The Board of Education presented two resolutions to Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students and staff at its March 10 meeting. The Board votes annually to accept resolutions. The following resolutions were presented:
Month of the Young Child; and
National Student Leadership Week.
CCPS celebrates the Month of the Young Child in April. The national theme is Celebrating Our Youngest Learners. The Month of the Young Child theme emphasizes that all children, regardless of their...
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Students Antunes and Chau Accepted into ASBMB Honor Society Michael Bruckler March 10, 2020 - 11:10 am
March 10, 2020
Congratulation to two students, Ivy Antunes ’20 and Nhu Chau ’20 (both biochemistry majors), who were recently accepted into the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Honor Society. ASBMB selects students who demonstrate exceptional achievement in academics, undergraduate research, and science outreach.
“I am very honored to get accepted into...
SMCM Associate Professor Koch Publishes Textbook Addressing Emergency Prehospital Needs of People with Disabilities
Associate Professor Koch Publishes Textbook Addressing Emergency Prehospital Needs of People with Disabilities Michael Bruckler March 10, 2020 - 9:52 am
March 10, 2020
Katherine Koch, associate professor of educational studies, has published a new textbook titled “EMS Response to Patients with Special Needs: Assessment, Treatment, and Transport” (Fire Engineering).
The textbook is the first comprehensive resource of its kind to address the emergency prehospital needs of people with...
SMCM St. Mary’s College of Maryland Receives First-gen Forward Designation; National Honor for Commitment to First-generation Student Success
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Receives First-gen Forward Designation; National Honor for Commitment to First-generation Student Success Michael Bruckler March 09, 2020 - 4:05 pm
March 09, 2020
The Center for First-generation Student Success, an initiative of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education and The Suder Foundation, recently announced their 2020-21 cohort of First-gen Forward Institutions. The First-gen Forward designation recognizes institutions of higher...
Student actors from Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) seven high school theater departments are rehearsing for spring productions. On the schedule this season are exciting shows to delight audience members of all ages.
First in the spring play season are shows from Henry E. Lackey and St. Charles high schools. Lackey students will perform Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical” March 26-28. The show is a musical based on the popular children’s book Matilda. Matilda is a five-year-old girl...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) and the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) are joining forces to highlight exciting career opportunities in agriculture and animal science. Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 21 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at CSM’s Leonardtown Campus and plan to attend a six-hour course that will help students identify and compare different segments of agricultural and farming industry specializations.
Agriculture is one of the United States’...
SMCM Institutional Advancement at St. Mary’s College Wins Four Awards in 35th Annual Educational Advertising Awards
Institutional Advancement at St. Mary’s College Wins Four Awards in 35th Annual Educational Advertising Awards Michael Bruckler March 06, 2020 - 10:30 am
March 06, 2020
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Office of Institutional Advancement, led by Vice President Carolyn Curry, has won four awards in the 35th Annual Educational Advertising Awards.
The increasingly-popular Hawktoberfest earned a silver award in the Special Event category and this past Giving Tuesday earned a bronze award...
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is monitoring reports surrounding the COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) and reviewing emergency response protocols.
Included among these efforts, CSM’s Emergency Management Policy Group has met on the issue and is reviewing its Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) to ensure all potential response efforts are streamlined, understood and effective.
CSM continuously communicates with students, faculty and staff to take necessary precautions and exercise...
Professor Williams Published in “Bringing Psychotherapy to the Underserved” Michael Bruckler March 05, 2020 - 3:48 pm
March 05, 2020
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, professor of psychology, has a book chapter in the recently published “Bringing Psychotherapy to the Underserved: Challenges and Strategies” (Oxford University Press) by Jeffrey Zimmerman, Jeffrey E. Barnett, and Linda F. Campbell.
The book examines the challenging problem of providing psychotherapy services to underserved...
St. Mary’s College Ranked in Best Colleges for Return on Investment Study by LendEDU Michael Bruckler March 05, 2020 - 1:17 pm
March 05, 2020
St. Mary's College of Maryland has been ranked #188 nationally and #3 in Maryland in LendEDU’s fifth annual College Risk-Reward Indicator study.
This nationwide study analyzes four-year colleges and universities to find those that provide the best return on investment for students. To do this, LendEDU factors in average early career pay and...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) hosted the regional Destination Imagination (DI) tournament Feb. 29 at North Point High School in Waldorf. More than 700 students participated in the event. A total of 88 teams competed to solve one of six problems that challenge students to work together to use critical thinking skills, creativity and unique talents.
Challenges are separated into three levels of competition – elementary, middle and high school. There is also a non-competitive challenge...
Pictured from left to right: Division of Academic Affairs Vice President Eileen Abel, Professor Stephanie McCaslin, and Program Manager Laurie Cangelosi
College of Southern Maryland (CSM) continues growing an initiative to support students, staff, and faculty who experience food insecurity by recently placing a second Hawk Feeder station at the La Plata Campus in the atrium of the Francis P. Chiaramonte, MD, Center for Science and Technology (ST) Building.
Hawk Feeder stations rely on...
North Point High School art teacher James Ball is well known among the school community. As a veteran Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) teacher of 26 years, Ball is passionate about art and art education. He is also dedicated to athletics and coaches several sports at North Point. One would not know upon first meeting Ball that he did not plan to be a teacher. The confidence and knowledge he demonstrates in the classroom is of a natural-born teacher.
For 26 years, Ball has taught...
SMCM SMCM Faculty Members Selected for Office of Naval Research 2020 Summer Faculty Research Program
SMCM Faculty Members Selected for Office of Naval Research 2020 Summer Faculty Research Program Michael Bruckler March 04, 2020 - 9:36 am
March 04, 2020
Three St. Mary’s College of Maryland faculty members were recently selected to participate in the U.S. Navy’s Summer Faculty Research Program at the nearby Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River). The awarded fellowships will fund Joshua M. Grossman, professor of physics and physics department chair; Charles Adler, professor of...
High school juniors in the pharmacy technician and physical rehabilitation Career & Technical Education (CTE) programs at the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center held a health fair today at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building.
This is the second year Stethem students held the event. The first year was staged at the center, but student feedback prompted organizers to switch up locations to allow students the chance to interact with more people outside of peers and staff members...
The Board of Education’s next monthly meeting is Tuesday, March 10 at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building in La Plata. The public portion of the meeting begins at 1 p.m. Student and staff recognition starts at 4:30 p.m., followed by public forum at 6 p.m.
The meeting is streamed live to the CCPS website, ccboe.com. Board meetings are also televised live on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOS Channel 12. The following is a meeting agenda and is...
Henry E. Lackey High School was named overall event champion at the Charles County Public Schools Drill Competition held Feb. 22. Teams of JROTC students from five of the seven county high schools competed at the event held at Thomas Stone High School.
The event features eight categories of performance: unarmed inspection, first-year color guard, regulation color guard, first-year unarmed regulation, unarmed regulation, armed regulation, unarmed exhibition and armed exhibition.
The Lackey...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Jeff Walker, Assistant Superintendent of Supporting Services, 301-475-4256, ext. 7
Ms. Jill Morris, President, Education Association of St. Mary’s County, 240-309-4196
LEONARDTOWN, MD – On February 20, 2020, tentative four-year agreements were reached between the Board of Education’s negotiating team and the Education Association of St. Mary’s County (EASMC) for certificated employees and education support staff...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) graduation rates rose 1.1 percent this year, with more than 94 percent of the class of 2019 graduating on time, according to Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) data.
CCPS four-year cohort graduation rates increased from 93.47 to 94.6 percent, and all seven high schools graduated students at a rate of 90 percent or more. The state graduation rate is 86.86 percent. CCPS has the fourth highest graduation rate in Maryland.
The percentage of...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting its History, Industry, Technology and Science (HITS) Expo Saturday, March 7 at St. Charles High School in Waldorf. Hours for the Expo part of the event have been updated to 1 to 4 p.m. with the awards ceremony set for 5 p.m. The event was originally advertised as 1 to 5 p.m. for the showcase and 5:30 p.m. for the awards ceremony.
The Expo is a showcase of student work in history and science, as well as hands-on learning opportunities for...