Executive Summary

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is meeting expectations in four of the five Blueprint pillars and is approaching expectations in College and Career Readiness. All seven components of the 2024 Blueprint Implementation Plan were approved by the Accountability and Implementation Board (AIB) on November 21, 2024^[1], and the 2025 Career Ladder was approved on October 23, 2025 with no further revisions required^[1]. Total Pre-K enrollment grew from 852 in 2022-2023 to 1,264 in 2025-2026, an increase of 412 seats^[1], and community schools expanded from 1 to 10 between SY21-22 and SY24-25^[1].

On teacher workforce measures, the district met the $60,000 minimum salary requirement early, with a minimum of $60,697 in SY26^[1]. Teacher vacancies fell from 123 in 2023-2024 to 59 in 2025-2026^[1], and the conditionally licensed rate declined from a peak of 21.7% to 14.6%^[1]. Retention rose to 65.8% from 63.1% but remains below the 66.2% target^[1], and National Board Certification (NBC) achievements fell to 13 from a peak of 24^[1].

Academic outcomes show mixed progress. 3-8 ELA proficiency rose from 37.5% in 2021-22 to 44.0% in 2025-26^[1], but 3-8 math proficiency of 19.9% remains below the 25% threshold^[1], and Grade 5 math slipped to 18.6%^[1]. Chronic absenteeism across all schools declined to 26.6% from 30.9% in 2021-2022, though community schools rose to 32.4% in 2024-2025 from 29.0% the prior year^[1]. On governance, only 2 of 9 Minimum School Funding programs were budgeted to meet the requirement for FY26^[1], making school-level expense tracking a priority.