The Board of Education of Charles County’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14. The Board will meet in person at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Administration building. The Starkey Building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata.

Public forum for this meeting will be held in a hybrid format of both in-person and virtual speakers. Registration is required for any speaker who wants to provide comments virtually. Virtual speakers must register by 4 p.m., Monday, April 13. Click here to register for virtual public forum. Late virtual registrations will not be accepted.

Any public forum speaker interested in providing comments to the Board in person should register on Tuesday, April 14, by 6 p.m. A sign-up sheet for in-person speakers will be located outside of the boardroom. Public forum speakers must adhere to the rules outlined on the CCPS website.

The following is a tentative meeting agenda and subject to change.

Executive session – 11 a.m.

Call to order – 1 p.m.

• Pledge of Allegiance.

Superintendent’s update

Reports of officers/boards/committees

• Education Association of Charles County (EACC) update.
• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) update.
• FY2027 budget increase and intercategory budget transfer.
• Elementary retention policy report.
• Mid-year strategic plan update.
• Phoenix International School of the Arts (PISOTA) transportation presentation.

Recognition – 4 p.m.

• Resolutions
  • Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
  • Jewish American Heritage Month.
  • Mental Health Awareness Month.
  • National Physical Education and Sport Week.
  • Teacher Appreciation Week.
  • Administrative Professionals Week.
  • Child and Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week.
  • Military Spouses Appreciation Day.
  • National Water Safety Month.
• Students.
• Staff.

Public forum – 6 p.m.

• Virtual speakers must register by 4 p.m., Monday, April 13.
• In-person speakers must register by 6 p.m., April 14.

Reports of officers/boards/committees

• Legislative update.

Unfinished business

New business and future agenda items

• New business.
• Future agenda items.

Reports of officers/boards/committees

• Correspondence/Board members’ updates.

Action items

• Minutes.
• Personnel.
• FY2027 budget increase and intercategory budget transfer.
• PISOTA transportation amendment.

Adjournment

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Dr. Mike Blanchard, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event. 

CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).