From Sunshine Review
Anne Arundel County is a
school district in
Maryland.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Maryland school district websites
[edit] The good
- Board members, minutes, meetings and contact information posted[1]
- Contracts posted
- Link to Maryland state report card posted[2]
[edit] The bad
- Budget posted, but not easy to locate on website
[edit] Board of education
The Anne Arundel County Public Schools are established by a nine-member Board of Education. Eight board members serve overlapping terms of five years each and are appointed by the Governor. Board members may serve two consecutive terms. The ninth member is a high school senior elected by student government representatives as their nominee to the Governor to serve a one-year term. The Board meets twice a month during the school year, on the first and third Wednesdays at the administration building on Riva Road in Annapolis. All meetings are open to the public, and citizen participation is encouraged. Board members are non-paid volunteers.[3]
The current Superintendent of schools is Kevin M. Maxwell, Ph.D.[4]
Below is a list of Board of Education Members for 2009-2010.
[edit] Teacher contracts
[edit] School budget
[edit] Academic performance
Maryland measures academic progress each year by administering the Maryland School Assessment, the Alternate Maryland School Assessment (for students with disabilities), and the Maryland High School Assessments.[5]
[edit] HSA performance
The chart below details the percentage passing the following subjects:[6]
| Grade
| Overall
| Algebra
| Biology
| English
| Government
|
| Grade 12 | 100% | 94.8% | 89.9% | 90.6% | 94.4%
|
| Grade 11 | 92.9% | 93.9% | 88.8% | 85.9% | 92.8%
|
| Grade 10 | 87.3% | 90.0% | 83.9% | 78.4% | 87.0%
|
[edit] MSA performance
The chart below details the percentage passing the following subjects:[7]
| Grade
| Math
| Reading
| Science
|
| Grade 8 | 74.5% | 83.2% | 71.2%
|
| Grade 7 | 81.5% | 85.4% | -
|
| Grade 6 | 81.5% | 85.4% | -
|
| Grade 5 | 87.3% | 93.6% | 73.2%
|
| Grade 4 | 93.4% | 91.1% | -
|
| Grade 3 | 89.5% | 89.4% | -
|
[edit] Unions
[edit] School choice
Senate Bill 75, signed into law by Governor Ehrlich, provides for public charter schools in Maryland. The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County adopted a public charter schools policy in October 2003.[8]
AACPS Charter Schools
[edit] External links
[edit] References
