Thursday Deadline To Apply For A Spot In AACPS Virtual Academy

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MD — The Anne Arundel County Public Schools Virtual Academy concept has taken one step closer to becoming a reality with the board of education's approval. AACPS Superintendent George Arlotto plans to launch the virtual academy in September, which will operate as its own school for a limited number of students entering 3rd through 12th grades who are unable to return to a traditional in-person school setting for the 2021-2022 school year.

Students who apply and are accepted will withdraw from their current school and enroll in the AACPS Virtual Academy. Students will engage in blended learning that includes teacher-facilitated synchronous and student self-directed asynchronous instruction in AACPS-approved courses and will participate in all county and in-person state-mandated assessments following the Maryland State Department of Education's protocols.

The school will also offer students a suite of co-curricular programs such as 24 Game, Computer Coding, Continental Math League, E-Sports, Digital Arts, IMPROV theater, MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science, Achievement), NASA BEST- Aerospace Engineering, VEX VR Robotics, and online book clubs. Applications for the Virtual Academy are being accepted through 5 p.m. Thursday. Applications and more information can be found at www.aacps.org/virtualacademy.