The Board of Education at its Dec. 13 meeting honored four Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students. School principals annually select one student and staff member for Board recognition. Students are honored for accomplishments in the areas of academic achievement, career readiness and personal responsibility.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) monitors weather reports for threats of inclement weather that may affect the operating schedule of the school system. Staff collaborate with other local and state agencies to monitor reports and conditions. If weather conditions pose a potential hazard, school officials may delay the opening of schools or close schools for the day. Such decisions are usually made by 5 a.m. When possible, decisions are made the preceding evening.
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Maurice J. McDonough High School returned to the It’s Academic winner’s circle Nov. 30 at the end of the regional competition. This is the second consecutive year the Rams have taken first place in the local competition. The on-stage team was made up of Julie Perriello, a sophomore and team captain, and seniors Jean Hughes and Skylar Belisle. The team scored 280 points to secure the top spot.
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SMCM Associate Professor Mirabile CoLeads Panel on How to Write Antiracist Recommendation Letters for Global Series
Associate Professor Mirabile CoLeads Panel on How to Write Antiracist Recommendation Letters for Global Series Angela Draheim December 12, 2022 - 11:50 am
December 12, 2022
On Nov 30, 2022, Associate Professor of Psychology Scott Mirabile and colleagues led a panel discussion entitled "How to Write Antiracist Recommendation Letters," as part of Growing Up in Science, a global series of online conversations about the personal narratives of scientists.
Mirabile led a similar discussion at...
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Monday, December 12, 2022
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – The Board of Education of St. Mary’s County will be meeting on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, with an executive session beginning at 8:00 a.m., followed by an open meeting at 9:00 a.m. The public may also watch the meeting live via www.smcps.org/streaming.
For more details, please call (301) 475-5511, ext. 32177.
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is participating in the St. Mary’s City annual Maryland Day Celebration on Saturday, March 25. A fourth-grade student is selected through an essay contest to represent the school system and Charles County at the celebration. Students must submit an essay response to the prompt, “What makes Charles County a great place to live?”
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will celebrate the graduating high school Class of 2023 during seven ceremonies at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf. Set for May 30 through June 2, ceremonies will take place outdoors in partnership with Regency Furniture Stadium, Charles County Government and the Charles County Sheriff’s Office.
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SMCM Empowering Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive, Just and Accessible Systems for Teaching and Learning
Empowering Diverse, Equitable, Inclusive, Just and Accessible Systems for Teaching and Learning Leslie Mangold December 08, 2022 - 1:33 pm
December 08, 2022
St. Mary’s College of Maryland has been announced as a recipient of a grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) in the Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) program. The grant will support SMCM in reflecting upon and ultimately restructuring the way it facilitates, evaluates and rewards teaching and learning practices that center on...
Assoc. Prof. George MacLeod Publishes Article Lee Capristo December 08, 2022 - 9:20 am
December 08, 2022
Associate Professor of French George MacLeod has recently published an article entitled, “Race and Terrorism in French Cinema: Discourses of Whiteness and ‘Brown Threat’ in Nicolas Boukhrief’s Made in France” in the United Kingdom-based, peer-reviewed Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies.
In this article, MacLeod argues for the importance of analyzing Islamophobia as a form of...
Pianist Brian Ganz to Play First Full Piano Recital at New Dodge Performing Arts Center Gretchen Phillips December 07, 2022 - 4:36 pm
December 07, 2022
St. Mary's College of Maryland Musician-in-Residence Brian Ganz will perform his first complete piano recital in the main auditorium of the new Nancy R. and Norton T. Dodge Performing Arts Center on the college campus. On Sunday, December 11 at 7pm he will perform a program to include works of Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel and Chopin. The...
The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13. 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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The Board of Education of Charles County held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15. A complete meeting agenda is posted on BoardDocs here. Board meetings are streamed live at www.ccboe.com and archived on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/c/ccpsmd.
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Monday, December 5, 2022
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Maureen Montgomery, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32135
LEONARDTOWN, MD – On Thursday, December 8, 2022, there will be a Conscious Discipline Childcare Provider and Parent Workshop from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the St. Mary’s County Library, Leonardtown Branch, at 23630 Hayden Farm Lane in Leonardtown, Maryland 20650 (Meeting Room 1). Conscious...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) administrative offices are closed Friday, Dec. 23, through Tuesday, Dec. 27, and Monday, Jan. 2, in observance of New Year’s Day. Schools are closed Friday, Dec. 23, through Monday, Jan. 2, for winter break.
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) hosted its 2022 Middle School Archery Tournament on Nov. 18 at Milton M. Somers Middle School. Archers from five of the county’s seven public middle schools participated, divided by grade level into boy and girl teams. The top boy and girl archer by grade were recognized, as well as teams overall.
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The new Board of Education of Charles County will be sworn-in starting at 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 19 at St. Charles High School in Waldorf. The ceremony will take place in the school auditorium and is open to the public. The swearing-in also will be televised live on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) website, www.ccboe.com.
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Assistant Professor Howansky Published in Teaching of Psychology Journal Angela Draheim November 30, 2022 - 11:42 am
November 30, 2022
Assistant Professor of Psychology Kristina Howansky and colleagues recently published an article entitled, "Initial Evidence for Shifting Race Essentialism Beliefs in the Classroom" in the journal Teaching of Psychology.
In this work, the authors conclude that "after engaging in course-directed activities designed to teach that race does not reflect...
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Maureen Montgomery, Deputy Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, announces the administrative appointment made by the Board of Education at its meeting of November 30, 2022.
The Board appointed Mr. Patrick McCall as Procurement Coordinator, 12 month, in the Department of Fiscal...