The Board of Education has proposed an additional amendment to Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell’s recommended Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget. Amendment 22 can be found along with the rest of the proposed amendments at www.aacps.org/budgetamendments. The Board is scheduled to vote on a formal budget request at its meeting on Wednesday.
Celebrating National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day!
#NationalSchoolResourceOfficerAppreciationDay
6th Grade PINK OUT! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed
Celebrating our January Students of the Month! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed
#TBT Spotlight on CTE
Mr. Hayes was a student at South River High while attending the Vo-Tech Center (CAT-South) for the Automotive program. He is now the Automotive Instructor at CAT-South.
"As a young man, my mother realized I had a passion for anything mechanical. She was an AACPS teacher and she was told that the new South River Vo-Tech Center was opening in the 77-78 school year. This was a perfect fit for me. Some of my best high school memories were formed in my AutoTech class. After completing the Automotive program, the work-study coordinator found me an apprenticeship position at the Annapolis Chrysler Plymouth dealer. I worked at that dealer for 27 years and became a very successful master automotive service technician.
In 2007 the dealership was closing down. I had a former coworker who was teaching at what is now known as CAT-South. He thought I would be a good teacher because I was good at explaining what was wrong with people's cars.
As a teacher, I began taking the necessary courses to get my APC and have been teaching at CAT-South ever since.
I really enjoy teaching at the same school that I attended. I always tell my students that I once sat in the student seats and I understand their passion for mechanical knowledge.
The CAT-South Automotive Service Technology program was good when I attended and I'm working every day with our administration to make it Great!"
In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell gets a haircut from an Arundel High School student is also a licensed barber and discusses the many such opportunities available for AACPS students. #BelongGrownSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://youtu.be/QpdLx4hN_o8
Save the date for the 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival on Thursday, April 3, 2025, 6pm - 8pm at Severn River Middle School!
This event is open to all AACPS families! Enjoy games, prizes, food, crafts, music and dancing from around the world!
Register to host a cultural table or to attend this event: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdU5vAIr0DCPJtjS1IfTn5wKaW5sBqi9FTYcG-0Fy3iaZUnCA/viewform
Join us for the Teacher Recruitment Job Fair
Saturday, March 29th
at Severna Park High School
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Register now!
www.aacps.org/teacherjobfair
Due to the school system’s switch to virtual operations, the Dance Festival concert scheduled for Wednesday, February 12, 2025, will be rescheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Crofton High School.
Tickets are non-refundable. However, if you find yourself no longer able to attend this concert, please reach out to your school’s dance company director for additional details.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday for an amazing 2 p.m. concert to celebrate the outstanding work of our teachers and students!
Check out these creative Valentine’s Day cards! These were handmade by students last weeks for residents of assisted living communities in Severna Park! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #NJHS #FunFriday
Fund February Week 2 Challenge:
-Raise money for breast cancer research
-Wear PINK on Friday, February 14th
#ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #NJHS #FundFebruary #PinkOut
Help us restock our school store, The Osprey Outpost!
tinyurl.com/SPMSPBISWishlist
#ParkPRIDE #AACPSAwesome #BelongGrowSucceed #PBIS
Our National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring Fund February! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #NJHS #PinkOut
Shout out to our #AACPSAwesome School Counseling Team! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed #OspreyOfTheWeek #NSCW25
8th grade Marylanders survived “Osprey Island” by creating a successful desalinator that that turned salty ocean water into purified drinking water. #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed
Ms. Werre’s 8th grade science students completed an engineering lab and they made fresh drinking water from saltwater! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed
It's Family Academy Friday! Check out the Family Academy Newsletter at https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/family-academy/newsletters/family-academy-fridays-2-7-25. Visit the Family Academy anytime at www.aacps.org/familyacademy or in Spanish at www.aacps.org/academiafamiliar! #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed
Our National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring Fund February! #ParkPRIDE #BelongGrowSucceed
Tell us about your Super School Counselor!
Celebrating National School Counseling Week #NSCW25
#BelongGrowSucceed
In this week’s edition of Thursday Thoughts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell takes part in a clay art project at Davidsonville Elementary School and discusses the school district’s thriving visual arts program. #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSFamily
https://youtu.be/H9wEfFYJcBI
