Community Schools Coordinator Week is Sept. 14 to 20. Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has 14 Community Schools, a program that transforms a school into a place where educators, community members, families and students work together to strengthen conditions for student learning and health development, according to the Coalition for Community Schools.

CCPS works with the Maryland Center for Community Schools at Towson University, and since 2021 the program has grown with the adoption of the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. The program includes more than 600 Community Schools throughout the state.

CCPS has 14 Community Schools, including

• C. Paul Barnhart Elementary School.
• Dr. Gustavus Brown Elementary School.
• Indian Head Elementary School.
• Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary School.
• Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School.
• Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School.
• J.C. Parks Elementary School.
• J.P. Ryon Elementary School.
• Eva Turner Elementary School.
• William B. Wade Elementary School.
• John Hanson Middle School.
• Glymont Middle School.
• Benjamin Stoddert Middle School.
• Thomas Stone High School.

Each Community School has a coordinator who works as a liaison with parents and students, and community partners. Among the coordinator’s responsibilities are conducting a needs assessment, creating and implementing a strategic plan while fostering partnerships with community partners, and train and supervise volunteers.

To learn more about the Community School program and how to partner with schools, contact Bethany Goodwin at bgoodwin@ccboe.com or 301-934-7210.

Marissa Ackerman, Community School coordinator at Indian Head Elementary School, explains the role of a coordinator in a CCPS-produced video released earlier this year. To view the feature, click here.

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 28,162 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 39 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).