Chesapeake Public Charter School

 
 

Grades: Kindergarten - 8th Grade
Address: 20945 Great Mills Road
Lexington Park, MD 20653
Phone: 301-863-9585
Website: https://schools.smcps.org/cpcs/

 
 

About Us

What makes us unique:

Chesapeake Public Charter School is based on these beliefs:

  • Meaningful learning occurs naturally within the framework of a trustworthy community.

  • Small schools and class sizes encourage community and increase learning.

  • In a learner centered, inquiry-based setting, children learn through hands-on experiences and social interaction, which extends into the community.

  • Substantive, rigorous content motivates students to master literacy skills as they investigate engaging topics and communicate their discoveries.

  • An 11-month school year and carefully structured school day maximize time periods of concentrated learning.

  • An integrated, brain-based curriculum enables students to make relevant connections to everyday life and to become self-directed learners.

  • A social/emotional character development program that teaches social skills and good judgment is critical because we need to teach students not only knowledge, but how to use that knowledge well.

  • Through parent commitment to direct participation in the daily life of the school (as well as parent partnership in the development of their child’s education plan) the level of parent involvement vital to student success is assured.

  • Within a reflective learning community, teachers collaborate regularly to consider teaching and assessment practices and to make innovations and adjustments that serve students’ well-being and steady progress.

  • A defining outcome of this educational philosophy is that students become life-long learners as well as citizens who contribute their unique talents to benefit the communities in which they live.

Community:

Adoption of Community Gathering by three other local public elementary schools.

Mission and Vision:

Chesapeake Public Charter School (CPCS) will provide a rigorous, creative and diverse learning environment where everyone comes together to develop confident and self-motivated students.

​Programs:

  • Arts Integration

  • Experiential Learning / Project-Based

  • Community School

  • Dress Code

  • Environmental Science Integration

  • Non-graded standards based assessment

  • Portfolio Evaluations

  • Restorative Practices

How To Apply

CHESAPEAKE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL 2023-2024 LOTTERY APPLICATION INFORMATION

LEONARDTOWN, MD – Beginning Thursday, December 1 @ 10 a.m. the Chesapeake Public Charter School online lottery application will OPEN.

All interested families must fill out applications online at cpcsapplication.com during the open enrollment period. (This includes all siblings who were waitlisted in the 22/23 school year) For the 2023- 2024 school year, the online application link becomes LIVE at 10 a.m. on December 1, 2022 and closes at 12 p.m. midnight on December 31, 2022.

There will two in-person Q&A sessions this year to be held on the following dates. Use this to the Parent Information Session RSVP form for any of the following sessions.

  • IN-PERSON Tuesday 12/6 5:00-6:00 pm

  • IN-PERSON Tuesday 12/13 6:30-7:30 pm

Can’t make it in person? An informational video & FAQs can be viewed on the CPCS website https://schools.smcps.org/cpcs/charter-school/admissions

LOTTERY APPLICATION INFORMATION

  • Families need to enter a valid email address and create a password to create a free account. The application also features a mobile friendly platform. This account will need to be monitored for information regarding submission status, acceptance/wait list notifications.

  • All applications must be completed online. The order in which the application is submitted does not impact the selection process. It does not matter whether a family submits an application on the first day or the last day since the lottery is a random, computer-based drawing. The application is available in multiple languages.

  • The official lottery will be run at the end of January 2023.

  • Kindergarten families will be notified by email upon completion of the lottery of their acceptance or wait list status. All other families of students in grades 1-8 will receive an email of their wait list status and will be offered seats as they become open through the summer months.

    For more information, please contact the school’s main office at 301-863-9585, extension 0.