Community Schools

AACPS Community Schools are funded through the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.

 

Community Schools Overview

The Community School Blueprint funds support the following opportunities and programming for students and families (varies by school to address identified school needs):

  • Fitness and sporting opportunities

  • Nutrition education and connections to community resources

  • Health fairs and other health education outreach

  • Grade 3 dental program

  • Adult basic English classes, GED preparation courses, and computer classes (in partnership with Anne Arundel Community College)

  • Parenting, financial literacy, and civic education classes

  • Toddler family opportunities including bilingual story time, play groups, and early literacy experiences

  • Student field trips and family excursions

  • Student clubs and afterschool tutoring

  • Additional experiences with the arts, social studies, and science

  • Spring pilot of telehealth services

  • Expansion of Anne Arundel County Recs and Parks aftercare to five AACPS Community School sites (split funding model)

To read more about how AACPS spends the Concentration of Poverty Grant funds to support students.

Community School Blueprint funds support the following positions:

  • 47 full-time Community School Program Managers

  • 35 full-time school nurses

  • 13 full-time social workers

  • 4 full-time school counselors

  • 11 behavioral specialists

  • 11 behavioral teaching assistants

  • 6 community bilingual specialists

All Community School Blueprint funded positions complete Restorative Practices training. 

Community Schools Programming Calendar

To see the exciting upcoming Community Schools events view the AACPS Co-Curricular Clubs and Summer Programs calendar.

The calendar is frequently updated and is not representative of all the programming that may be occurring at each school. If you have any questions about specific programming, please reach out to the community school program manager directly.

Community Schools Sites and Program Managers

SCHOOL

PROGRAM MANAGER

Annapolis Elementary 

Monica Hewett

Annapolis High

Jaren Marino

Annapolis Middle 

Amy Beller

Belle Grove Elementary 

Shelley Davenport

Brock Bridge Elementary 

Ashley Gilbert

Brooklyn Park Elementary 

Kevin Randolph

Brooklyn Park Middle

Donika Gillespie Williams

Corkran Middle

Jeanne Aman

Eastport Elementary

Margaret Kuhnlein

Frank Hebron-Harman Elementary

Phi Thach-Seals

Freetown Elementary

Sherrie Downs

George T. Cromwell Elementary

Daniel Fitzgerald

Georgetown East Elementary 

Tamyra Walker

Germantown Elementary 

Karen Kotofski

Glen Burnie High

TBD

Glen Burnie Park Elementary 

Samantha Saunders

Glendale Elementary

Melissa Gomez

High Point Elementary

Tara Luecking

Hilltop Elementary

John Wojtila

Lindale Middle

Eboni Barksdale-Smith

Lothian Elementary

Kerrie Walzer

Marley Elementary

Byra Cole

Marley Glen Special

TBD

Marley Middle 

Stacey Herbert

Mary Moss at Adams Academy 

C. Renee Beasley

Maryland City Elementary 

Kris Hanks

Meade Heights Elementary

LaCreshia Batteast

Meade High

Kaya Smith

Meade Middle 

Mia DiBene-Bennett

Monarch Academy Annapolis

Christee Jordan

North County High

Myra Glover

North Glen Elementary 

Zaylimar Bocanegra

Oakwood Elementary 

Nakisha Pugh

Overlook Elementary

Jacqueline Winning

Park Elementary 

Becky Ahrons

Phoenix Academy 

Patricia Richardson

Point Pleasant Elementary

Alison Cruz

Quarterfield Elementary

Patrice Harrell-Carter

Richard Henry Lee Elementary 

Rebecca Barnes

Rippling Woods Elementary

Virginia Fernandez Milosvich

Ruth Parker Eason

Taricia Savage

Southgate Elementary

Ashley Miller

Tracey's Elementary

Robert Dix

Tyler Heights Elementary 

Sarah Daniels Larson

Van Bokkelen Elementary 

Amy Shandrowsky

Walter S. Mills-Parole Elementary

Melissa Kling

Woodside Elementary

Marlena Colleton Pearsell

What is a Community School? Click one of the videos below for more information.

Video: AACPS Community Schools Program

Video: Programa de las Escuelas Comunitarias de las Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Anne Arundel