Dr. Mark Bedell
Dr. Mark Bedell began a four-year term as Superintendent of Anne Arundel County Public Schools on July 1, 2022, and assumed his full duties leading Maryland’s fourth largest school district on August 8, 2022, after transitioning from the superintendency of Kansas City Public Schools.
Dr. Bedell is a talented, caring teacher, administrator and proven innovative public school leader with a track record of success in urban districts. In 2022, he led Kansas City Public Schools to full accreditation status for the first time in more than 20 years.
Under his leadership, AACPS was ranked 40th in the nation and No. 1 in the region among sought after school districts in a survey done by Test Prep Insight. The survey asked parent and guardians across the nation to identify the school districts they would most want their children to be in if they had the choice.