Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School

08/31/2026

Please join us for our Open House on Wednesday and Thursday!

08/18/2026

Schools have planned orientation events for families. Most of the events take place in August, prior to the first day of school. Parents with questions about a specific listed activity should call their child's school for more information. Open house events occur after the start of the school year. For all dates and times visit https://www.ccboe.com/page/back-to-school.

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.

08/05/2026

CCPS has a back to school page on its website! Visit https://www.ccboe.com/page/back-to-school to read about when bus information and student schedules will be available, as well as learn when your child's orientation and open houses events are scheduled. To receive these updates through our new mobile app, visit the Apple or Google App store today and search for Charles County PS (MD).

07/22/2026

Families of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals can now fill out an application for the program for the 2026-2027 school year. Students who qualified for free and reduced-price meals last school year must have a new application by Oct. 6 to ensure there is no disruption to a student’s account. Fill out an online application at https://www.myschoolapps.com/Home/PickDistrict.

07/21/2026

School supply lists are available at https://www.ccboe.com/page/school-supply-lists. Not all schools have submitted a list as of Tuesday, July 21, but lists continue to roll in throughout summer. Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) uses the platform, TeacherLists.com, to post school supply lists. Questions about items on lists should be directed to schools.

07/21/2026

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is planning back-to-school events such as open houses and orientations. A list of all schools’ and centers’ events will be available at www.ccboe.com on Friday, July 24.

07/07/2026

Giant Food is celebrating its 90th anniversary and as part of the celebration, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is partnering with Giant in the 2026 Nourishing Our Youth Giant Food Round Up program. It is available at local Giant stores in Charles County July 10 until Aug. 6.

Upon check out, Giant customers can round up their purchase amount at the register to support CCPS’s food and meal programs. CCPS received over $9,000 in donations last year that was used to help support families that receive McKinney-Vento supports such as food outside of the school day. The McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act supports the education of children who are experiencing homelessness.

Giant Food offers the Round Up program annually to assist with raising funds to address childhood hunger throughout local public school systems. To learn more, visit https://giantfood.2givelocal.com/.

07/06/2026

Maryland SUN Bucks program is available this summer. The program, overseen by the Maryland Department of Human Services, helps families with school-age children who receive free or reduced-price meals buy groceries during summer break when school meals are not available.

Families that qualify for the Maryland SUN Bucks program will receive $40 for each eligible child in June, July and August to go toward grocery purchases.

Most students are automatically enrolled and do not need to apply. Program letters or a letter of eligibility has been mailed to families.

To learn more, call 800-332-6347 and select the Maryland SUN Bucks option from the recorded menu. Visit https://dhs.maryland.gov/sunbucks/ for more information and to enroll.

05/06/2026