St. Mary’s College of Maryland One of the Best Colleges in the State per Niche Michael Bruckler September 09, 2021 - 10:39 am
September 09, 2021
St. Mary’s College of Maryland is one of the Best Colleges in Maryland according to Niche.com. St. Mary’s College ranks #6 out of the top 10 ranked for Niche’s 2022 list.
Among other rankings, Niche also ranks St. Mary’s College:
#1 of 22 Best College Food in Maryland
#2 of 13 Best Small Colleges in Maryland
#4 of 23 Best Value Colleges in...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 9, 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 – Great Mills High School began an early dismissal today at 11:00 a.m. On Wednesday, September 8, St. Mary’s County Public Schools was notified of a potential problem with natural gas lines in the Chancellor’s Run Road area. Communications were immediately established...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) recently launched a new diagnostic program, i-Ready, for students. The program features adaptive assessments that build on student responses to provide teachers with data to best support their students.
Initial assessments started at schools last week, and include both reading and mathematics. The high school i-Ready assessment window closes Sept. 24, and the middle and elementary school windows close next month. Data from the initial i-Ready assessments...
Charles Co. CCPS moves to virtual open houses, cancels homecoming dances, and updates field trip guidance, volunteer processes and COVID testing protocol at schoo
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is adjusting schedules for several upcoming planned indoor events. The changes affect school open houses, high school homecoming dances, middle school dances, volunteer support in schools and planned field trips. The changes will decrease the amount of people gathering inside of school buildings.
Although students and staff are back in buildings for in-person learning, CCPS is limiting the number of outside visitors when possible to support safe learning...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, September 8, 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 – During the week of September 13 through September 17, 2021, St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS) in partnership with Motorola Solutions and Avigilon Corporation, will pilot a new physical security screening system at Great Mills High School. The system will be...
The annual Charles County College Fair is set for Monday, Sept. 13, at North Point High School in Waldorf. Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) juniors and seniors will attend the fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as part of a school field trip.
During their visit, students can meet with representatives from colleges and universities, including those from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), talk with recruiters who represent the U.S. Armed Forces and learn about opportunities...
The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 14. 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 is open to the public. However, the Board is limiting the number of in-person attendees to the first five arrivals in order to support social distancing in the boardroom. Visitors are required to wear a face mask and must check-in with staff at the main...
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, September 8, 2021, with an executive session beginning at 8:00 a.m., followed by an open meeting at 9:00 AM. Masks will be required. 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 looking for nominees for its annual Principal of the Year award. The award honors exemplary leaders for not only their leadership, but for their commitment to providing an exceptional learning environment for students. The principal chosen for the honor will also represent CCPS as the county finalist for The Washington Post Principal of the Year award.
Each year, The Post selects an overall award recipient for its Principal of the Year award from...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is accepting nominations for The Washington Post and Maryland Teacher of the Year awards programs. Nominated teachers will be considered as honorees in either one or the other awards program, which is a change for CCPS this year. Additionally, all schools and centers must submit one teacher nominee annually.
Nomination criteria include a minimum of five complete years of teaching and must be a full-time classroom teacher. Nominees must also commit to...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting an internet safety presentation on Sept. 9. The virtual event will start at 4 p.m. with Joseph Dugan, an internet safety specialist, covering ways parents can keep their children safe on the internet.
Dugan, a retired police officer with more than 35 years of experience, is an internet safety specialist with the Maryland State Police. In his last seven years as an officer, Dugan investigated crimes against children and internet crimes against...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is reopening the application for the high school Virtual Academy program. Students in Grades 9-12 can apply, starting 8 a.m., Friday, Sept. 3. The application closes 5 p.m. on Sept. 7. CCPS will accept 175 additional students into the program, and students must meet minimum criteria. Newly accepted Virtual Academy students can expect to start in the program the week of Sept. 13.
Application details
Click here to access the application in English...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, September 1, 2021
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
Dr. Jeff Walker, Assistant Superintendent of Supporting Services, 301-475-4256, ext. 7
LEONARDTOWN, MD – The St. Mary’s County School Health Council will meet from 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. on the following dates:
September 16, 2021
December 16, 2021
February 17, 2022
April 21, 2022
Meetings will be held in the Board of Education Meeting Room at 23160 Moakley Street...
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.
Meeting access is available by clicking here. Users must have an active Zoom account to access the hearing. Zoom will prompt meeting participants to use the sign-in with email feature using their Zoom account. The hearing will...
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...