So. Md Education News

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) have partnered to provide a reunification site for CCPS students and staff in case of an emergency. CSM has agreed to allow CCPS to use its Physical Education Center (PE Building), parking lots and access roads on the La Plata Campus to house and operate a family reunification center during a crisis. Reunification is the process the school system would use to communicate with parents and to reunite them with...

Due to inclement weather, all Charles County public schools will dismiss two-hours early today, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. There will be no afternoon or evening activities and no afternoon prekindergarten program today. Morning prekindergarten students will remain at their schools until dismissal. The AlphaBEST program at county elementary schools will close at 4 p.m. today. [ This article originally appeared here ]

Last year, the Key Club at Henry E. Lackey High School only had two members. Although the two students made an impact, Principal Kathy Perriello knew there were others who liked to give back to the community but just did not know how to get involved. This year, participation in the Lackey Key Club has grown from two students to an active roster of more than 20 members. Perriello took over as club sponsor this year in an effort to recruit more members. “I wanted to grow its participation...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is participating in the St. Mary’s City annual Maryland Day Celebration on March 23. Each year, a fourth-grade student is selected through an essay contest to represent the school system and Charles County at the celebration. This year, students must submit a video essay response through Twitter in response to the prompt “Why is Charles County a great place to live?” Video submissions must be 140 seconds or less, and students may only submit one entry...

Due to an inclement weather forecast for this evening, all Charles County Public Schools afternoon and evening activities are canceled for today, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Visit the school system website, ccboe.com, call the 24-hour information line at 301-934-7410 or 301-932-6656, or follow us on Facebook and Twitter for inclement weather updates. [ This article originally appeared here ]

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has extended its 2019-20 application cycle to current freshmen for the CASE: Natural Resources Pathway Career and Technology Education (CTE) program. The program is Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) and begins at Maurice J. McDonough High School in the fall. Enrollment is limited to any current CCPS freshman not already enrolled in a CTE program. Enrollment opens on Feb. 11 and closes at 3 p.m. Feb. 28. Interested students can apply...

Online registration begins today for any Charles County Public Schools high school student interested in taking financial literacy for credit this spring. Financial literacy is a graduation requirement and students can take the course through the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center’s NOVEL evening school program. Online registration is new this year through the ParentVue system and ends Feb. 7. A $50 refundable deposit is required to complete enrollment and must be paid in person at the...

North Point High School has extended its 2019-20 enrollment for limited career, technology and education (CTE) programs to current Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) freshmen. The enrollment is limited to any current CCPS freshman not already enrolled in a CTE program. Enrollment opens on Feb. 11 and closes at 3 p.m. Feb. 28. Interested students can enroll online at https://www.ccboe.com/schools/northpoint/index.php/cte-programs. Enrollment is for the 2019-20 school year. The application...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) held a unique recognition ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 22 to honor a group of special teachers. Honored during the ceremony were nominees for the 2019 Washington Post Teacher of the Year and Charles County Teacher of the Year award programs. This is the first year in which a teacher was nominated from each Charles County public school and center. From among the nominees, CCPS chose five finalists to be eligible for either the Washington Post or Charles...

The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a work session 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 28 in the boardroom at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building in La Plata. The meeting will be aired live on Comcast Channel 96/Verizon FiOS Channel 12 and the school system website, ccboe.com. The agenda is subject to change and is as follows: Call to order – 6 p.m. Public hearing FY 2020 Superintendent’s proposed operating budget Work session FY 2020 Superintendent’s proposed operating...