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September 2012 Sunday Monday August 2012 S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Calendar Notes for August and September • Fall sports begin Aug. 11 • September is Library Card Sign-Up Month • Board meeting, Aug. 14, 11 a.m. • Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) • New Teacher Orientation, Aug. 13-15 • Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23 • First day of school for returning • International Literacy Day, Sept. 8 teachers, Aug. 21 • HSA = High School Assessments • First day of school for students, • Call the 24-hour information line, 301-934-7410, grades K-12, Aug. 27 for the latest calendar information. Labor Day Schools/offices closed First day of school for Prek students (category three) • Rosh Hashanah • Mock HSA Environmental Science, Elementary Algebra II & English III exams (Sept. 17-21) • Citizenship Day 4 First day of school for Three’s program, Prek students (categories one and two) Board meeting, 1 p.m. Public Forum, 6 p.m. Yom Kippur begins at sunset 11 18 25 Minority Achievement Committee meeting, 4:30 - 6 p.m. @ Starkey 5 12 Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee meeting, 6:30 - 8 p.m. @ Starkey New Staff Reception, 4 p.m. @ Middleton Hall 19 Charles County College Fair @ North Point 26 Two-hour early dismissal No Three’s program, PM Prek attends Yom Kippur October 2012 S M T W TH F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 6 13 20 Two-hour early dismissal No Three’s program, AM Prek attends Reading Partner Luncheon, 11 a.m. @ Starkey 27 7 14 Teacher in-service day Schools closed for students only Stone’s homecoming game 21 ACT First day of autumn 1 8 15 22 28 29 Stone’s homecoming dance
Board of Education 4 Roberta S. Wise Chairman Maura H. Cook Vice Chairman Jennifer S. Abell Member Patricia Bowie Member Board functions The seven-member Board of Education of Charles County establishes educational and fiscal policy, provides overall direction and governs Charles County Public Schools. Board members are elected at-large by registered voters. The next general election will be held November 2014. Board members serve four-year terms. A non-voting student member serves a one-year term. 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 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 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 any educational issue. Public Forums are held at 6 p.m. at both the monthly meetings and work sessions. Parents and members of the community are encouraged to report to the Board any concerns about the misuse of school resources by calling the school system’s confidential fraud hotline at 301-302-8305. Board meetings Tuesday meeting dates are as follows: Sept. 11, 2012; Oct. 9, 2012; Nov. 13, 2012; Dec. 11, 2012; Jan. 8, 2013; Feb. 12, 2013; March 12, 2013; April 9, 2013; May 14, 2013; June 11, 2013; Aug. 13, 2013; and Sept. 10, 2013. The Board of Education does not hold a meeting in July. Schedules are subject to change. 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 school system website’s On Demand page the day after they are televised. Visit www2. ccboe.com/publicinfo/channel96/vod/ to view the meetings. Check the website for up-to-date information and agendas for Board meetings. Michael K. Lukas Member Pamela A. Pedersen Member Donald M. Wade Member Azeezat Adeleke Student Member Board beliefs The Board of Education of Charles County believes ... ... parents/legal guardians, students, teachers, staff and administrators, Board members, state and local elected officials, and the community share in the success of each individual student and the school system as a whole and, therefore, strive to create and nurture a collaborative relationship among all stakeholders. ... all students deserve an equal opportunity for a quality education. ... intellectual growth occurs best: • through a comprehensive and challenging curriculum that incorporates scientifically proven pedagogical techniques. • when parents/legal guardians, teachers, and students work collaboratively as equal partners in education. ... a wide range of cocurricular and extracurricular activities affords students, families and employees additional opportunities for intellectual, social, physical and emotional growth. ... there is value in diversity, and every student is endowed with unique talents and entitled to mutual respect. ... the ability of Charles County Public Schools to fulfill its mission is dependent upon comprehensive long- and short-term planning, and appropriate and efficient managerial organization. ... a fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers exists and requires services rendered to be appropriately tempered by fiscal responsibility. Board agenda/meeting reports The meeting agendas are available on the Internet through BoardDocs and are sent to the media and posted on the school system website one week preceding each meeting. BoardDocs is a website developed specifically for school boards, local governments, and other private and public boards to provide transparent and up-to-date information for the Board and the public. The site allows users to distribute materials electronically and is available for the public to view. To access BoardDocs visit the school system website, www.ccboe.com. Click on the BoardDocs tab located at the bottom of the home page. Choose the public tab, located on the left side of the BoardDocs page. Call 301-934-7224 for more information.
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