Anne Arundel County Public Schools, MD AACPS News Digest, 3 Nov 2021

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From YouTube: AACPS-TV News Digest, November 2021

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AACPS-TV News Digest with Maneka Monk.
An Anne Arundel County Public Schools news program.

• Shipley's Choice Named Best Elementary School in Maryland
• Unity Day

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Hello and welcome to the anne arundel county public schools, digest,, bringing.

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You news about the people and programs of anne arundel county public schools.

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According to u.s. news and world report, shipley’s choice elementary.

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School in the severna park, cluster is the #1 elementary school in anne arundel county.

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And in maryland. I could not be more thrilled for this community and this group of teachers.

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That I see every day. the great instruction and the amazing things that happen here.

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And to be recognized on a national level, really is,, really just an incredible honor.

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Through the schools, amazing and capable staff,, hard-working students, and dedicated community,.

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Shipley’S choice has found a winning combination where students can thrive.

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This ranking didn't really tell us anything. We didn't already know within the school.

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The metrics that were used to determine this ranking don't even scrape the surface really.

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We've been very happy with the teachers, the administration, all the staff here.. We.

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Found them to be very accessible.. They've formed personal relationships with all of the students.

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So in any class we walk into at shipley's. Obviously, there's a high focus on building.

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Community and relationships with each of the students., whether you're in kindergarten or fifth,.

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Grade, you'll see that the teachers focus with a morning meeting or a wellness question just kind.

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Of check in and build that foreground of building rapport and having a relationship with each and.

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Every one of them and then it just kind of follows into the rest of the day.. It really sets the tone,.

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The standard,, the expectation,, the kids, know what to expect and it's a time where kids can talk.

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About themselves, get excited, and then that just gets the ball rolling for the rest of.

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The day. shipley’s choice has a long history of high achievement.. It is the first county school.

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To earn two maryland blue ribbons of distinction., the school earned a national blue ribbon in 2017.

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For the fourth straight year, aacps, students,, staff, and school communities painted the county.

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Orange in celebration of unity, day, an initiative of the national bullying prevention, center.

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Our young people come to school with a variety of concerns, so we really want to create spaces.

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In which students are kind to each other., they are showing empathy for one another and.

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So emphasizing unity day throughout the school year throughout the four early dismissal days.

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Really puts a focus and a spotlight on how children should really interact with one another.

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And be accepting and inclusive of one another. in the effort to visibly show commitments to.

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Fostering acceptance and inclusion and eliminate hate and bullying, thousands of students, staff,.

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And community members wore orange and participated in a variety of activities planned to reinforce.

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The message of unity. for students, an activity could be on, for instance, identity, where students.

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Truly, have an opportunity to speak about what their interests are and really to talk about.

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The uniqueness of each of us and what we each bring to the table right and have that.

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Appreciation for differences. for adults, they're engaging in culturally responsive teaching.

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And what that allows for the adults to do to really think about student-teacher relationships.

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How to really get to know their student again on that individual one-on-one basis to reach students.

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Because we know that if students feel like they don't have a caring adult in front of them,.

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They probably won't meet with the success that we need for them to meet with.. So that's the.

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Focus for the adult part of it is building their capacity around really connecting with students.

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As part of project unity,, aacps, students and staff will also wear orange and.

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Participate in additional activities on december 8, february, 9, and march 30.

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So we do feel like it's important, to continue to engage students in that dialogue, so they can practice.

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Of how to create anti bias spaces for their peers., so we do feel like four times a year is important to reinforce that.

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Thank you for watching anne arundel county public schools digest on aacps-tv.