Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is looking for nominees for its annual Outstanding Non-certificated Staff award. The award honors exemplary employees for their commitment to providing an exceptional learning environment for students.

Each year, CCPS selects an overall award recipient for its Outstanding Non-certificated Staff award from nominations across the school system. Building service, food service, instructional support, secretary, maintenance, operations, information technology and central office support staff. Nominations may be submitted by school system employees, students and parents (employees may not nominate themselves).

Criteria for nominees includes at least three completed years of experience as a full-time non-certificated staff member with CCPS and have not been previously selected for the award within the past five years.

Nominated staff must meet the following criteria:

• Resourceful in seeking and completing job duties.
• Seeks new knowledge and skills; knows and understands all aspects of the assigned job.
• Utilizes technology where appropriate.
• Fosters cooperative relationships with students, colleagues, and the community.
• Demonstrates outstanding leadership.

Nomination materials must be submitted electronically. Materials should include a nomination cover including the contact person and committee members, overview of career summary, a description of contributions in each of the nomination criteria areas, and a maximum of 15 current statements of support.

Building service, food service, instructional support, and secretary nominations are to include a minimum of five or a maximum of eight statements of support, which must include one from the school principal/supervisor, and a minimum of four or a maximum of seven from co-workers, students, parents, and/or the community.

Maintenance, operations, information technology and central office support staff (including Annex I and II) nominations are to include a minimum of five or a maximum of eight statements of support, which must include one from a division supervisor, one from the immediate supervisor, and either a minimum of three or a maximum of six from other department supervisors/principals or co-workers/other staff.

For more details about the nomination process, click here. Deadline for submission of nominations is 2 p.m., April 10. Materials should be sent by email to Charvonne Hill at cehill@ccboe.com. Call 301-934-7392 or 301-934-7237 with questions. 

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 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).