WHITE PLAINS, Md. – Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is launching an attendance audit for Margaret J. Thornton Elementary School. The audit will begin on Monday, Oct. 20, and last through February 2026.
An attendance audit includes school system staff reviewing student enrollment records including proofs of residency. CCPS staff will review enrollment records of students attending Thornton to ensure they live in the Thornton attendance zone.
Parents of Thornton students were notified about the audit in advance. CCPS most often conducts attendance audits in areas of high community growth.
Thornton is located in a rapidly growing area within the St. Charles community in Charles County. While the school system routinely monitors attendance and enrollment information, a school-based attendance audit is a formal review process.
CCPS last completed school-based attendance audits during a time of high growth in Waldorf near Berry and William A. Diggs elementary schools, Theodore G. Davis Middle School, and North Point and Westlake high schools.
Questions about attendance audits can be directed to the CCPS Department of Student Services at 301-934-7326.
About CCPS
Charles County Public Schools provides 28,162 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 39 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.
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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).