Press Releases

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is rolling out a new community project tied to Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs – the CTE Express food truck.

Staffed by CCPS students in food service based CTE programs, the truck will be at upcoming events featuring students preparing and serving food items. The truck will make its debut on Monday, Oct. 7, as part of the CCPS Lunch and Learn staff event for Hispanic Heritage Month at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building in La Plata.

Effective Jan. 2, 2025, Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will implement an approved moratorium for two specific address blocks in the current Arthur Middleton Elementary School zone. Superintendent of Schools Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D., approved the moratorium last week to help alleviate overcrowding at Middleton.

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting a virtual Zoom meeting at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, for parents to learn about i-Ready assessments and reports. CCPS administered i-Ready diagnostic assessments in both reading and mathematics to students this month. 

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is offering an extended-day credit opportunity to students in Grades 9-12 who attend Henry E. Lackey, La Plata, Maurice J. McDonough, Thomas Stone and Westlake high schools. Students can earn high school graduation requirements outside of the regular school day by completing an extended-day course for original credit. The extended-day credit program offers students with two semester options to take a course.