St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees Approves New Policies, Budget Revisions Chuck Steenburgh October 14, 2024 - 1:56 pm
October 14, 2024
The St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) Board of Trustees met on Oct. 11 and 12, working through an ambitious agenda. The Board approved items including revisions to the Faculty Bylaws and Title IX policy, a new Freedom of Expression policy, the 2024 Performance Accountability Report, revision of the FY25 operating budget and reconciliation...
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) highlighted Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 6-12, 2024. Students, staff and volunteers from local fire departments anticipate the arrival of the week every year.
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Department of Community Engagement and Equity hosted a Lunch and Learn Series event on Monday, Oct. 7. The afternoon consisted of Spanish-inspired food supplied by the CTE Express food truck ran by students in the culinary arts career and technical education (CTE) program at North Point High School and a panel-style discussion led by community members and CCPS staff.
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The Board of Education of Charles County is hosting a virtual Town Hall on Monday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m. through Zoom. The topic of the Town Hall is school climate.
Superintendent of Schools Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D., and CCPS staff will provide an overview presentation about school climate, with the remaining time reserved for questions, answers and comments from Board members, staff and virtual attendees. The Town Hall will livestream on the CCPS website at www.ccboe.com.
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The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15. 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 rolling out a new community project tied to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs – the CTE Express food truck.
Staffed by CCPS students in food service based CTE programs, the truck will be at upcoming events featuring students preparing and serving food items. The truck will make its debut on Monday, Oct. 7, as part of the CCPS Lunch and Learn staff event for Hispanic Heritage Month at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building in La...
Assistant Professor Carthan Performs at Lincoln Center Chuck Steenburgh October 04, 2024 - 10:41 am
October 04, 2024
Assistant Professor of Music Ellington Carthan made his debut at New York's Lincoln Center on Wednesday, October 2. Carthan performed as part of the Josanne Francis Septet at Dizzy's Club.
Francis will be the guest artist when Carthan leads the SMCM Jazz Ensemble on Friday, Nov. 15 in the Dodge Performing Arts Center.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Announces New Office of Community Outreach and Engagement Chuck Steenburgh October 03, 2024 - 3:50 pm
October 03, 2024
Connecting the Southern Maryland community with St. Mary’s College of Maryland is the mission of the College’s new Office of Community Outreach and Engagement. The office will serve as a hub for collaboration and community partnerships, and will work to advance the College’s commitment to civic engagement and public service.
“Community...
Southern Maryland Folklife Center Receives Funding Gretchen Phillips October 03, 2024 - 2:30 pm
October 03, 2024
The Southern Maryland Folklife Center, located at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, was recently awarded $82,500 by the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC) which will support the center as it continues to expand its programming.
The Folklife Center is dedicated to support activities that identify, document, or present the living cultural traditions of Maryland’s diverse...
Effective Jan. 2, 2025, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will implement an approved moratorium for two specific address blocks in the current Arthur Middleton Elementary School zone. Superintendent of Schools Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D., approved the moratorium last week to help alleviate overcrowding at Middleton.
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Learning Commons Named for Dallas P. Dean '60 Chuck Steenburgh September 27, 2024 - 8:43 am
September 27, 2024
St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) named its award-winning Learning Commons, dedicated in September 2022, in honor of Dallas Plugge Dean, SMCM Class of 1960, in a ceremony celebrated on campus Friday, Sept. 27.
Dean, who died on August 28, 2024, was a 1960 graduate of the St. Mary’s Seminary Junior College (now SMCM), earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from American...
Charles Co. CCPS hosting Oct. 8 virtual i-Ready parent meeting, data reports now available on student portal
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting a virtual Zoom meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, for parents to learn about i-Ready assessments and reports. CCPS administered i-Ready diagnostic assessments in both reading and mathematics to students this month.
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Professor Emerita Merideth Taylor Publishes Book Lee Capristo September 25, 2024 - 5:02 pm
September 25, 2024
Professor Emerita Merideth Taylor has authored a new book, "Making a Way Out of No Way: Lives of Labor, Love, and Resistance" (New Village Press, 2024). The book's publicist describes the novel as a "richly imagined, illustrated narrative of 150 years of life in slavery on tobacco plantations in Southern Maryland." The publicist adds that "the photographs and stories in this book...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is offering an extended-day credit opportunity to students in Grades 9-12 who attend Henry E. Lackey, La Plata, Maurice J. McDonough, Thomas Stone and Westlake high schools. Students can earn high school graduation requirements outside of the regular school day by completing an extended-day course for original credit. The extended-day credit program offers students with two semester options to take a course.
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Professor Julia King and Alumnus Scott Strickland '08 Receive Robert F. Heizer Article Award Julia King September 22, 2024 - 9:41 pm
September 22, 2024
Julia A. King, George B. and Willma Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts; Scott Strickland '08 and Rappahannock Tribe Chief G. Anne Richardson have received the 2024 Robert F. Heizer Article Award from the American Society for Ethnohistory for their article, "Rappahannock Oral Tradition, John Smith’s Map of Virginia, and Political...
Four Charles County judges recently traded in the courtroom for the classroom when they brought the Reading & Robes program to J.P. Ryon Elementary School.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high school students can learn more about a NAACP-sponsored program during an upcoming orientation and kick-off event.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is helping to prepare students for the Maryland Seal of Biliteracy Program by hosting upcoming student and parent/guardian information sessions, one held in September, October and November.
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