CHARLES COUNTY, Md. – Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is accepting nominations for The Washington Post and Maryland Teacher of the Year awards programs. Nominated teachers will be considered as honorees in either one or the other awards program. Additionally, all schools and centers should submit one teacher nominee annually.
The deadline for nominations is 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 25.
Nomination criteria include a minimum of five complete years of teaching and full-time classroom experience in prekindergarten through Grade 12. Nominees must also commit to maintaining their teaching position with CCPS for the 2026–2027 school year.
Nominees should demonstrate the following:
- Instills in students a desire to learn and achieve.
- Understands the individual needs of students, encourages their talents, and fosters their self-esteem.
- Demonstrates a thorough knowledge of subject matter and the ability to share it effectively with students.
- Fosters cooperative relationships with colleagues, students, and the community.
- Demonstrates outstanding leadership.
Nominations are submitted by school principals to CCPS staff who oversee the awards programs. Anyone interested in suggesting a teacher for nomination should contact the school where the teacher works.
Teachers who have received either The Washington Post teacher finalist award or were named Charles County Teacher of the Year in the past three years are not eligible.
One CCPS teacher will be selected from the pool of nominees by a committee of school system staff to represent Charles County as the Charles County Teacher of the Year and finalist for the Maryland Teacher of the Year award. The announcement will be made by CCPS in Spring 2026.
Additional information about the nomination process and required forms is available on the MyCCPS staff section of www.ccboe.com.
All nominations, photos, and scanned letters of support are due electronically to cehill@ccboe.com no later than 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25.