AACPS Class Of 2020 Graduation Requirements To Be Reviewed

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — The Anne Arundel County board of education will meet April 15 to discuss changes in graduation requirements for the Class of 2020 due to the new coronavirus pandemic that has shut down schools across the state. The meeting will be broadcast live.

Superintendent George Arlotto has been reviewing options to modify "administrative regulation IIC-RA, graduation requirements," to take into account lost instructional time and the current online learning program as they relate to the ability of members of the Class of 2020 to satisfy graduation requirements. Also at Wednesday’s meeting, the board will discuss and is scheduled to vote on educational specifications for the planned West County Elementary School, a new Old Mill Middle School South facility and future kindergarten additions.

The board will meet in a public session at 5:30 p.m. for the sole purpose of voting to immediately go into closed session, during which time it will discuss confidential matters as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act including, but not limited to, legal advice, personnel and negotiations. Closed session is not open to the public. The public session of the meeting will resume at 7 p.m.

The board will accept written public comment for those items that appear on the agenda. Comments can be sent via email to BoardOffice@aacps.org. Testimony will be read into the record at the meeting and must be 250 words or less. Testimony longer than 250 words will be partially read into the record but the full version will be provided to the board.

The general session of Wednesday’s board meeting will be broadcast live on AACPS-TV, which can be found on Channel 96 on Comcast and Broadstripe, and Channel 36 on Verizon. High definition broadcasts can be seen on Channel 996 on Comcast, Channel 496 on Broadstripe, and Channel 1961 on Verizon. The meeting can also be viewed live on the Internet here.