This month's AACPS HPED "Shout Outs" go to...

Jessica Markiewicz and Sara Degler (Arundel HS) - Hosted the first Arundel Dance Feeder Convention to promote continuity and support growth for the dance programs! Bravo! Thank you for your efforts in organizing a great event! ~ Nicole Deming (Dance Teacher Specialist)

Marina Thompson (Southern MS) - Hosted and organized the Southern Dance Cluster event which included peformances from SMS, SHS, and Tracey's Elementary school in an assembly for the dance students. Mrs. Thompson always goes above and beyond for her students and the community!  ~ Nicole Deming (Dance Teacher Specialist) 

Melissa Saint-Amour (Magothy River MS) - Organized a full day of performances and outreach with the feeder Elementary schools in collaboration with Broadneck High School. The day included demonstration, performance, and participation. Thank you for all you do to foster growth for the dance program in the Broadneck cluster! You rock!  ~ Nicole Deming (Dance Teacher Specialist) 

Melanie Papaleonti and Scott Gurien (Waugh Chapel ES and Crofton ES) - Thank you for letting me borrow your equipment! Thank you for being flexible, meeting me on your planning time and trusting me to use and return your equipment....couldn't have done it without you! ~ Christine Lunsford (Odenton ES)

Jeremy Caruso (North County HS) - Thank you for being such an amazing host for the Unified PE Showcase on 1/5. Glen Burnie had an AWESOME time!! It was really great to meet and talk with you! ~ Marissa Neumann (Glen Burnie HS)

Michelle Corey  (Bodkin ES) - Michelle and I worked well and FAST this morning to make sure we were ready for asynchronous learning today! Thanks for sharing slides and for bouncing around ideas with me this morning! We worked with our individual strenghts and came up with a great lesson for our kids!! Nice to have a great working relationship with a teammate! ~  Jen Winterling (Lake Shore ES & Bodkin ES)

Laura Barrett (Crofton MS) - Laura has taken the lead of the wellness committee at our school and she has brought in so many fun things for the staff to boost morale. Some of these include: a one day rock-paper-scissor war, trivia, hidden elf babies with gift cards, prizes and snacks for the month of December, yoga, and a visit from a litter of puppies! She continues to come up with creative ideas to keep the staff excited throughout the school year. Keep up the great work! ~ Lauren Tuozzo (Crofton MS)

The Voluntary Transfer Process

It's that time of year where we see vacancies and program growth opportunities.

As a professional courtesy, please reach out if you are considering/interested in a change or there is discussion of program growth.

If you choose to participate in the voluntary transfer process, please be sure to visit HR navigator to apply for open positions. You should begin to regularly check the portal in March. Don’t rely on the notifications you set to alert you to vacancies that you might be interested in pursuing – I’ve been told they are not reliable.

Unit I positions for the 2024-2025 school year may be advertised online starting Wednesday, March 1. As positions become available, they are posted for five (5) days. Interested applicants should go to the employee intranet and click on “Internal Vacancies” under Hot Links. As of Feb 5, 2024, PowerSchool has updated their Candidate Portal log in experience. Although you may already have an applicant profile, you will need to click sign up and enter the email address you have used for your existing applicant profile. This is a one-time action.

Important Dates

March 1- Voluntary Transfer process begins

April 15- Resignation deadline for Unit I 10-month employees in order to retain benefits through August

May 1- Non-tenured resignation deadline

July 1- Tenured resignation deadline

July 31- Voluntary Transfer process ends 

If you are non-tenured and wish to be able to explore other transfer opportunities in AACPS, you must get permission from HR to do so.  Here is the form to complete:  Request to Participate in Voluntary Transfer Process (Unit 1  Non-Tenured Employee).pdf