The Board of Education of Charles County is meeting at 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, to vote on the appointment of Dr. Maria Navarro as the next Superintendent of Schools.
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will stream the meeting live on the school system website, ccboe.com, and air on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon Fios Channel 12.
Prior to the public meeting at 5 p.m., Board members plan to meet in executive session at 4:45 p.m. The Board is meeting at the Jesse L. Starkey...
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So. Md Education News
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The Board of Education of Charles County is holding an executive session on Wednesday, June 15, at 4 p.m. at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building in La Plata. Executive sessions are closed to the public as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act, Sections 3-305 and 3-103 of the General Provisions Article.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging...
The Board of Education of Charles County is holding an executive session on Thursday, June 10, at noon at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. Executive sessions are closed to the public as permitted by the Maryland Open Meetings Act, Sections 3-305 and 3-103 of the General Provisions Article.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is providing a parent/guardian support clinic to families this summer. Starting June 21, parents of children enrolled in CCPS can make an appointment for a one-hour consultation to discuss the social, emotional and behavioral needs of their child.
Consultations will be virtual with a CCPS school psychologist, school counselor, and/or a pupil personnel worker. In-person meetings will be offered on a limited basis.
Appointments will be scheduled between...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting a virtual summer math boot camp for students entering sixth grade this fall. The boot camp is only for students registered for 6A math for the 2021-2022 school year.
The camp will run July 12 through July 23, Monday through Friday, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Students enrolled in the camp will learn about content and skills, and gain knowledge to help them be successful in sixth-grade math.
The registration form is available here. Space is available...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) annually honors outstanding support services personnel in the areas of information technology, central office support, instructional assistant, food service, maintenance, secretary and building services. The awards program was established to recognize the roles support personnel have in maintaining the effective and efficient operations of the school system.
Honorees for 2021 include Juan Gilmer, a computer analyst at Berry Elementary School and...
Erin Kaple is in her second term as a vice principal at Westlake High School. As the vice principal who oversees instruction, Kaple is well known among her team as a professional who does her best each day to support students. She is well respected in the school community for her kind and caring demeanor. For her passion about education and support of students, staff and families, Kaple was named the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) 2021 Vice Principal of the Year.
Kaple is a standout...
Today in a graduation ceremony filled with blue skies and sunshine, a total of 441 North Point High School seniors celebrated the accomplishments of the Eagle Class of 2021. The North Point graduating class earned a record number of scholarship offers totaling more than $46 million.
North Point’s graduation was the last of seven Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) outdoor high school graduation events held at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf.
Principal Daniel Kaple used the classic...
The Class of 2021 from Maurice J. McDonough High School celebrated the closing of their high school career today during their official graduation ceremony. Held at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, a total of 242 graduates crossed the stage and began their future as high school graduates.
The outdoor ceremony may have started out under gray skies, but the stars of the ceremony were the graduates, who proudly marched on to the field in gowns representing the McDonough Ram purple pride...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff is monitoring the weather for all graduation ceremonies, including the forecast for Thursday, June 3, 2021. If staff feel it is safe for CCPS to host outdoor graduation ceremonies at Regency Furniture Stadium, ceremonies will move forward as scheduled. Seniors from Maurice J. McDonough High School are set to graduate tomorrow in a 9 a.m. ceremony, followed by seniors from North Point High School in a 1 p.m. ceremony. Rain, unless accompanied by...
La Plata High School celebrated its Class of 2021 today in a traditional ceremony held outdoors at Regency Furniture Stadium. A total of 285 graduates crossed the stage to begin their next journey in life.
“Class of 2021, you started this year where the Class of 2020 left off — in the middle of the worst pandemic the world has ever seen, “ Principal Douglass Dolan said. “I am proud at how well you learned to pivot. For so long you have taken change and subsequent disappointments in stride...
The Thomas Stone High School Class of 2021 on June 2 celebrated its accomplishments and triumphs in the culmination of their senior year. The graduation class experienced a senior year unlike any other graduating class before.
In an outdoor graduation ceremony held at Regency Furniture Stadium, 248 members of the Cougar Class of 2021 celebrated the end of their high school career. And crossed the stage to start the next chapter of their lives.
Donned in robes of blue and gold, the...
The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 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. The meeting will stream live on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) website, www.ccboe.com. CCPS also will post the meeting on CCPSTV under the Board meeting menu at ccboe.com.
Public forum for this meeting will be held in a hybrid format of both in-person and...
The 238 members of Henry E. Lackey High School’s Class of 2021 celebrated their graduation today, June 1, at Regency Furniture Stadium.
Lackey’s ceremony is the third Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) graduation held at the stadium. In gowns of blue and white, graduates filed into the stadium, scanning the crowd to look for families and friends as they made their way to their seats.
The class has much to celebrate. In addition to participating in a traditional in-person ceremony –...
The Westlake High School Class of 2021 celebrated their accomplishments today during their graduation ceremony held at Regency Furniture Stadium. Under clear blue skies, a total of 257 seniors took to the stadium field to receive their diplomas.
Westlake’s ceremony is the second Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) graduation planned for the stadium. Dressed in orange and teal robes, some graduates exuded excitement while crossing the stage while others shed tears as they said goodbye to...
Superintendent Kimberly Hill today announced the appointment of three new school principals, six vice principal appointments and six vice principal transfers. Schools affected by principal changes are Dr. Thomas L. Higdon Elementary School, Piccowaxen Middle School and Maurice J. McDonough High School. The Superintendent did not recommend any principal transfers for the upcoming school year.
New principal appointments are:
Shannon Finnegan, vice principal at Higdon, will move to the...
Seven members of the Class of 1969, or their representatives, will receive their original high school diplomas and the Board of Education will recognize 15 other former students whose distribution of diplomas was disrupted following a civil rights protest at La Plata High School.
The Board of Education of Charles County on June 10 will celebrate the members of the Class of 1969 who were instrumental in changing the way La Plata High School selected its Majorettes and Warriorettes. The...
St. Charles High School seniors were honored today in the first Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) graduation ceremony. Held at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, the ceremony was the first of seven planned for the next week in a new outdoor format. A total of 296 Spartan seniors crossed a stage set up on the stadium field and received their diplomas today.
“This past year, as we all know, has been one like no other. Then it hit me, what I need you to hear – that your experience – more...
Charles Co. CCPS celebrates the Class of 2021 in outdoor ceremonies, graduates offered $157 million in scholarships
The Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Class of 2021 will be honored this week during outdoor graduation ceremonies set for May 28 and June 1-3 at Regency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf. The Class of 2021 is the first graduating class to participate in outdoor graduation ceremonies at the stadium. In prior years, seniors graduated in ceremonies planned for the Convocation Center at North Point High School. Due to COVID-19 health and safety guidelines, CCPS was excited to offer an outdoor...
La Plata High School junior Ian Herd has spent the 2020-21 school year advocating for students. As the current Student Member of the Charles County Board of Education, Herd has weighed in on Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) programs and policies for the past year. He is passionate about government and politics, but most importantly ensuring the voices of students are heard.
Herd was recently voted by his peers to serve in the role again for the 2021-2022 school year. He is the first...