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Anne Arundel schools report gains in assessments and push for middle-school redesign
Summary
Superintendent Mark Bedell told the County Council that Anne Arundel County Public Schools has stronger retention and rising college-readiness measures after a series of policy changes; he urged pilots for a middle-school redesign and flagged discipline increases at younger grades.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell told the County Council on Jan. 13 that the district is seeing measurable academic and operational gains while preparing pilots to overhaul middle school.
Bedell, who said Anne Arundel is “the fourth largest district in Maryland” with just over 84,000 students, told council members the district has improved staffing stability after earlier vacancy spikes and has expanded access to norm-referenced testing and Advanced Placement coursework. “We’re the only comprehensive school district that is doing this in the state where all ninth graders are required to take the pre SAT,” he said.
The nut of the presentation was a mix of operational and academic indicators that officials said matter for long-term student outcomes. Bedell said instructional staff retention is…
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