The Charles County Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee (SECAC) annual Teacher and Staff Appreciation Awards ceremony is set for May 15.
The SECAC advises and assists the Maryland State Department of Education’s (MSDE) Division of Early Intervention and Special Education Services special education and related services with assuring that children with disabilities, ages 3 through 21, and their families have access to appropriate education and related services.
The annual awards celebrate the commitment of Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) staff members who work with students with special needs. Parents and guardians can nominate CCPS staff members for an award to recognize outstanding work and kindness. Any staff member — teachers, building service workers, bus drivers, counselors, cafeteria staff, secretaries, principals, assistant principals, librarians and others — who have made a difference in the life of a student with special needs is eligible for recognition. The nomination application for a staff member in English is available at www.ccboe.com. The nomination form in Spanish is also linked at the school system’s website.
The SECAC has nominations for a Buddy Award given to students who have shown extreme kindness to a student with special needs. The nomination form in English for the Buddy Award can be found here. The Spanish version of the nomination form is available here.
The deadline to submit a nomination Wednesday, April 24.
To attend the ceremony, RSVP by Monday, May 13, to charlescountysecac@gmail.com. The ceremony is 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, at Dr. Samuel A. Mudd Elementary School at 820 Stone Avenue in Waldorf.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,765 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.
The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.
CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).