La Plata High School is holding a parent meeting 7 p.m. April 16 at the school to address concerns relating to students bringing guns to school in recent months. The meeting will be streamed live on www.ccboe.com. Spring break is April 19 to 23. The last day of school for students is June 12 and June 13 for teachers. 

Registration for the Title I three-year-old program begins Monday, April 15 at county Title I elementary schools. Interested parents must schedule an appointment at their child’s zoned elementary school to complete the application process for the 2019-20 school year. Applications will be accepted by appointment only. The program is located at C. Paul Barnhart, Dr. Gustavus Brown, Indian Head, Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy, J.P. Ryon, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd and Eva Turner elementary schools. The program serves Title I elementary schools and students must reside within Title I school zones to be eligible.

To enter prekindergarten for the 2019-20 school year, a child must be four years old by September 1, 2019. Admission is based on criteria and guidelines set by the Maryland State Department of Education and is not guaranteed.  Placement in prekindergarten in based on student need in three categories. Click here for qualifying information for the three categories. 

To be eligible for kindergarten for the 2019-20 school year, a child must be five years old by September 1, 2019. Early admission to kindergarten is only open to children whose fifth birthday falls between Sep. 2 and Oct. 15, 2019, and reside in Charles County.  Click here for the early entrance to kindergarten information.

New this school year is an online application for prekindergarten and online registration for kindergarten for the 2019-20 school year. Online registration for both current and new CCPS families’ opens Monday, April 15 at 8 a.m. CCPS requires several documents to register a child for school.  Click here for a list of required documents.  The online registration process allows users the option to upload the documents or bring the documents to the school.  If the option to bring the documents to school is selected, do not submit the registration but simply log out and the registration is automatically saved. After the documents are uploaded at the school, the user can submit the registration.  Parents should contact their child’s zoned elementary school to request information on how to register in person at school. Click here to find your zoned school through school locator.  Once the registration is submitted, a school staff member will review all online registrations for required information.

Parents new to CCPS must first create a ParentVUE account to register online using a valid email address.

The system will not accept new accounts until April 15.  New users must first click More Options located underneath the word Login, then select Create a New Account.  Click the link below to create an account and start the registration process. The Create a New Account option is only available when you use the registration link provided below.

New Student Online Registration Instructions 

Parents with students already enrolled in CCPS can complete the registration for another child using an active ParentVUE account.
On April 15, an Online Registration tab will be available in the upper right-hand corner of all active ParentVUE accounts. The Online Registration tab is not available on the ParentVUE mobile app, you must use a web browser to log in to your account to register. The link below, after you log in, will open directly to Online Registration.

New Student Online Registration Instructions 

Click to watch an online registration tutorial