Charles County Public Schools Explained

Charles County Public Schools
Address:5980 Radio Station Rd
Zipcode:20646
Country:USA
Grades:Pre-K–12 (including Head Start)
Established:[1]
Superintendent:Dr. Maria V. Navarro
School Board:Charles County Board of Education
Chair Of The Board:Chairman:
Michael Lukas

Vice-President:
Latina Wilson

Schools:209[2]
Budget: fiscal year 2022[3]
Students: (2021–2022)
Teachers: (2021–2022)
Staff: (2021–2022)
Ratio:12:1 (2021-22)
Schedule:M-F except county holidays
Website:

The Charles County school system (CCPS) is a public school system run by the publicly-elected Charles County Board of Education and is funded by Charles County, Maryland through taxpayer money allocated by the Charles County Board of Commissioners.

Located south of Washington, D.C., in Charles County, Maryland, CCPS is one of the fastest growing school systems in Maryland. The mission of CCPS is to provide an opportunity for all school-aged children to receive an academically challenging, quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares for life, in an environment that is safe and conducive to learning.[4]

Board of education

An eight-member elected board of education serves the educational needs and interests of Charles County. The board is made up of 7 at-large members and 1 student member. The board establishes educational and fiscal policy, provides overall direction and governs Charles County Public Schools. Board members serve four-year terms. The Student Board member serves a one-year term. The next election is in November 2022.[5]

Following legislation passed in the 2021 Maryland General Assembly Regular Session, the board of education will consist of 10 members following the 2022 Maryland gubernatorial election. The school board will have 1 at-large member, 2 members from each commissioner district (8 total), and 1 voting student member. The student member gained a vote in all matters except capital and operating budgets, personnel decisions, and a few other minor exclusions. The legislation also restricted board members to serving no more than 3 consecutive terms.[6]

!Name!Seat!Term Ends!Length of Service
Jennifer AbellAt-Large20224th Term; appointed in 2004, elected in 2006.[7]
Tajala Battle-LockhartAt-Large20221st Term[8]
Elizabeth BrownAt-Large20221st Term
David HancockAt-Large20221st Term
Michael Lukas*At-Large20223rd Term[9]
Virginia McGrawAt-Large20222nd Term
Latina Wilson**At-Large20221st Term
Treasure PerkinsStudent Member20241st Term

Student Member of the Board

The Charles County Board of Education is one of few Boards of Education in the nation to have a voting Student Board member.[10] The Student Member of the board has a vote on all matters except capital and operating budgets, personnel decisions, and a few other minor exclusions.[11]

Student Members of the Charles County Board of Education!Name!School!Term!Number!Comments
Benjamin YoungNot Listed1994-951st
Tia Gripper[12] Westlake High School1995-962nd
Danny AlleyNot Listed1996-973rd
Desire Voinche[13] Not Listed1997-984th
Jasmine Hyejung Yoon[14] Westlake High School1998-995th
Aaron Merki[15] McDonough High School1999-006th
Avery Posey, Jr.[16] Lackey High School2000-017th
Lindsey Adkisson[17] La Plata High School2001-038th and 9thServed 2 terms.[18]
Smiti Nathan[19] Thomas Stone High School2003-0410th
C. J. CanigliaThomas Stone High School2004-0511th
Brian FrazeeThomas Stone High School2005-0612th
Andrew Van WoerkomWestlake High School2006-0713th
Ashin ShahThomas Stone High School2007-0814th
Diane BerringerMcDonough High School2008-0915th
Kyle GrusholtMcDonough High School2009-1016th
Emmanuel BakareThomas Stone High School2010-1117th
Taylor BrooksWestlake High School2011-1218th
Azeezat AdelekeNorth Point High School2012-1319th
Amit PatelMcDonough High School2013-1420th
Georgia BensonWestlake High School2014-1521st
Pearson BensonWestlake High School2015-1622ndBrother of Georgia Benson.
Da'Juon WashingtonNorth Point High School2016-1723rd
Drew CarterSt. Charles High School2017-1824th1st Student member from St. Charles High School.
Krisha PatelWestlake High School2018-1925th
DeJuan WoodsThomas Stone High School2019-2026th
Ian HerdLa Plata High School2020-2227th*1st voting Student member; served 2 terms.
Amira AbujumaNorth Point High School2022-2328th
Treasure PerkinsThomas Stone High School2023-2429th
Sam VirkNorth Point High School2024-2530th
* While Lindsey Adkisson's two terms were counted separately, Ian Herd's were counted together.

Schools

High schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Other

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Releases . Charles County Public Schools Press . 2016-02-17 . Board celebrates 100 days of school, 100 years of service . 2022-07-09 . Charles County Public Schools . en-US.
  2. Web site: Public Info / Media - Charles County Public Schools . 2022-07-09 . www.ccboe.com . en-US.
  3. Web site: About us — Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, MD. MontgomerySchoolsMD.org. en-US. December 22, 2018.
  4. http://www2.ccboe.com/aboutus/fastfacts.cfm 'Charles County Board of Education'
  5. Web site: Board of Education - Charles County Public Schools . 2022-07-08 . www.ccboe.com . en-US.
  6. Web site: Maryland SB749 2021 Regular Session . 2022-07-08 . LegiScan . en.
  7. Web site: Election Profiles - Jennifer S. Abell - Charles County Board of Education (washingtonpost.com) . 2022-07-08 . www.washingtonpost.com.
  8. Web site: Member Profiles - Charles County Public Schools . 2022-07-08 . www.ccboe.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: Michael Lukas . 2022-07-08 . Ballotpedia . en.
  10. News: Sawchuk . Stephen . 2019-06-12 . Few Student Board Members Can Vote. Should That Change? . en . Education Week . 2022-07-08 . 0277-4232.
  11. Web site: BoardDocs® Pro . 2022-07-08 . go.boarddocs.com.
  12. Web site: Gripper . Tia . 2022 . LinkedIn . 2022-07-08 . LinkedIn.
  13. Web site: http://ccboe.com/ccasc.html . 2022-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/19971222030358/http://ccboe.com/ccasc.html . 1997-12-22 .
  14. Web site: http://ccboe.com:80/board.direct.html . 2022-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/19990501103331/http://ccboe.com:80/board.direct.html . 1999-05-01 .
  15. Web site: 2000-08-30 . Charles County Public Schools - Info . 2022-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000830145917/http://www.ccboe.com:80/board.direct.html . 2000-08-30 .
  16. Web site: 2001-02-04 . Charles County Public Schools - Info . 2022-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20010204003800/http://ccboe.com:80/board.direct.html . 2001-02-04 .
  17. Web site: 2003-04-09 . Charles County Public Schools - Info . 2022-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030409163827/http://www.ccboe.com/board.direct.html . 2003-04-09 .
  18. Web site: 2002-04-08 . Charles County Public Schools - Info . 2022-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20020408152108/http://ccboe.com:80/board.direct.html . 2002-04-08 .
  19. Web site: 2004-06-05 . CCPS - Board of Education - Profiles . 2022-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040605082809/http://www.ccboe.com/site/boardofed/boardprofiles.htm . 2004-06-05 .
  20. Web site: Centers . Charles County Public Schools . 21 January 2024.