provide you with valuable resources, tools, and strategies to help strengthen your student’s well-being. We’re excited to come together and create lasting positive change – see you there! Register today: https://forms.gle/wUjjckKArtGM6yCM8 📆 Wednesday, February 5th, 5:30pm📍Meade High School #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
Free food drive up pantry. Now until 1:30.
Comida gratis en la despensa. Ahora hasta la 1:30.
In this week's edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell discusses the upcoming Cool Schools Plunge, through which AACPS students and staff raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for Special Olympics Maryland. You can support the cause by going to www.plungemd.com.
https://youtu.be/elp0YypqabA
#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
Family Math and Bingo Night! Prizes, games, resources! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0C4FA8AD2AA5F94-54331952-community Sign-up now!
Today over 500 teaching assistants gathered virtually for AACPS' first Paraeducator Symposium, Empowering Paraeducators for Student Independence, organized by the Division of Specialized Instruction & Early Intervention Services. This professional development provided our valuable teaching assistants, from early childhood through high school, with sessions on a variety of topics including enhancing inclusive learning environments for all students. Seeing families as valuable members of our students' teams, the latest edition of the Family Academy features a session entitled, Inclusion: What is it and Why is it so Important? available to watch on the Family Academy YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/iFNZlPKmG24 (English), https://youtu.be/HNv-TpYadzc (Spanish)
4:15 p.m., 1/21/25: Anne Arundel County Public Schools will operate on a normal schedule for all students and staff on Wednesday, January 22.
Families are encouraged to take steps to ensure students are appropriately dressed for the extremely cold temperatures that are forecast for Wednesday morning. Information from the Anne Arundel County Department of Health related to handling the cold temperatures appropriately can be found through this link or at www.aacps.org. Those precautions include layered clothing and appropriate attire to ensure that hands, faces, and skin are covered.
Families of students who walk to school should consider making arrangements to drive or have their students driven to school.
Thank you.
5:30 p.m., 1/20/25: Out of an abundance of caution, AACPS employees will report to their work locations two hours later than normal on Tuesday, January 21. Employees scheduled to take part in professional development meetings should contact the organizer of their meeting for updated information.
Unit III employees will receive reporting requirements for Tuesday, January 21, in a separate message.
No decision has been made on the status of school system operations for Wednesday, January 22.
Have you registered for the Family Wellness Forum? The Family Wellness Forum is an exciting and empowering initiative for all AACPS families! This event is designed to provide you with valuable resources, tools, and strategies to help strengthen your student’s well-being. Register today: https://forms.gle/3BQ98gEneWmRVEr78. We’re excited to come together and create lasting positive change – see you there! 📆 Thursday, January 23rd, 5:30pm 📍Marley Middle School
The Anne Arundel County Public Schools Office of School and Family Partnerships is seeking applicants for its tenth International Parent and Community Leadership Academy (IPCLA). The deadline to apply is January 19, 2025. English application link: https://forms.gle/fZ9Q2SkShPKcAxcKA. More information, including the application form in multiple languages, is available at www.aacps.org/ipcla. #AACPSFamily #AACPSAwesome #BelongGrowSucceed
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell today announced the #LiftLA campaign, which will raise funds to assist the students and families of the Los Angeles Unified School District impacted by the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. Info: www.aacps.org/drbedellmessage.
We are thrilled to invite you to the Family Wellness Forum – an exciting and empowering initiative for all AACPS families! This event is designed to provide you with valuable resources, tools, and strategies to help strengthen your student’s well-being. Register today: https://forms.gle/3BQ98gEneWmRVEr78. We’re excited to come together and create lasting positive change – see you there! 📆 Thursday, January 23rd, 5:30pm
📍Marley Middle School
The last Family Academy College Financial Aid Night is January 22nd from 6-7:30pm at Glen Burnie HS! Join us to learn about how to apply for college financial aid, including information on financial aid options for international students.
Register for this event at https://forms.gle/RqBgP6Bye1oLMPft6.
Interpreters available upon request.
166 Anne Arundel County Public Schools educators earn National Board Certification #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://www.aacps.org/article/1957495
A message from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell outlining expected behaviors of spectators at athletics and other events has been posted online. Please take a few minutes to read this message and understand how to best support our students. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
www.aacps.org/drbedellmessage
It's Family Academy Friday! Check out the Family Academy Newsletter at https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/family-academy/newsletters/family-academy-fridays-1-10-25. Visit the Family Academy anytime at www.aacps.org/familyacademy! #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed
