Charles County Public Schools

Charles County Public Schools The Board of Education of Charles County establishes educational and fiscal policy, provides overall direction and governs Charles County Public Schools.

Board members serve four-year terms. A non-voting student member serves a one-year term. Board members are Chairperson Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq.; Vice Chairperson Nicole M. Kreamer; Dottery Butler-Washington; David Hancock; Nicole M. Kreamer; Letonya Smalls, Ed.D.; Jamila Smith; Brenda Thomas; and Samichie Thomas. The Student Member of the Board is Munachi Obinali. The Board generally meets the seco

nd Tuesday of most months during the school year at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata. Tuesday meetings begin with executive session at or around 12 p.m. The public portion of the meeting begins at 1 p.m. Recognition begins at 4:30 p.m. and Public Forum is at 6 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Work sessions and special meetings are scheduled throughout the year, as needed. Board meeting agendas and times are subject to change. Community members are invited to participate in Board meetings by speaking at Public forum. Registration for Public forum begins 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting and speakers have three minutes to address the Board about educational issues. Public forums are generally held at 6 p.m. at both the monthly meetings and work sessions. The purpose of Public forum is for the Board to receive information for review and consideration. Speakers should not expect an immediate response or verbal exchange with Board members. All Board of Education meetings are televised live on the school system’s educational television stations, Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOS Channel 12, and are streamed live on the school system website, www.ccboe.com. Meetings are also added to the Charles County Public Schools CCPSTV web page the day after they are televised. Check the website for up-to-date information and agendas for Board meetings.

The Dr. Chinnadurai Devadason School Based Health Center is open, with services available for Charles County Public Scho...
08/13/2026

The Dr. Chinnadurai Devadason School Based Health Center is open, with services available for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students. The center is located on the Indian Head Elementary School campus, but all CCPS students are eligible to receive services.

For more information about the clinic, please visit the website at https://charlescountyhealth.org/school-based-health-clinic/ or call 301-944-1087.

Students entering sixth grade at Mattawoman Middle School on Aug. 24 got a sneak peek of the school Aug. 12 during a six...
08/12/2026

Students entering sixth grade at Mattawoman Middle School on Aug. 24 got a sneak peek of the school Aug. 12 during a sixth-grade boot camp.

The school routinely holds the activity each summer to give soon-to-be sixth graders a chance to familiarize themselves with routines and what to expect as middle school students.

The boot camp enlisted the help of teachers and incoming seventh- and eighth-grade students to show the younger kids the ropes. Teachers went over how to decipher a middle school schedule, including the difference between A days and B days, and what codes like S1 and S2 mean (they mean Semester 1 and Semester 2).

Students were briefed on study skills and tips, tried to crack the code of opening a locker secured with a combination lock and toured the school with the help of a scavenger hunt that sent them off in search of “This place may make your day, especially if you like to play,” and “Find me if you DARE. I’m a great resource here …” Staff led a presentation on the importance of self-advocacy, went over expectations for students and introduced the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) program at Mattawoman.

The first day of school for Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students in kindergarten through Grade 12 is Monday, Aug. 24. Find back-to-school information at www.ccboe.com.

08/12/2026

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) partnered with the Piscataway Conoy Tribe, Towson University, St. Mary's College, and Digging Deeper, Inc., to host an Indigenous Archaeology Summer program. Twenty middle- and high-school students participated in this opportunity last month where students learned Piscataway history and culture from tribal leaders and received hands-on archaeology training on an active Indigenous site in Charles County.

To watch the video highlights of the program on YouTube visit https://www.youtube.com/.

CCPS is hosting a bus hotline prior to the start of school on Aug. 20-21. This information will also be posted to School...
08/11/2026

CCPS is hosting a bus hotline prior to the start of school on Aug. 20-21. This information will also be posted to School Locator. CCPS will update the platforms as bus route information is added and finalized. CCPS will begin to load bus information into ParentVue/StudentVue the week of Aug. 17. The hotline number is 301-932-6655 and hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information visit https://www.ccboe.com/page/back-to-school.

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) recently celebrated over 25 students who completed the requirements for a Maryland ...
08/11/2026

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) recently celebrated over 25 students who completed the requirements for a Maryland high school diploma in summer school. The students, along with their friends, family and staff from their respective high schools, gathered July 31, at Thomas Stone High School for a summer commencement ceremony. To read the full story visit https://www.ccboe.com/article/3068178.

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has a new mobile app that features push notification alerts, translated content bas...
08/11/2026

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has a new mobile app that features push notification alerts, translated content based on the user’s preferred language and access to the new two-way parent communication tool called Rooms (launching the week of Aug. 17).

The app features CCPS news, events and the ability to see the overall CCPS calendar, as well as school/center calendars. The app is available in the Apple/Google app stores. Search for Charles County PS (MD). For more information visit https://www.ccboe.com/page/mobile-app.

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) recently rolled out a new design for www.ccboe.com, and school/center webpages. The...
08/10/2026

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) recently rolled out a new design for www.ccboe.com, and school/center webpages. The new design includes an updated menu system and navigation. On the home page of www.ccboe.com, the main menu is in the upper right-hand corner. The same menu structure appears for all school/center webpages. To watch a quick overview video of how to navigate the new layout, visit the CCPS YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/.

School supply lists for elementary and middle schools are posted to the CCPS website at School Supply Lists. High school...
08/10/2026

School supply lists for elementary and middle schools are posted to the CCPS website at School Supply Lists. High schools do not have supply lists, as students will receive information about any required materials during the first week of school. Questions about specific school lists should be directed to the specific school.

There are no changes to the bookbag/backpack rule for students for the 2026-2027 school year. For more information, see ...
08/10/2026

There are no changes to the bookbag/backpack rule for students for the 2026-2027 school year. For more information, see the Student Personal Property section on Page 15 of the Code of Student Conduct or on the back-to-school page at https://www.ccboe.com/page/back-to-school.

The annual Ronald G. Cunningham Leadership Institute held Aug. 4-6 for school administrators introduced the vision for t...
08/10/2026

The annual Ronald G. Cunningham Leadership Institute held Aug. 4-6 for school administrators introduced the vision for the 2026-2027 school year. With the theme The Blueprint: Clarity to Impact, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff focused on implementation plans for the upcoming school year to bring rigorous content and a growth mindset to schools. New administrators to CCPS were introduced, Superintendent of Schools Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D., shared the state of the school system in a presentation and attendees participated in team building activities throughout the week.

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