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Upcoming Meet & Greet Events

Join Maisie Howard at these upcoming events! This is your chance to discuss her vision for education, community, and more. Come share your thoughts and get to know Maisie in person!

Deale Library
📅 Date: October 5th, 2024
📍 Location: 5940 Deale Churchton Rd, Deale, MD 20751

Stay tuned for more upcoming events, and don’t miss your chance to connect!

Our Vision For The Youth

Improving education by ensuring that every youth has access to innovative, inclusive, and high quality learning experiences.

Strengthening community ties to create a supportive, engaging environment that fosters the personal and academic growth to all.

Advancing technology in education to equip youth with all the skills and tools required to live a successful and encouraging future.

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Frequently Asked Questions

I don’t have children in AACPS, why should I vote for you?

What is your position on community partnerships?

What are the funds that AACPS will lose this year?

Essential. Partnerships provide the resources the AACPS community needs without having the recreate the solution. It’s the best use of our county’s assets to fill certain needs. The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future provides for community schools, as a school and community partnership opportunity.

I would like to see the maintenance and growth of AACPS’ is a current community partnership development. AACPS currently is identifying and developing opportunities to include, expanding enclave training, job shadowing, and other career exposures. I support the continuation and building of this effort.

“Early-and-Often” Skill Development Partnerships: Exploring innovative “early and often” skill development opportunities through innovative and strategic business and community development partnerships. Explore opportunities with AACC, AAWDC, and others for youth ages 13 and up. This would provide career exposure for students who may be pursuing “non-traditional” pathways for post-graduation. Video game development, app development, cybersecurity, drone piloting, robotics, etc.

The federal Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Act, ESSER, is set to end soon. The final round of ESSER funds is set to end soon, and states must commit the funds by September 2024.

In Maryland, ESSER funds accounted for approximately 6.24% of total state education revenue from the prior year. Most financial forecasts calculate the risk to MD as low in approaching a financial cliff, because of its proportion of funding in the AACPS budget. However, we have to remain vigilant in monitoring our financial operations. Expiration of Federal K-12 Emergency Funds Could Pose Challenges for States February 28 , 2023, J. Lefebvre and S. Master, available at: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

I will serve as a steward of the AACPS budget and the use of funds.  Over the past several years, I have watched the AACPS budget process as a Parent, from the outside looking in.  As a parent and small business owner, it is an extraordinary increase in budget, and I understand that requires an increase in revenue to offset the cost.   I will do all I can to ensure that the same communities and people who are feeling the weight of inflation are not worse off because of unnecessary costs.  
As a mother of AACPS students, attorney, and wife of a small business owner, I will carefully monitor spending, look for opportunities for business efficiencies, seek opportunities for low or no-cost partnerships, and continually seek innovative business solutions to use our assets wisely.    While the BOE does not have direct authority to levy taxes, the AACPS budget, when approved by the County Council, has the means to directly taxpayers.  
Additionally, AACPS is the second largest employer in Anne Arundel County.  (Anne Arundel Economic Development Corporation)