Annually, the first movie of the festival is designed to offer several hundred of our AACPS students the opportunity to see an award-winning movie and discuss it afterwards with one of the professionals involved in its production. This year the movie is Cookie Queens, a documentary about the girls, their families and the entrepreneurial spirt at the center of the annual selling of Girl Scout cookies. After the movie, one of the New York producers will be available to discuss the movie and its production with the students who attend.
Because Friday, March 27th is a non-school day for students, we are able to invite students to attend with a parent or guardian. The movie is free for both the student and parent. Everyone attending must provide their own transportation. There is plenty of parking available at the Maryland Hall (lot and street parking). We do need them to sign up, so we know who plans to attend. Here is the Movie Sign-Up Link for students to register (with a parent).
Everyone must fill out the google form from the link above to attend; there is no cost.
Date of the Movie: Friday, March 27, 2026
Location: Maryland Hall Auditorium
Address: 801 Chase St, Annapolis, MD 21401
Start Time: Please be in the auditorium no later than 9:25 AM
End Time: 11:45 AM
Cost: Free to student and their parent/guardian
Requirement: Each student needs to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. No students will be admitted who do not come with their parent/guardian chaperone.
You must sign up to attend.
Donna McCallister
IB Middle Years Programme Coordinator
MacArthur Middle School
AACPS 2009 Teacher of the Year
NBCT Renewed 2018
M. Ed Johns Hopkins University
The Board of Education is accepting public comment on the following policies through April 18, 2026:
Policy JECB - Storage and Use of Naloxone or Other Overdose-Reversing Medication
JV - Personal Care and Toileting (New policy)
Information about the policies can be found at https://www.aacps.org/page/board-policies by scrolling to the bottom of the page. Comments should be emailed to policycomments@aacps.org.
- English: https://youtu.be/QIixe11CPQg
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/sOXSClFx4lE
#BelongGrowSucceed
Get ready for Spring Break with Spirit Week.
For more information, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2771520.
The meeting will be held in the Board Room at 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.
For more information on the meeting, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2765193.
- English: https://youtu.be/J8qpAwY1aps
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/l4mX2ibBEAM
- English: https://youtu.be/tSVHMMHQGXw
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/AbkCMO00D4k
2025-2026 School Year - 2nd Quarter Honor Roll
Congratulations to all AACPS students who made the honor roll.
www.aacps.org/honorroll
#BelongGrowSucceed
#AACPSCelebrates
For details and a complete agenda, go to the AACPS News Release page at https://www.aacps.org/article/2733804.
#BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily #OurStory
- English: https://youtu.be/IG7J-0MtI2w
- Spanish: https://youtu.be/d_rCnqtza1A
The 2026 MSDE Special Education Parent Survey will be available on or about Monday, March 2, 2026, for parents and guardians of AACPS students with lEPs.
Please watch for mailed surveys and emails from MSDE or AACPS.
Visit the AACPS website for more information when the survey opens.
4:55 p.m., 2/23/26: All Anne Arundel County Public Schools and offices will open on time and operate on normal schedules on Tuesday, February 24. Families, students, and employees should prepare for cold temperatures tomorrow morning and allow additional time to safely travel to and from schools, offices, and bus stops.
Any change in the status of school district operations for February 24 will be announced on Tuesday morning through normal channels.
7:45 p.m., 2/22/26: Due to expected worsening adverse weather and travel conditions overnight, all AACPS schools will operate virtually on Monday, February 23. Students will engage in real-time virtual instruction with their teachers. Please note that both the start times and length of the virtual learning day have changed to align them with the length of the in-person school day. Schools will begin instruction at 8:30 or 8:45 a.m., as listed on schedules that can be found at www.aacps.org/studentschedules or www.aacps.org/stayconnected.
With the exception of Unit III Facilities, Operations, and Maintenance personnel, AACPS employees should work remotely on February 23. Unit III Facilities, Operations, and Maintenance personnel must follow the terms of their negotiated agreement and report to work locations as required. Additional guidance regarding reporting requirements will be communicated to impacted employees.
Any additional changes to the status of school district operations for Monday, February 23, will be announced Monday morning.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools is monitoring the weather forecast for potential inclement weather Sunday into Monday. As a reminder, our school district has used all three of the inclement weather days built into the calendar. Should another inclement weather day be needed on Monday or any other future day, it is our intention to switch to virtual learning instructional schedules. This would avoid adding a day to the end of the school year.
Students are being reminded today to take their assigned devices home with them and keep them charged through the weekend.
Virtual learning schedules, which have been updated since the last storm, can be found at www.aacps.org/studentschedules.
