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EDUCATION
Anne Arundel County
Public Schools Board of
Education building, 2644
Riva Road, in Annapolis.
JEFFREY F. BILL/STAFF
BACK TO SCHOOL
A guide to the Anne Arundel County Public Schools and Board of Education
By Bridget Byrne
The Anne Arundel Board of Education is made up of seven adults and one
student member. School board members
hold executive, legislative and quasi-judicial power.
The seven adult members each represent a county councilmanic district. The
board recently transitioned to an elected
body and for the first time, all seven seats
will be up for election in November 2028.
The student member is elected by
students and then appointed by the
governor. In June, Brayden Morgan was
elected the 52nd student board member.
Anne Arundel County is unusual in that
the student member has full voting rights.
Some of the board’s responsibilities
include selecting and appointing the
superintendent, adopting policies for
the school system, adopting both the
operating and capital budgets, reviewing the superintendent’s administrative decisions, and appeals of long-term
student suspensions and expulsions. It
also considers recommendations of the
superintendent to suspend or dismiss a
certified employee.
In June 2022, the system hired Mark
Bedell, superintendent of the public
schools in Kansas City, Missouri, as its
new superintendent. His career spans
more than 15 years, with stints in the
Houston and Baltimore County school
systems and as an administrator known
for restoring the Kansas City district’s
state accreditation for the first time in a
decade.
The Anne Arundel Board of Education
meetings are broadcast live on AACPS-TV
and livestreamed on the school system’s
YouTube channel, @aacpstv.
Generally, the board meets twice a
month during the school year, with one
meeting at noon and one at 6 p.m. The
board accepts written comments on any
topic, and verbal testimony on agenda
items during its meetings, up to 10 people
per item.
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