Governor O'Malley Appoints Andrew C. Pruski to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education
ANNAPOLIS, MD (August 7, 2009) –Governor Martin O’Malley today announced the appointment of Andrew C. Pruski to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education.
“I am proud to appoint Mr. Pruski to the Anne Arundel County Board of Education,” said Governor O’Malley. “Mr. Pruski has extensive experience in the education community, and has served in a numerous roles in community organizations in Anne Arundel County and across the State. I am confident that Mr. Pruski possesses the skill and the leadership necessary to ensure every child in Anne Arundel County receives the quality public education they deserve.”
Andrew C. Pruski has an extensive educational background and has served in various educational roles in jurisdictions across the State and on the federal level. He currently serves as the Supervisor of Assessment in the Department of Research, Accountability and Assessment for Baltimore County Public Schools. In that capacity, he is responsible for the oversight and management of the Maryland state-mandated assessment program in Baltimore County. From August 2001 to February 2005, Mr. Pruski was a Social Studies teacher at Frederick Douglass High School in Prince George’s County. He also served as a Team Leader in 2004 on the People to People Eisenhower Program where he supervised staff on the administration of assessments that measured student performance, and also taught 44 high school students on European culture. In 1999, he served as a Clerk in the United States Department of Education in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, where he prepared briefing materials for the Assistant Secretary of Education, and drafted outlines and notes for the Assistant Secretary’s speeches on education policy.
Mr. Pruski is a member of the Maryland Assessment Group, the Baltimore County Council of Administrative and Supervisory Employees, the Anne Arundel High School Parent Teacher Student Organizations, the Four Seasons Elementary Parent Teacher Association, the Greater Odenton Improvement Association, and the West Arundel Lions Club, among others. He was also a member of the Fort Meade Alliance where he served as an Education Committee member, the Baltimore Washington Chamber of Commerce, the Prince George’s County Educator’s Association and the Maryland State Teacher’s Association.
In 2006, he received the Quality Employee award from Baltimore County Public Schools, and in 2004 received the Outstanding Service Award from the Prince George’s County Educator’s Association. He received a service award in 2003 from Frederick Douglass High School and a community service award in 2002 from the Lions Club in Upper Marlboro.
Mr. Pruski received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Niagara University in May 2000, and received his Master of Science in Secondary Education from Niagara University in 2001. He has received a certification in Maryland Administration and Maryland Advance Professional Teaching. He resides in Gambrills. He is married and has two young children that will attend Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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