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Charles County Public Schools The Board of Education of Charles County establishes educational and fiscal policy, provides overall direction and governs Charles County Public Schools.

Board members serve four-year terms. A non-voting student member serves a one-year term. Board members are Chairperson Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq.; Vice Chairperson Nicole M. Kreamer; Dottery Butler-Washington; David Hancock; Nicole M. Kreamer; Letonya Smalls, Ed.D.; Jamila Smith; Brenda Thomas; and Samichie Thomas. The Student Member of the Board is Munachi Obinali. The Board generally meets the second Tuesday of most months during the school year at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building located at 5980 Radio Station Road in La Plata. Tuesday meetings begin with executive session at or around 12 p.m. The public portion of the meeting begins at 1 p.m. Recognition begins at 4:30 p.m. and Public Forum is at 6 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Work sessions and special meetings are scheduled throughout the year, as needed. Board meeting agendas and times are subject to change. Community members are invited to participate in Board meetings by speaking at Public forum. Registration for Public forum begins 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting and speakers have three minutes to address the Board about educational issues. Public forums are generally held at 6 p.m. at both the monthly meetings and work sessions. The purpose of Public forum is for the Board to receive information for review and consideration. Speakers should not expect an immediate response or verbal exchange with Board members. All Board of Education meetings are televised live on the school system’s educational television stations, Comcast Channel 96 and Verizon FiOS Channel 12, and are streamed live on the school system website, www.ccboe.com. Meetings are also added to the Charles County Public Schools CCPSTV web page the day after they are televised. Check the website for up-to-date information and agendas for Board meetings.

10/23/2026

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) showed up in shades of orange for Unity Day on Wednesday, Oct. 21. The day is set aside to give awareness toward anti-bullying during National Bullying Prevention Month. Schools held spirit weeks and learned more about the effects of bullying and the importance of showing kindness to one another.

More photos and videos from CCPS schools and centers can be found on CCPS’ Instagram and pages.

National School Bus Safety Week is October 19-23. Thank you to our bus drivers and attendants for working to keep Charle...
10/23/2026

National School Bus Safety Week is October 19-23. Thank you to our bus drivers and attendants for working to keep Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students safe to and from school every day.

Congratulations to Board of Education of Charles County Member Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq., for her recent recognition by th...
10/23/2026

Congratulations to Board of Education of Charles County Member Yonelle Moore Lee, Esq., for her recent recognition by the Maryland Association of Boards of Education (MABE) as the 2026 recipient of the Distinguished School Board Service Award.

The award honors Board members who have made outstanding contributions to public education through school board service in Maryland. MABE honored Moore Lee at its annual conference.

To read more about Moore Lee and her service on the Board of Education, and to CCPS students and staff, visit https://www.ccboe.com/article/3135894.

Starts tonight! 🎭 Grab your tickets online at https://bit.ly/4dPR8ca.
10/22/2026

Starts tonight! 🎭 Grab your tickets online at https://bit.ly/4dPR8ca.

Join the women of Chinquapin Parish Oct. 22 to 24 when La Plata High School stages “Steel Magnolias.” Based on the women writer Robert Harding was raised by and around, the shows are 6:30 p.m. each night with tickets $10 for adults and $5 for students.

Desktop users can scan the QR code to purchase tickets. To purchase tickets online visit https://bit.ly/4dPR8ca.

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting a series of informational sessions for CCPS staff who are looking to bec...
10/22/2026

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is hosting a series of informational sessions for CCPS staff who are looking to become teachers or advance their careers with CCPS. There are two in-person sessions and one virtual.

The Grow Your Own session originally scheduled for Oct. 22 has been rescheduled to Oct. 30.

To register and for more information about each session visit
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/AxNzQARmLm.

Unity day at ELC, Early Learning Center, Waldorf! 🧡
10/21/2026

Unity day at ELC, Early Learning Center, Waldorf! 🧡

Unity day at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd ES! 🟠🤩
10/21/2026

Unity day at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd ES! 🟠🤩

Core word boards are showing up on the playgrounds of CCPS elementary schools.Similar boards have been used by Charles C...
10/21/2026

Core word boards are showing up on the playgrounds of CCPS elementary schools.

Similar boards have been used by Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) special education staff and adaptive technology teams for years. The low-tech tool is used by speech-language pathologists, educators, parents and caregivers to communicate with those who are non- or minimally verbal. However, the benefit of the board expands to almost all students.

October is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month. In CCPS, assistive technology aids students who receive special education services who may need an auditory trainer, a magnifier, closed-circuit television and other tools like laptops, digital communicators and adaptive switches with lights, vibration and music.

“Every student has something to say,” Kerry Carter, SOAR teacher with CCPS, said. “And it is our responsibility to ensure they have a way to say it."

To read the full story visit https://www.ccboe.com/article/3198012.

I spy an alumna! 🔎Nadia Phillips, Class of 2020 graduate, recently visited her alma mater, North Point High School, to g...
10/21/2026

I spy an alumna! 🔎

Nadia Phillips, Class of 2020 graduate, recently visited her alma mater, North Point High School, to give a cooking demonstration and to speak to the students in the Culinary Arts Career and Technical Education (CTE) program.

Phillips is a contestant on Season 25 of Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen and she shared her experience and taught students how to make pasta inspired by a challenge from the show! !

Check out the Berry Elementary School Jaguars in shades of orange for Unity Day!
10/21/2026

Check out the Berry Elementary School Jaguars in shades of orange for Unity Day!

Berry is rocking orange for

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5980 Radio Station Road
La Plata, MD
20646

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Wednesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
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