Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) will honor an outstanding principal later this school year.
The school system is accepting nominations for principals who will be the CCPS’s The Washington Post Principal of the Year award nominee and the 2027 CCPS Principal of the Year. The winning principal will be selected from the pool of nominees by a committee of school system staff. This year’s nominee will be honored by the Board of Education of Charles County during its regular meeting in June 2027.
Nomination criteria include a minimum of two years or experience as a principal, one of which must be their assigned school where they are currently serving.
Criteria also include demonstration by the principal of the following:
Earns the respect of their staff and students, inspires excellence and creativity, and provides an innovative vision for the future of the school.
Establishes meaningful relationships throughout the educational system and community, and fosters a collaborative school culture that emphasizes working together within the common framework of strong educational values.
Keeps abreast of developments in the field of education.
Maintains a continuous and open dialogue with students and parents as well as faculty and staff and considers a variety of feedback and ideas when making decisions.
Continues to play an active role in the classroom, lunchroom, the hallway, at morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal. Nominees create an environment in which staff and students can flourish and grow.
All electronic nominations, photos and scanned letters of support are due to Angela Cauthorn at acauthorn@ccboe.com no later than 2 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29. Late submissions will not be accepted.
For more information, contact Cauthorn at 301-934-7332 or acauthorn@ccboe.com.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 27,904 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 Dr. Mike Blanchard, 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).