The Board of Education of Charles County today supported Superintendent of Schools Maria Navarro’s decision to increase the cost-of-living adjustment, also known as COLA, for contracted bus drivers and attendants. Superintendent Navarro presented the information to the Board members this afternoon, who expressed unanimous support of her decision to increase the COLA for contracted drivers and attendants from 2% to 5%.
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The Board of Education of Charles County is hosting a virtual meeting at 4 p.m. today, Friday, Aug. 18, through Zoom.
The Board expects that the meeting will be closed to the public as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act, Sections 3-305 and 3-103 of the General Provisions Article.
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Two Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students took home medals from the National NAACP ACTO-SO competition held earlier this summer in Boston. ACT-SO — the NAACP’s Afro-Academic, Culture, Technological and Scientific Olympics — is an achievement program open to high school students of African American descent who are in Grades 9 to 12.
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Professor Mertz Publishes in ASBMB Today Pamela Mertz August 17, 2023 - 9:04 am
August 17, 2023
Pamela Mertz, professor of biochemistry, and Kristin Procko, associate professor of instruction at the University of Texas at Austin, published an article in the August 2023 issue of ASBMB Today, “Ten Years in the Making: How a community of teachers developed a visual literacy repository.” The article describes the process of developing a public repository of assessments for molecular...
Adrian Westney, a former St. Charles High School student, recently received his Maryland High School Diploma after meeting the MD high school graduation requirements in summer school. Every high school graduate has a story and his was one of determination, grit and resilience.
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Associate Professor Ikizler Co-Authors Book Chapter Angela Draheim August 14, 2023 - 10:14 am
August 14, 2023
Associate Professor of Psychology Ayse Ikizler '07 was recently published in "Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Arab Americans: Culture, Development, and Health 2nd ed. Edition" (Springer, 2023), edited by Sylvia Nassar, Kristine Ajrouch, Flora Dallo and Julie Hakim-Larson. Germin H. Awad, Ayse Ikizler and Amir H. Maghsoodi's chapter, titled "Stress and Health Among Arab/MENA...
Velasco Completes Summer Institute at Georgetown University Lee Capristo August 15, 2023 - 3:42 pm
August 15, 2023
Nadia Velasco ’25 participated in the Political Science Predoctoral Summer Institute hosted by Georgetown University on June 12-16, 2023. The competitive program offers training for students considering a PhD in political science or closely related field. Participating students meet with other undergraduate students with similar interests and interact with faculty and graduate...
Assistant Professor Tobiansky published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews Daniel Tobiansky August 14, 2023 - 8:49 am
August 14, 2023
Daniel Tobiansky (assistant professor of neurobiology) and colleagues recently published an article titled, "Neurosteroids and the mesocorticolimbic system" in the high-impact journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.
The paper reviews the most recent and cutting-edge research on how steroid hormones like estrogens or testosterone are quickly made...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) recently celebrated an additional group of high school graduates from the 2022-2023 School Year in a graduation ceremony for summer school students held at St. Charles High School. A total of 80 students received their Maryland High School Diploma during the ceremony.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) officially kicks off the 2023-2024 school year on Monday, Aug. 28 for students in kindergarten through Grade 12. Keep reading to learn need-to-know information and about what’s new this school year including an updated student dress code and a school bus-tracking app.
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Ruiz Lopez Completes Summer Neuroscience Internship at Princeton University Lee Capristo August 08, 2023 - 5:01 pm
August 08, 2023
Brayan Ruiz Lopez ’24 completed a nine-week neuroscience internship program at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University this summer. “It was a fantastic experience,” he said. “I got the opportunity to engage in cutting-edge research and connect with like-minded individuals from all across the country.”
The program is part of The Leadership...
Charles Co. Whitfield-Coffen joins Charles County Public Schools as an executive director of schools
The Board of Education at its meeting today, Aug. 8, approved the staff appointment of Jaime Whitfield-Coffen as a Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) executive director of schools.
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With the start of the 2023-2024 school year, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is implementing a USDA federal grant program called Community Eligibility Provision, also known as CEP, at 12 qualifying schools this year. Students who attend these schools are eligible for a free healthy breakfast and lunch for the entire school year, effective Monday, Aug. 28.
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Several Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students will receive free breakfast this school year as part of funding provided by the Maryland Meals for Achievement program.
The program, known as MMFA, is offered through the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and provides funding that supplements federal reimbursements CCPS receives from the USDA School Breakfast Program. The MMFA program provides students with access to a healthy breakfast daily at school.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is launching the Where’s The Bus platform for the 2023-2024 school year. Where’s The Bus uses GPS technology installed on school buses that allows parents/guardians to monitor their child’s school bus in real time.
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The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is seeking 10 volunteers to serve on its Career and Technical Education (CTE) steering committee. CTE programs provide high school students with opportunities to explore different career pathways while in high school.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has released orientation and meet and greet schedules for the 2023-2024 school year. Listed below are orientation dates and times, and other activities for schools. Specific questions about orientation events should be directed to individual schools.
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Gantz Co-Facilitates COPLAC Leadership Circle Lee Capristo July 31, 2023 - 10:04 am
July 31, 2023
Vice President for Academic Affairs Katie Gantz served as a senior co-facilitator at the 2023 Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC) Beard Leadership Circle at Sonoma State University in California. Now in its third year, the Beard Leadership Circle focuses on building professional skills and leadership strategies for directors, project coordinators and other mid-level higher...