The Board of Education is hosting a virtual middle school redistricting hearing at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 7, through Zoom. Parents, staff and community members interested in providing feedback about the middle school redistricting process are encouraged to attend.
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SMCM Professor of English Jeffrey Coleman Published in Book on Black Intellectual Thought of the Twentieth Century
Professor of English Jeffrey Coleman Published in Book on Black Intellectual Thought of the Twentieth Century Jeffrey Coleman August 29, 2021 - 10:58 pm
August 29, 2021
Jeffrey Lamar Coleman, professor of English, published "Singing Is Swinging: The Soul Force of Twentieth Century Black Protest Music" in "The Black Intellectual Tradition: African American Thought in the Twentieth Century" (University of Illinois Press, 2021). The book presents essays on the diverse thought behind the fight...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will welcome more than 27,000 students to school on Monday, Aug. 30. This includes students who were accepted to attend the virtual learning program recently offered to kindergarten through Grade 8 students.
On Aug. 26, CCPS notified families who applied for their child to participate in the program of their application status. Email notifications were sent to the primary email on file in the CCPS student information system. Parents who applied but did...
SMCM Assistant Professor Andrew Cognard-Black Published in Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council
Assistant Professor Andrew Cognard-Black Published in Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council Michael Bruckler August 27, 2021 - 2:21 pm
August 27, 2021
Andrew Cognard-Black, Pandion halieatus Professor of Sociology, is the lead author of a research article in the new issue of the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council. Published in collaboration with Art Spisak, director emeritus of honors at the University of Iowa and past president of the National Collegiate Honors...
Alumna Awarded Research Grant from Phi Chi Honor Society Angela Draheim August 26, 2021 - 5:04 pm
August 26, 2021
India Oates '21 was awarded a $509 Mamie Phipps Clark Research Grant from Psi Chi over the summer of 2021. The award "highlights research projects by Psi Chi students and faculty advisors focusing on diverse populations and issues." Her project, "Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals’ Dehumanizing Beliefs and Experiences" was originally conceived and developed...
Charles Co. CCPS partnering with new COVID-19 preventative screening provider, contractor service provided by state health department
Starting Aug. 30, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will partner with the Maryland Department of Health contracted vendor, 20/20 GeneSystems, to provide all preventative COVID-19 screenings. This includes the high school athletic screening program. Testing will begin at all high schools the week of Aug. 30. Voluntary testing at elementary and middle schools will be added by the week of Sept. 7.
All parents who want their child to participate in the program (including student athletes)...
SMCM Associate Professor Neiles and Professor Arnett’s Article Published and Selected for ACS Editor’s Choice
Associate Professor Neiles and Professor Arnett’s Article Published and Selected for ACS Editor’s Choice Michael Bruckler August 26, 2021 - 12:09 pm
August 26, 2021
An article authored by Associate Professor and Chair Kelly Y. Neiles (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Professor Katy Arnett (Department of Educational Studies) has been published in the Journal of Chemical Education and selected to be part of the American Chemistry Society’s Editor’s Choice Program. As part of the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 26, 2021
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 – Superintendent of Schools, Dr. J. Scott Smith, announces the administrative appointments made by the Board of Education at its meeting of August 25, 2021.
The Board appointed Ms. Katie Kortokrax as Academic Dean II, 12 month, at George Washington Carver Elementary School...
Charles Co. CCPS launches bus portal for specialized route details, also includes regular bus information
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) now offers families a second option to look up transportation information for students. Click here to access the new portal . Parents can use either the new portal or School Locator to search for their child’s transportation details.
The new portal requires users to enter their child’s six-digit student identification number and birth date to access transportation details. Parents can find their child’s student identification number in ParentVue, under...
The Board of Education on Aug. 10 appointed a fifth member to its ethics panel. Janice Wilson of Waldorf joins the Board’s ethics panel to serve a term of one year. Her term expires June 30, 2022.
The Board opened its search for an additional member earlier this year to fill a vacancy on the current panel. Wilson joins current ethics panel members Adrienne Morgan Davis, Yonelle Moore Lee, Jessie Morris and William Olmsted. The term for each panel member expires June 30, 2022.
Wilson...
SMCM St. Mary’s College’s Center for the Study of Democracy Presents Constitution Day Lecturer Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) – Sept. 17
St. Mary’s College’s Center for the Study of Democracy Presents Constitution Day Lecturer Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) – Sept. 17 Michael Bruckler August 23, 2021 - 4:11 pm
August 23, 2021
On Friday, September 17 at 3 p.m. in the Auerbach Auditorium of St. Mary’s Hall on the St. Mary’s College of Maryland campus, the Center for the Study of Democracy presents Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) as the speaker for the Judge William O.E. Sterling Constitution Day Lecture.
Raskin’s talk is...
SMCM Moody’s Raises Credit Ratings Outlook of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Upgrades from A2 (negative) to A2 (stable)
Moody’s Raises Credit Ratings Outlook of St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Upgrades from A2 (negative) to A2 (stable) Michael Bruckler August 23, 2021 - 4:23 pm
August 23, 2021
Moody’s Investors Service, a leading global provider of credit ratings, research, and risk analysis, has raised the outlook on St. Mary’s College of Maryland to stable, with an A2 rating.
According to a Moody’s press release announcing the credit rating, the College’s “management credibility was a key driver of the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, August 23, 2021
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, August 25, 2021, with an executive session beginning at 5:00 p.m., followed by an open meeting at 6:00 p.m. Masks are required, and social distancing will be enforced. Due to space limitations, individuals who wish to sign up for public comment may do so at the main entrance door...
Professor Williams Published in European Journal of Training and Development Angela Draheim August 20, 2021 - 11:54 am
August 20, 2021
Professor of Psychology Libby Nutt Williams, in collaboration with colleagues from James Madison University, the George Washington University, and Deakin University in Australia, published an article in the European Journal of Training and Development entitled "The Development and Practice of Authentic Leadership: A Cultural Lens." The purpose of this...
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Initiates Land Acknowledgment and Pledge Michael Bruckler August 19, 2021 - 11:47 am
August 19, 2021
St. Mary’s College of Maryland recently launched an initiative to acknowledge the land on which the College sits and its historic links to Indigenous Peoples and their territories.
According to Argelia González Hurtado, assistant professor of Spanish, there was a shared desire from several members of the St. Mary’s College community to honor historical...
SMCM's Zeta of Maryland Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Receives Recognition at Triennial Council Angela Draheim August 18, 2021 - 11:56 am
August 18, 2021
Academic Program Coordinator and Departmental Web Specialist for Psychology Angela Draheim virtually attended the 46th Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Triennial Council Meeting on August 3-6, 2021. During the council’s meeting of chapter delegates, St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Zeta of Maryland Chapter of PBK was recognized by the National Office of...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students officially begin the 2021-2022 school year on Monday, Aug. 30. Students will attend school in-person for five days of instruction. This applies to all students except those enrolled in the high school Virtual Academy.
CCPS will offer a limited virtual option for students entering kindergarten through Grade 8 this school year. The option is limited to 50 students per grade level across the school system. Parents must apply for consideration for...
SMCM Professors Adler and Patterson to Participate in TEDxGreatMills Free Virtual Event September 18, 2021 with Professor Emeritus Glaser and Alumna Moore
Professors Adler and Patterson to Participate in TEDxGreatMills Free Virtual Event September 18, 2021 with Professor Emeritus Glaser and Alumna Moore ’19 Michael Bruckler August 17, 2021 - 4:19 pm
August 17, 2021
Professors of Physics Charles Adler and Professor of Art Carrie Patterson will present individually during the TEDxGreatMills free virtual event entitled EMERGE! on September 18, 2021, along with Professor Emeritus of English Michael Glaser and SMCM Alumna Rie Moore ’19. Nine...
SMCM St. Mary’s College Alumni Rustin Pare and Mira Willson Present at Conference/ Pare Wins Best Undergraduate Presentation Award
St. Mary’s College Alumni Rustin Pare and Mira Willson Present at Conference/ Pare Wins Best Undergraduate Presentation Award Michael Bruckler August 17, 2021 - 10:13 am
August 17, 2021
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Alumni Rustin Pare ’21 and Mira Willson ’21 presented during the joint annual meeting of the American Ornithological Society and Society of Canadian Ornithologists, August 9-13, with Pare winning the Best Undergraduate Presentation Award. Both presentations were based on the...
Charles Co. CCPS expands limited virtual instruction to students in kindergarten through Grade 8, families must apply by Aug. 24 for consideration
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Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will offer a limited virtual option for students entering kindergarten through Grade 8 this school year. The option is limited to 50 students per grade level across the school system. Parents must apply for consideration for their child. Students who meet the program criteria will be placed into a lottery system for acceptance into the 50 spaces per grade level.
CCPS will have a waitlist...