The Board of Education of Charles County is hosting a Town Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the St. Charles High School auditorium. The event is open to the public and will livestream on the Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) website at www.ccboe.com. Community members are encouraged to attend to ask questions or provide comments about any education-related topics.
The overall topic for this Town Hall is school meals. At the start of the Town Hall, CCPS staff will provide an overview on the topic, with the remainder of the event reserved for questions, answers and comments from attendees.
Questions, comments and/or other ideas shared should reference education-related topics. Attendees will be asked to limit their time to three minutes to provide adequate time for other attendees to participate. Attendees interested in speaking must register on site at the event. A sign-up sheet will be posted outside of the auditorium.
Depending on how many registrations the Board receives on site, sign-ups may close after 7:30 p.m. to allow as many speakers as possible with an opportunity to speak. Anyone who signs up to speak will receive an assigned number and be called to speak by that number.
The Board encourages community members to submit questions, comments and/or topics in advance. An electronic form is linked below. This will enable staff to research and provide answers during the event. The form will close for submissions at 11:59 p.m., Feb. 2 (updated), to allow staff time to collect and research submissions.
Submit a question/comment/topic in advance using the form here.
Town Hall format
At the start of the Town Hall, CCPS staff will provide a brief presentation on the topic of school meals. The remainder of the time will be reserved for questions, answers and comments from attendees, as well as responses from Board members and staff. The Board may rotate between speakers and submissions shared in advance.
Questions, comments and/or other ideas shared should reference education-related topics. All speakers should identify themselves. Personnel matters, pending or potential appeals, or comments regarding the actions or statements of individual CCPS staff members or the private lives of any individual are not appropriate topics for the Town Hall. Proper language and decorum is required.
St. Charles is 5305 Piney Church Road in Waldorf. Attendees should park in the parking lot area located next to the school gymnasium entrance. Questions about the Town Hall can be submitted to boardmail@ccboe.com.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,598 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 37 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).