LA PLATA, Md. — Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) 2026 summer school program starts Tuesday, June 30. 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.
There is no cost for make-up summer school courses this year and transportation will not be provided. Students can take one make-up course or one original credit course during summer school. There is a $300 fee due at registration for an original credit course.
All courses run June 30 through July 30, Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon. A graduation ceremony for students completing high school credits in summer school will be Friday, July 31.
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 from May 4 to June 18.
Make-up course information
Regular make-up courses will be taught June 30 to July 30, Monday through Thursday. The courses are free.
Instruction for high school make-up courses will be in person at Thomas Stone High School for students who attend Stone, La Plata and St. Charles high schools. In-person make-up courses for students who attend Henry E. Lackey, Maurice J. McDonough, North Point and Westlake high schools will attend classes at Westlake.
Instruction for middle school students will be held at Benjamin Stoddert Middle School. 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 at home. 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 bagged 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
• Algebra I and II.
• Algebra with trigonometry and statistics.
• Art I.
• Biology.
• Chemistry.
• Earth systems.
• English I, II, III and IV.
• Exploring Computer Science.
• Foundations of Technology.
• Geometry.
• Heritage and Native Spanish (HNS) I, II and III.
• Introduction to Advanced Math.
• Local, State and National (LSN) government.
• Spanish I and II.
• U.S. history.
• World history.
• Personal Financial Literacy/Health II (half credit).
• Fit for Life/Health I (half credit).
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 8 a.m. to 12 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 a $300 fee due at registration for original credit courses this summer. Original credit courses taken during summer school may not meet the standards of the NCAA Eligibility Center, the organization that certifies if prospective student-athletes are academically eligible to play Division I or II college sports.
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.
• Exploring Computer Science. (This is a technology education credit).
• Fit for Life/Health I. (Semester one is June 30 through July 14. Semester two is July 15 through 30).
• Geometry.
• Personal Financial Literacy/Health II (Semester one is June 30 through July 14. Semester two is July 15 through 30).
• Spanish I.
Additional information
Students must maintain excellent attendance at Summer School, which will last for 19 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 2026, go to www.ccboe.com.
Stone is at 3785 Leonardtown Road, Westlake is at 3000 Middleton Road and Benjamin Stoddert is at 2040 St. Thomas Drive. All three schools are in Waldorf.
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).