The Board of Education of Charles County’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata.
Public forum will be held in a hybrid format of both in-person and virtual speakers. Preregistration is required for any speaker who wants to provide comments. Virtual speakers must register by Monday, May 12, at 4 p.m. 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, May 13, by 6 p.m. A sign-up sheet for in-person speakers will be located outside of the boardroom. All public forum speakers must adhere to the rules outlined on the school system 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.
Supporting students with disabilities update.
Community schools update.
English Language Development (ELD) curriculum report.
Blueprint for Maryland’s Future update.
Intercategory budget change request.
FY2025 budget report.
Recognition – 4 p.m.
2024-2025 Student liaisons to the Board.
Ruth Ann Hall Scholarship Awards.
The Washington Post Principal of the Year Award.
Resolutions:
Caribbean American Heritage Month.
Inclusion and Diversity Month.
Students.
Staff.
Public forum – 6 p.m.
Virtual speakers must register by 4 p.m. Monday, May 12.
In-person speakers must register by 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. All public forum speakers must adhere to the rules outlined at https://www.ccboe.com/about/board-of-education/meeting-agendas.
Unfinished business
Reports of officers/boards/committees
SY2026-2027 School Calendar report.
Correspondence/Board members’ updates.
New business and future agenda items
New business.
Future agenda items.
Action items
Minutes.
Personnel.
Intercategory budget change request.
Adjournment
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 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).