A new barbering textbook is being proposed by Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) for Career and Technical Education (CTE) students enrolled in the Principles and Practicing of Barbering course.
The text, Milady Standard Barbering, 6th Edition, will be implemented in the 2022-2023 school year, and is available for review at the Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building in La Plata, and the Robert D. Stethem Educational Center in Pomfret.
The textbook is recommended by the Maryland State Department of Labor and Licensing, Maryland Board of Barbers for a program of study approved by the Maryland State Department of Education.
Parents, students and community members are encouraged to review the book and provide comments to the Board of Education. Written comments can be mailed to the Board of Education, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD, 20646; through email at boardmail@ccboe.com; or at public forum 6 p.m. March 8 at the Board meeting at the Starkey building.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,000 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).