Applications for teaching positions with Charles County Public Schools must be completed online through the CCPS website using Applitrack (CCPS Employment Application).

If you become employed as a teacher with Charles County Public Schools, your Certification Specialist will work with you to secure a Maryland Teaching Certificate.

Otherwise, to obtain a Maryland Teaching Certificate you must work directly with the Maryland State Department of Education and complete the following:

1. Complete the online application for a Maryland Teaching Certificate;
2. Send the following documents to the Maryland State Department of Education at 200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201:
   • Letter requesting a Maryland Teaching Certificate listing certification area/s needed;
   • Sealed Official Transcripts from all colleges attended;
   • Original Test Scores
   • Praxis I or out-of-state scores or;
   • SAT scores prior to April 1995, of 1000 or above or;
   • SAT scores after April 1995, of 1100 or above or;
   • ACT scores of 24 or above or;
   • GRE scores prior to September 1, 2011, of 1000 or;
   • GRE scores after September 1, 2011, of 297 and;
   • Praxis II content and pedagogy test scores or;
   • Out-of-state content and pedagogy test scores
   • Copy of any out-of-state teaching certificates you currently hold or have held
   • Verification of previous teaching experience

Certification Specialists for Charles County Public Schools are:
Teresa Cook
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Barbara Simmons
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