Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) 2024 summer school program starts Tuesday, July 2. The schedule includes a mix of make-up and original credit courses. All make-up credit courses will be taught in person and original credit courses will be virtual through the Apex Learning and Zoom online platforms.
Costs for all summer school courses have been waived by CCPS this year and transportation will be provided. Students can take up to two make-up courses or one original credit course during summer school.
All courses run July 2 through Aug. 1, Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A graduation ceremony for students completing high school credits in summer school will be Aug. 2.
Registration information
School-based counselors will work with parents and students to indicate summer school courses a student is eligible to take. An email from the school counselor will be sent to parents whose children are eligible for summer school with the recommended course. Students can contact their school counselor with questions and/or course recommendations. Registration is not through Synergy (ParentVue) this year but through school counselors. Click here for a list of school counselors. The registration process runs through Monday, June 10, and will close on Wednesday, June 19.
Make-up course information
Regular make-up courses will be taught July 2 to Aug. 1, Monday through Thursday. The courses are free.
Instruction for high school make-up courses will be in person at La Plata High School for students who attend St. Charles, La Plata or Westlake high schools. In-person make-up courses for students who attend Henry E. Lackey, Maurice J. McDonough, North Point and Thomas Stone high schools will be held at Lackey.
Instruction for middle school students will be held at Theodore G. Davis Middle School. Middle school students must take two classes. If only one class is required, students will be placed into a tutoring session.
While students will attend classes in person Monday through Thursday, Fridays are set aside during summer school for students to complete course work. For students to receive credit, they must attend all class sessions and pass all assigned work, quizzes and assignments.
Students may bring snacks and their lunch. Free lunches will be offered to students in the cafeteria. Students are not permitted to leave campus during or in between their registered classes.
Available make-up courses
High school
- English I, II, III and IV.
- Algebra I and II.
- Geometry.
- Algebra with trigonometry and statistics.
- Earth systems.
- Biology.
- Chemistry.
- Local, State and National (LSN) government.
- U.S. history.
- World history.
- Spanish I and II.
- Exploring Computer Science.
- Foundations of Technology.
- Personal Financial Literacy.
- Fit for Life/Health.
- Art I.
- Intro to Advanced Math.
Middle school
- Language Arts.
- Math.
- Science.
- Social Studies.
Original credit course information
Instruction for original credit courses will take place using Apex and Zoom. Students may take one original credit course. Teachers will provide live instruction virtually through Zoom from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Fridays are set aside during summer school for students to complete asynchronous work, and will not meet with teachers via Zoom on Fridays. All Zoom meetings are mandatory. For students to receive credit, they must attend all Zoom meetings and pass all assigned work, quizzes and assignments in Apex. There is no charge for original credit courses this summer.
Available original credit courses
- English III — This course is for students who have met all the requirements to graduate at the end of their junior year and have an approved graduating junior application on file with their home school.
- English IV — This course is for students who have completed four years of high school and are not in their graduation cohort, or class. Students must get approval to enroll in this course from the supervising school counselor.
- Fit for Life/Health. (Semester one is July 1 through 17. Semester two is July 18 through Aug. 1).
- Personal Financial Literacy.
- Geometry.
- Exploring Computer Science.
Students must maintain excellent attendance at Summer School, which will last for 18 days. Credit will not be given to students who miss more than two class periods, and they cannot be excused from school for dental appointments, camps, sports or vacations. Students who cannot commit to attending Summer School should not enroll.
Students are also required to be on time for every class. Those who arrive late or leave early may not earn course credit. Suspension days are considered absences.
For more information and rules about Summer School 2024, go to Quick Links and click on Summer School 2024.
La Plata High School is at 6035 Radio Road in La Plata. Lackey is at 3000 Chicamuxen Road in Indian Head. Davis Middle School is at 2495 Davis Road 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).
