AACCPTA information

Here is information from Anne Arundel County Council of PTAs:

Please share information with your PTA membership.

1) Our final general membership meeting of the year will be held on Thursday, May 29 at the Carver Center. Light refreshments will be served.

Vendors will be available from 5:30-7:00 PM. 

A business meeting will begin at 7:00 which will include the financial report and elections of officers.  Agenda and slate of officers is below.

Anne Arundel County Council of PTAs

General Membership Meeting

Thursday, May 29, 2014

5:30 PM-9:00 PM

Carver Center

5:30-7:00   Check-In and Vendor’s / Light Refreshments Provided

7:00-7:30     Business Meeting

                        ~Introductions/Greetings

                        ~Treasurer’s Report

                        ~Election

Slate of Officers:

President

Pam Bukowski

Dawn Jung

1^st Vice President

Kelly Easton

Legislative VP

Angelica Carroll

Secretary

Debbie Konczons

Treasure

VACANT –

7:30-9:00  QPR Training by Alli Holstrom and Joe Van Deuren

The program, a presentation of QPR training for suicide prevention, will follow.   This training will give the layperson the confidence and resources to respond to a mental health emergency and to safely get the individual the help they need.  Anybody can save the life of a family member, child/youth, friend or colleague.  

2) The School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) will be meeting on May 22, May 27 and May 29 at the Board of Ed at 7:00 PM.  For more information, please go to     http://www.aacps.org/sbnc/index.asp

3) Training for PTA officers will be held on Thursday, June 12 from

6:30 PM-8:30 PM in the Board Room at the Board of Ed.

Thank you,

Pam Bukowski

President

AACCPTAs

pambukowskipta@gmail.com

Anne Arundel County Council of PTAs (AACCPTAs) News

From AACCPTA President Pam Bukowski:  

1)  In an ongoing effort to help parents and others get answers to their questions  about Maryland’s College and Career-Ready Standards (Common Core), Anne  Arundel County Public Schools is hosting four informal roundtable sessions over  the next six weeks.

The free sessions, titled “Operation Hopes, Dreams, and Aspirations: A Parent
Session on Maryland's College and Career-Ready Standards,” [...]

You may view the full version of the latest news release at
http://www.aacpsnews.org/pressr/?p=1360
In addition, you will find the locations and dates of the scheduled meetings.

2) For those who may have somehow missed this information, there will be school on Monday, April 21.  Formerly, it was to be the last day of our Spring Break.  In addition, the last day of the school year for students will be Wednesday, June 18. 

3) Maureen Grizio, AACPS Health Education Resource Teacher, is reaching out to the community to recruit parents to serve on the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Health Education Material of Instruction Review & Evaluation Committee for our next meetings in April & May 2014.  The committee represents the major geographic areas of the county both at the elementary and secondary levels.  In addition, representatives from the student body, the Health Department, the community, PTA and other concerned individuals serve on this committee.  The committee members are advocates for children and their total health and well being.  This committee reviews all materials of instruction to be used for the approved county curriculum for Health Education grades K-12.  The committee will also make recommendations for further Board of Education review.

The committee will meet 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the  Chesapeake Bay Middle School Resource Center Review and Evaluation Center on the following dates: 

April 24, 2014 – General MOI

May 6, 2014 – Family Life and Human Sexuality MOI

Please call the Office of Health Education at 410-222-5453 or email Maureen Grizio at Mgrizio@aacps.org if you would be willing and available to serve on one or both dates.  Please respond by April 20, 2014.

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Pam Bukowski, President

AACCPTAs, Inc.

PTA Legislative Night and AACPS Family Involvement Conference

Just a reminder about two events to be held this week:

1)  Thursday, March 6:  PTA Legislative Night at Maryland House of Delegates, Room 170, 6 Bladen Street, Annapolis.  Bring picture ID. @ 6:00-9:00 PM

All Anne Arundel County PTA members encouraged to attend.  This is an opportunity to share concerns with your district legislators and lobby for issues impacting our children's health, education and welfare in the state of Maryland.

We will meet from 6-9pm in Room 170 of the Lowe Office building on Bladen Street (House Office’s) on Thursday Night. We have The State Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lillian Lowery and Molly McCloskey from Share our Strength coming to share their Perspectives on current legislation with us. We will be focusing on 3 Key points: Supporting Pre-K and MMFA, and our Opposition to the funding of the Non Public Aging Schools Program and Vouchers. It is shaping up to be an exciting night! I hope we will see you there. 

2)  Saturday, March 8: Family Involvement Conference. The conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Old Mill High School, 600 Patriot Lane, Millersville, MD. The theme of this spring’s conference is “Passport to Success.” Interim Superintendent of Schools Mamie J. Perkins will join participants for breakfast and will bring greetings. Shauna King, M.Ed., will deliver the keynote address, “Jack’s Brain, Jill’s Brain.”  Continental breakfast will be provided. Registration is free and open to the public. Register for the conference online at www.aacps.org/conference or by calling 410-222-5309.

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Pam Bukowski, President

AACCPTAs, Inc.

pambukowskipta@gmail.com

AACPS SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH STAKEHOLDER FORUMS

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
2644 Riva Road • Annapolis, MD 21401
410-222-5311 • 410-222-5500 (TDD) • 301-970-8644 (WASH) • 410-222-5629 (FAX)

SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH STAKEHOLDER FORUMS

You are invited to participate in superintendent search forums, where an overview of the search
process will be presented by search consultants from Ray & Associates. You will then have an
opportunity to provide input on qualities you believe the new superintendent of schools should
possess. The forums listed below have been scheduled in strategic locations in the county for the
convenience of our stakeholders, but all forums are open to all individuals. If you cannot attend
any of the forums listed below, please provide your input online by visiting www.aacps.org/suptsearch

Tuesday, December 10
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm For All AACPS Employees Central Office/Board Room
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm For Parents/Students/Community Central Office/Board Room

Annapolis & South County Area
Wednesday, December 11
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm For All AACPS Employees Glen Burnie HS Cafeteria
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm For Parents/Students/Community Glen Burnie HS Cafeteria

North County Area
Thursday, December 12
10:00 am – 11:00 am For Employees/Community Central Office-Center III
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm For all AACPS Employees Arundel HS Cafeteria
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm For all AACPS Employees Severna Park MS Cafeteria
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm For Parents/Students/Community Arundel HS Cafeteria

West County Area
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm For Parents/Students/Community Severna Park MS Cafeteria

Parent Involvement Conference THIS Sat - sponsored by AACPS Office of School and Family Partnerships

A Message from Pam Bukowski - President of the AACCPTAs.  I encourage you to consider attending the Parent Involvement Conference.  See 1) below.

1) Anne Arundel County Public Schools Office of School & Family Partnerships

in collaboration with Anne Arundel Community College presents -- Family: The Core of Student Achievement!

• Saturday, November 16, 2013, 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
• Paschel Center for the Performing Arts - Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold MD 
• Mamie J. Perkins, Interim Superintendent of Schools - 9 am Welcome and Remarks
• Break out sessions include:  Bringing Out the Best in Children, Hands On Equations, Magnets Attract, Primary Brain Games, The Family That Serves Together Stays Together, A Parent’s Guide to the New Common Core State Standards, Why Does He/She Do That?, 504 Plans: Equal Access for Students with Disabilities, AP (Advanced Placement) For All!!! and Getting Started with Parent CONNECTxp
• Link to the program:  : http://www.aacps.org/admin/articlefiles/227-Program.Fall%2013.pdf

2) Don’t forget to nominate an outstanding teacher for selection as the 2014 Anne Arundel Teacher of the Year.  

Nominations are due earlier this year.  Nominations are due no later than 4:00 p.m. on November 15, 2013. 

Nomination packets are available on the AACPS webpage at http://www.aacps.org.  AACPS staff can also access the forms on the AACPS Intranet at https://intranet.aacps.org/Dept/Budget/Development/default.aspx . 

Questions may be directed to the AACPS Development Office at 410-222-5370 or DevOffice@aacps.org .

3) Volunteers needed for the AACPS Parent Involvement Conference    Several volunteers are needed to help AACPS at the Parent Involvement Conference on Saturday, November 16.  Help is needed from about 7:30 AM to 11 AM – registering attendees and directing them to the workshops.  Hopefully, enough people will help so we can take shifts and have plenty of time for networking, grabbing something to eat (breakfast and lunch are provided!), and attending workshops.  Childcare is also available (with pre-registration).  The workshops cover many useful topics for families – and Rob Levit (an Annapolis musician, artist and educator) will provide an inspirational keynote address “Bringing Out the Best in Children”  Here’s a link to the conference program: http://www.aacps.org/admin/articlefiles/227-Program.Fall%2013.pdf.    If you are available and can help, please contact Lisa Shore at lisashore@verizon.net or (443)562-5792

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Pam Bukowski, President

AACCPTAs, Inc.

Message from AACCPTA

HARVEST FOR THE HUNGRY CAMPAIGN WITH ONE "CLICK"!

AACPS and SECU have partnered on our Harvest for the Hungry: Kids Helping Kids Campaign. For every “Like” on the State Employees Credit Union’s Facebook page between now and Nov. 1, SECU will donate $5.00 to our campaign. You can help us generate more funds for this worthy cause by going to this link https://www.facebook.com/secuMD and clicking the “like” button (on non-duty time, of course).

Note: While the ad on SECU’s Facebook page says the money will go to the “Maryland Food Bank’s Harvest for the Hungry,” our partnership calls for it all to come to AACPS (Maryland Food Banks runs the overall program).

It can’t be much easier and take less effort to raise money! Be sure to let your friends know.

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARDS

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year and 2014 Business Partnership Awards. Only one teacher per school may be nominated.  More often than not, the nominations are through or in partnership with the school PTA unit. 
Nominees and winners will be honored at the 28^th annual Excellence in Education awards, set for April 10 at the BWI Marriott hotel in Linthicum. Last year, 52 top educators and a host of businesses were nominated for awards.
The 2014 AACPS Teacher of the Year will represent the county in the Maryland State Teacher of the Year competition. AACPS has had two finalists for the state honor in the last three years.
The Excellence in Education Awards are presented annually in partnership by Anne Arundel County Public Schools and the Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce. In addition to outstanding teachers, the awards honor local businesses that have forged critical partnerships that directly benefit AACPS’ approximately 79,000 students.
Nomination forms are available on the AACPS website by going to http://www.aacps.org/development/emp.asp. Forms can also be obtained from the Chamber of Commerce’s website at www.aaaccc.org.
Nominations are due by 4 p.m. on November 15, 2013.


Anne Arundel County Council of PTAs
Pam Bukowski, President
114 Edgemere Drive
Annapolis, MD 21403
(410) 562-6506
info@aaccpta.org
http://www.aaccpta.org

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