Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The Board of Education will hear testimony from local parents regarding the superintendent's proposed capital budget Wednesday night.
The Anne Arundel County Board of Education is slated to adopt Superintendent Kevin Maxwell’s proposed capital budget for fiscal year 2014 Wednesday night, but not before parents have a chance to share their opinions at a public hearing in Annapolis. The board will begin its general meeting at 7 p.m., but beginning at about 8 p.m., parents will be given three minutes each to testify before school officials about the capital budget or other budgetary concerns. Those wishing to address school officials can begin signing up in the Annapolis board room at 6 p.m., according to an Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) release. Following the public hearing, the board is set to adopt the superintendent’s capital budget for fiscal year 2014, as…
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Take a look back at this week's headlines, ranging from the school system's proposed capital budget to a special bartender named Doyle.
No. 1—Hunters Encouraged to Harvest 'Unlimited' Number of Does A massive hunting effort is scheduled to take place in Anne Arundel County that will allow hunters to kill an “unlimited” number of antlerless deer in order to address deer overpopulation concerns. Read more to learn about what the hunt will look like. No. 2—Man Dies After Being Struck by Boat's Propeller A Harwood man died in the Patuxent River Sunday morning when he fell overboard and struck a boat’s propeller after getting his leg caught in a trotline, according to the Maryland Naturals Resource Police (NRP). Read more to learn what witnesses told police after the incident. No. 3—School by School Breakdown of Superintendent’s Proposed Capital Budget Of the superintendent’s …
Friday, September 14, 2012
The feasibility study would examine potential options to renovate, modernize or add to the local elementary school.
Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent Kevin Maxwell’s fiscal year 2014 capital budget proposes that a feasibility study be conducted for Edgewater Elementary School in 2016 to examine the physical state of the school and conceive a plan for future additions or renovations. Ever since a county Board of Education hearing in January where students said the air quality at Edgewater Elementary was making them physically ill, local parents have been calling for the board to make serious improvements at the school. Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) sent an air-quality specialist to examine the school’s condition and helped oversee maintenance upgrades to equipment at Edgewater Elementary. Last year, Maxwell proposed that Edgewater …
Bob Mosier
8:57 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
Just to be clear, the $2.6 million in FY2016 in Superintendent Kevin Maxwell's proposed six-year Capital Improvement is funding both for a feasibility study and design for Edgewater Elementary. As the story states, the study looks at the five available options and the costs for each. When a feasibility study comes before the Board of Education, an option is chosen and design proceeds accordingly… more ›