The Board of Education at its Oct. 13 meeting honored five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff members for their commitment to the school system and student success. Each month, the Board honors staff members chosen by their school principals who demonstrate a commitment to teaching and learning.
Safety guidelines currently in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 have altered the in-person format of Board meetings. Recognitions for October are pre-taped with principals offering...
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The Board of Education of Charles County at its Oct. 13 meeting honored five Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students. Each school principal annually selects one student for Board recognition. Students are honored for accomplishments in one of three focal areas: academic achievement, career readiness or personal responsibility.
The school closures in March 2020 caused CCPS to postpone student and staff recognitions during Board meetings until this month. Safety guidelines currently in...
Today, the Board of Education voted 5-2 to enter Phase 2 of its reopening plan, which includes special populations of students to return to school starting Nov. 9. There are 3,218 students whose parents have indicated to Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) that their children will return to in-person learning in Phase 2. CCPS identified 7,256 students eligible to return in Phase 2, and provided parents a choice for in-person or virtual learning for their children.
As part of the motion...
CSM CSM Nursing Student Aniyah Gabriel Calls Educational Systems Federal Credit Union’s Community College Scholarship ‘Life Changing’
College of Southern Maryland nursing student Aniyah Gabriel, of White Plains, has been awarded an Educational Systems Federal Credit Union (FCU) 2020 Community College Scholarship. Gabriel’s $3,000 scholarship is provided by the Support Education Foundation, which was established in 2017 by Educational Systems FCU to help the credit union fulfill its core purpose of serving the education community.
“For us, it’s an honor to support education by helping students and educators continue to...
Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) high school principals conducted a 2021 graduation planning survey between Sept. 17-23 asking the Class of 2021, their parents and school staff to weigh in on ceremony options in the spring. The majority of the 2,805 respondents indicated, if health conditions permit, they would prefer a traditional over a virtual ceremony with an in-person option for the Class of 2021.
The survey asked what graduation ceremony format respondents preferred and the number...
Thomas Stone High School was named a 2019 School of Excellence by the American College Application Campaign (ACAC) through the ACT Center for Equity in Learning.
The ACAC strives to increase the number of first-generation college students and students from low-income families pursuing a college degree and other higher education opportunities.
The campaign selects School of Excellence award recipients based on student success, being an exemplary model for a state’s application campaign...
SMCM Assistant Professor of French George MacLeod Published in Research in African Literatures Academic Journal
Assistant Professor of French George MacLeod Published in Research in African Literatures Academic Journal Michael Bruckler October 08, 2020 - 2:47 pm
October 08, 2020
Research in African Literatures, a peer-reviewed academic journal, has published an article by Assistant Professor of French George MacLeod, titled “Jacqueline Kalimunda’s Interactive Love Stories: Transmedia Documentary in Present-Day Rwanda.” The article is part of a special journal issue entitled “African Audiences...
SMCM St. Mary’s College Theater, Film and Media Studies presents “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms,” Directed by Mark A. Rhoda
St. Mary’s College Theater, Film and Media Studies presents “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms,” Directed by Mark A. Rhoda Michael Bruckler October 08, 2020 - 12:44 pm
October 08, 2020
Beginning on October 16, streaming on Vimeo: A three-episode, serialized performance of Qui Nguyen’s “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms,” directed by Visiting Associate Professor of Theater, Film and Media Studies Mark A. Rhoda, designed by Leah Mazur and David Smith, performed by an ensemble of 16 St...
Marrick Properties recently donated a weld test bender that will give College of Southern Maryland (CSM) welding students an opportunity to evaluate the strength and integrity of their welds. The $1,316 piece of equipment is used by inspectors to bend weld specimens and provides immediate feedback to students as they perfect their skills. The equipment also allows instructors and students to see if there are weak points in welds.
The equipment was purchased through a donation from the...
CSM CSM Chief of Staff Larisa Pfeiffer is Elected to Association of Community College Trustees to Represent Northeast Region
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) announces that Chief of Staff Larisa Pfeiffer has been elected the Northeast Region Representative and Member-at-large for the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) Professional Board Staff Network (PBSN). In this capacity, Pfeiffer will provide leadership, facilitate communication and develop programs for the annual ACCT Congress.
ACCT is a non-profit educational organization of governing boards, representing more than 6,500 elected and...
St. Mary's Co. St. Mary's County Public Schools to Celebrate National School Lunch Week - October 12-16, 2020 - "Now Playing: School Lunch" highlights #NSLW2020
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 – October 7, 2020 -To recognize the National School Lunch Program, serving nearly 30 million children each day, St. Mary’s County Public Schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week from October 12-16, 2020. The theme, “Now Playing School Lunch,” kicks off National School Lunch Week (NSLW). This special week of...
Professor José R. Ballesteros Named Director of Equity Programming in New IDE(A)2 Division Michael Bruckler October 07, 2020 - 8:49 am
October 07, 2020
St. Mary’s College Professor of Spanish José R. Ballesteros has been named director of equity programming in the recently reimagined Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity now to be known as the Division of Inclusive Diversity, Equity, Access and Accountability (IDE(A)2.
In this new role, Ballesteros will see that the College lives up...
The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building in La Plata. To maintain social distancing and safety guidelines currently in place, there is no public access to the Starkey building for this meeting. The meeting will stream live on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) website, www.ccboe.com and air on Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon Fios Channel 12. CCPS will rebroadcast the meeting...
The Education Association of Charles County (EACC) and Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) are collaborating to host a virtual town hall for employees from 4 to 6 p.m. this Wednesday, Oct. 7, through Zoom.
The town hall is open to all CCPS staff members and will focus on health and safety as CCPS prepares to move into Phase 2 of the school system’s reopening plan. Staff from the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building will provide a short presentation about health and safety and then...
Dr. J. Scott Smith, Superintendent of Schools, 301-475-5511, ext. 32178
LEONARDTOWN, MD – The St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ Ethics Panel will hold a meeting on Thursday, October 8, 2020, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at 23160 Moakley Street, Leonardtown, Maryland 20650. Mask will be required, and social distancing will be enforced. For more information, call 301-475-5511, ext. 32178.
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St. Mary’s County Health Department
St. Mary’s County Public Schools
St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office
St. Mary’s County Library
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
LEONARDTOWN, MD (October 6, 2020) – The St. Mary’s County Equity Task Force, in partnership with St. Mary’s County Library and St. Mary’s College of Maryland, announces the Reading for St. Mary’s Heroes initiative. Reading for St. Mary’s Heroes honors the service of frontline and essential workers of the COVID-19...
SMCM Professor of Music Silberschlag to Present Recital and Master Class for International Trumpet Conference
Professor of Music Silberschlag to Present Recital and Master Class for International Trumpet Conference Michael Bruckler October 05, 2020 - 11:46 am
October 05, 2020
St. Mary’s College Professor of Music Jeffrey Silberschlag has been invited to present a recital and master class during the international trumpet conference, The Brazilian Association of Trumpeters (ABT), November 3-8, in Brazil. The conference’s theme is “Integrating Knowledge with the Spirit of Cooperation and...
Professor Pam Mertz Elected as Chair of the ASBMB Student Chapters Steering Committee Pamela Mertz October 05, 2020 - 10:33 am
October 05, 2020
Pamela Mertz, professor of biochemistry, was elected to a three-year term as chair of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Student Chapters Steering Committee; a subcommittee of the ASBMB Educational and Professional Development Committee. ASBMB Student Chapters is a national community of undergraduate students and...
CSM CSM Inducts 13 Nursing Students into Alpha Omega Honor Society; Calls Upon Them to Address Equity Problems in Health Care System
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) inducted 13 nursing students into Alpha Omega, CSM’s chapter of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society on Sept. 30. It was a virtual celebration that not only highlighted the students’ perseverance in their pursuit of academic excellence, but also put them on notice.
To be inducted into CSM’s Alpha Omega Chapter, nursing students must first become provisional members in their third semester of the program...
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, October 7, 2020, with executive session beginning at 8:00 a.m., followed by an open meeting at 9:00 a.m. Mask will be required, and social distancing will be enforced. The public may also watch the meeting live via www.smcps.org/streaming.
For more details, please call (301) 475-5511, ext. 32177.