News & Events

Monarch Academy Elementary Students to Return in Hybrid Format on March 1, with Students in All Grades Back by March 22
From Anne Arundel County Public Schools Students in Early Childhood Education and prekindergarten through fifth grade whose families selected for them to return to school buildings in a hybrid environment will do so on March 1 under a reopening plan presented by...

Monarch Academy Annapolis Holds Virtual EdCamp Conference for Families on Feb. 6
Monarch Academy Annapolis, a public contract school with Anne Arundel County Public Schools, is hosting a free, virtual family EdCamp conference on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. for school families and the community to help them support their children’s...

The Children’s Guild Alliance promotes Jillian Szczepaniak-Gillece to Director of Behavioral Health Services
The Children’s Guild Alliance, a nonprofit organization serving children, families and child-serving organizations, promoted Jillian Szczepaniak-Gillece to director of behavioral health services. Previously, Szczepaniak-Gillece served as clinical social work...
Upcoming Changes to Virtual Learning Schedules
AACPS is updating their plan and schedules. Please visit aacps.org/spring2021, where you will find the following links to the details of the changes: Virtual Schedules Change After Winter Break Spring 2021 Learning Model Choices View Schedules

Two Monarch Academy Teachers Nominated for AACPS Teacher of the Year
Monarch Global Academy Laurel teacher Maria Cummings and Monarch Academy Glen Burnie teacher Sonja Bolotin are among 43 teachers nominated for Anne Arundel County’s Teacher of the Year. Monarch Global Academy Laurel and Monarch Academy Glen Burnie are charter or...

Monarch Global Academy Laurel Names Kate Dreibelbis Dean of Students
Monarch Global Academy Laurel, a public contract school with Anne Arundel County Public Schools, named Kate Dreibelbis dean of students. Dreibelbis is a strategic leader and behavioral specialist with experience supporting children with a wide range of behaviors....

The Children’s Guild Alliance’s Transformation Fall 2020 Newsletter Recognizes Our Resilience
We are collectively living through one of the most sweeping health crises in our history. This issue of Transformation shares how The Children’s Guild Alliance has relied on empathy and action to persevere during these challenging times. The holidays are difficult for...

Andrew Ross to Step Down as President and CEO of The Children’s Guild Alliance
Andrew Ross will step down as president and CEO of The Children’s Guild Alliance on June 30, 2021, after 26 years. The Children’s Guild Alliance, a nonprofit organization based in Baltimore, serves children, families and child-serving organizations. When Ross joined...

The Children’s Guild Alliance Releases 2020 Annual Report
The Children’s Guild Alliance experienced a year like no other in its 67-year history. Our amazing team responded to the COVID-19 crisis with extraordinary compassion, energy, creativity, and commitment. Through these difficult and challenging times, we pulled...

2020 Kids First National Conference to Address the Needs of the Whole Child During COVID-19
The Children’s Guild Alliance in collaboration with Towson University’s department of special education will present the inaugural Kids First National Conference on Oct. 26 and 27, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT each day. The virtual conference will equip...