Charles County Public Schools

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Charles County Public Schools
Address
5980 Radio Station Rd
La Plata
, Charles , Maryland , 20646
United States
Coordinates 38°32′53″N76°56′55″W / 38.54809°N 76.94848°W / 38.54809; -76.94848 (Montgomery County Public Schools)
District information
Type Public
GradesPre-K–12 (including Head Start)
EstablishedOctober 17, 1916;107 years ago (1916-10-17) [1]
SuperintendentDr. Maria V. Navarro
School boardCharles County Board of Education
Chair of the boardChairman:
Michael Lukas Vice-President:
Latina Wilson
Governing agency Maryland State Department of Education
Schools209 [2]
BudgetUS$408 million fiscal year 2022 [3]
NCES District ID 2400270 [4]
Students and staff
Students26,875 (2021–2022) [2]
Teachers2,091 (2021–2022) [2]
Staff3,755 (2021–2022) [2]
Student–teacher ratio12:1 (2021-22)
Other information
ScheduleM-F except county holidays
Website ccboe.com

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.

Contents

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. [5]

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. [6]

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. [7]

NameSeatTerm EndsLength of Service
Jennifer AbellAt-Large20224th Term; appointed in 2004, elected in 2006. [8]
Tajala Battle-LockhartAt-Large20221st Term [9]
Elizabeth BrownAt-Large20221st Term [9]
David HancockAt-Large20221st Term [9]
Michael Lukas*At-Large20223rd Term [10]
Virginia McGrawAt-Large20222nd Term [9]
Latina Wilson**At-Large20221st Term [9]
Treasure PerkinsStudent Member20241st Term [9]

* denotes Chairman of Board of Education.

** denotes Vice Chairman of Board of Education.

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. [11] 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. [12]

Student Members of the Charles County Board of Education [12]
NameSchoolTermNumberComments
Benjamin YoungNot Listed1994-951st
Tia Gripper [13] Westlake High School1995-962nd
Danny AlleyNot Listed1996-973rd
Desire Voinche [14] Not Listed1997-984th
Jasmine Hyejung Yoon [15] Westlake High School 1998-995th
Aaron Merki [16] McDonough High School 1999-006th
Avery Posey, Jr. [17] Lackey High School 2000-017th
Lindsey Adkisson [18] La Plata High School 2001-038th and 9thServed 2 terms. [19]
Smiti Nathan [20] Thomas Stone High School 2003-0410th
C. J. Caniglia Thomas Stone High School 2004-0511th
Brian Frazee Thomas Stone High School 2005-0612th
Andrew Van Woerkom Westlake High School 2006-0713th
Ashin Shah Thomas Stone High School 2007-0814th
Diane Berringer McDonough High School 2008-0915th
Kyle Grusholt McDonough High School 2009-1016th
Emmanuel Bakare Thomas Stone High School 2010-1117th
Taylor Brooks Westlake High School 2011-1218th
Azeezat Adeleke North Point High School 2012-1319th
Amit Patel McDonough High School 2013-1420th
Georgia Benson Westlake High School 2014-1521st
Pearson Benson Westlake High School 2015-1622ndBrother of Georgia Benson. [12]
Da'Juon Washington North Point High School 2016-1723rd
Drew CarterSt. Charles High School2017-1824th1st Student member from St. Charles High School.
Krisha Patel Westlake High School 2018-1925th
DeJuan Woods Thomas Stone High School 2019-2026th
Ian Herd La Plata High School 2020-2227th*1st voting Student member; served 2 terms.
Amira Abujuma North Point High School 2022-2328th
Treasure Perkins Thomas Stone High School 2023-2429th

* While Lindsey Adkisson's two terms were counted separately, Ian Herd's were counted together.

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  7. ↑ "Maryland SB749 | 2021 | Regular Session". LegiScan. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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  11. ↑ Sawchuk, Stephen (June 12, 2019). "Few Student Board Members Can Vote. Should That Change?". Education Week. ISSN   0277-4232 . Retrieved July 8, 2022.
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