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The Board of Education of Charles County honored outstanding Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff members at its May 12 meeting. Recognized were Diane Bicknell of the F.B...

The Board of Education of Charles County at its May 12 meeting recognized Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students who have stood out to administrators in the areas of academ...

The Board of Education of Charles County is holding a 4:30 p.m. work session on Monday, May 18, in the boardroom at the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Jesse L. Starkey Admin...

Earlier this week, Superintendent of Schools Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D., along with Tammika Little, principal of St. Charles High School, held a school community meeting at St. Char...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) recently received a grant toward teacher recruitment and retention from the state’s Grow Your Own Educators Grant Program. The grant fundin...

Munachi Obinali, a La Plata High School junior and current Student Member of the Board of Education, has been elected to serve in the position for next school year. A total of 3,5...

The Board of Education’s next regular meeting is 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12. The Board will meet in person at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building. The Starkey Building is ...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is officially opening applications for the 2026–2027 Virtual Middle School Program. Designed for families with students entering Grades 6–8, t...

Food Lion rolled out the thanks to teachers of J.C. Parks Elementary School earlier this week to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. Teachers and staff of Parks were one of si...

The Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative — SMECO — recently honored outstanding teachers in the subjects of science, math, career and technical education (CTE) and STEM, which i...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students recently competed and placed at the 53rd annual Maryland SkillsUSA State Championship held April 17 and 18 in Westminster. Twent...

The Board of Education of Charles County at its April 27 work session approved a modification to the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) 2026-2027 school calendar. The Board appr...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) and the Board of Education of Charles County seek input on the 2027-2028 school calendar. The Board typically approves the calendar two years ...

April 30, 2026 Dear CCPS parents, students, staff and community members, Additional gun incidents in schools this week lead me to once again reach out to our Charles County Pub...

Eight Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students were recently named 2026 Carson Scholars. The Carson Scholars program recognizes students for high achievement, humanitarian qu...

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) today announces the appointment of a new elementary school principal, effective July 1. Kayla Hawkins, assistant principal at J.P. Ryon E...

Kate Kozicki-Miller, a longtime English teacher at La Plata High School, received a welcome surprise this week as she was named the 2026 Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) nomin...

The Board of Education of Charles County is looking for county residents to serve on its Ethics Panel. The panel is appointed by the Board every four years. Ethics panel member...

Marissa Ackerman has always worked to bring people together. As a teacher, as a mom, as a Community School coordinator. Her dedication to the coordinator role led to her being na...

Nicole Hawkins, principal of Arthur Middleton Elementary School, was named the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) Principal of the Year for 2026. She is also the CCPS nominee fo...