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Board of Education cites student progress, seeks county and state support for staff pay, community schools and capital work
Summary
Superintendent Mark Bedell told the County Council the Anne Arundel school system is seeing measurable academic gains and asked the council to sustain a proposed county increase of $52 million to fund step increases, COLAs, community schools and capital projects, while the state restored additional aid.
Dr. Mark Bedell, superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, joined board and district leaders to summarize academic progress and present the school system's FY26 operating and capital priorities to the County Council on May 12, 2025.
Bedell said district performance measures are improving and credited recent investments in early assessment (PSATs), community schools and compensation for staff. "You have a school district that is on the brink of becoming one of the finest school districts in The United States," he told the council, pointing to improved SAT and AP participation rates and steady gains in academic measures.
Budget highlights and county-executive recommendation: - Revenue and county support: The county executive proposed a $52,000,000 increase for the school system (a 5.5% local increase). The board reported an anticipated $45,600,000 increase in state revenue…
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