Calvert Elementary School

Hello CES Families!

This is a quick news update focused on American Education Week & Parent Visitation Day and our CES Report Card issued by MSDE.

CES IS A 4 STAR SCHOOL!

CES is again rated as a 4 Star School! We are making great gains in academics, attendance and our culture and climate data. Please see snip below and see our complete report card as an attachment. If you access the Maryland Public Schools Website at Maryland Report Card - ReportCards - DetailsIndex you can also see our report cards for each student group. CES was identified as an ATSI school based on 2021-22 data for students with disabilities. Our students with disabilities are also making great progress so we will no longer be identified as ATSI! I am so proud of all of our students and our staff. Thank you families for your support and all you do to support the value of education at CES!

CES will celebrate American Education Week from Nov. 16th - Nov. 20th. See below for spirit days. We will have the book fair going on all week. Students will be able to go to the book fair on their regularly assigned Library/Media day. Parents will be able to stop into the book fair on Friday, Nov. 20th when here for Parent visitation. We will be offering for parents/guardians to sign up through Raptor in advance of Nov. 20th visitation. This information will be forthcoming.

Here's the schedule for Parent/Guardian Visitation on Nov. 20th:

Pre-K- 9:45-10:30

Kindergarten- 12:05-12:50

1st Grade- 1:00-1:45

2nd Grade- 10:45-11:30

3rd Grade- 10:00-10:45

4th Grade- 2:15-3:00

5th Grade- 11:30-12:15

Visitor pre-registration info will be provided soon.

Thank you,

Dr. Harris, Principal

The CES Positive Behavior Interventions & Supports (PBIS) calendar will be sent home hard copy and is snipped below.

Oct. 29- PBIS quarterly celebration (schedule may be altered as far as lunch, recess, related arts and the celebration will be 1:30 - 3:30). End of first marking period.

Oct. 30- 2 hr. early dismissal

November:

3 - Election Day Schools Closed for Students and 10 and 11 month staff

4 - PTO meeting 4:00pm

5- Fall picture make-up

9 - Marking Period One Report Cards

11 - Schools Closed for Students: Parent-teacher conferences

13- Last day for End Hunger food drive

16 - 20 American Education Week & Book fair

20- Parent visitation day

25 - Schools Closed for students and 10 and 11 month staff

26 - 27 - Schools and Offices Closed : Thanksgiving

Boys and Girls Club- We still have open spots! Small membership fee & Free for Military!

Afterschool at CES (Tues., Wed, Thur.). Open to students in Grades 1 – 5. Thanks to a grant that originated by former Senator Jackson, this opportunity for CES students is being offered for only $30 for the year. CES has limited scholarships available for interested students in need of financial support. Contact the CES front office at 443-550-9550 if you are in need of a scholarship. Registration link: https://bgcsouthernmd.my.site.com/portal/s/memberships

CES was designated in May 2025 as a Purple Star School. We are in our second school year as a Purple Star School and we hope to grow our connections with our military families. If you are military connected and new to CES please reach out to CES Purple Star liaison, Mrs. Heather Ferguson, fergusonh@calvertnet.k12.md.us or our school counselor, Ms. Casey Buffenbarger, buffenbargerc@calvertnet.k12.md.us.

Here's a link to our Military Families Newsletter CES Military Families Newsletter

Nondiscrimination Statement

Calvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs.

Calvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a current student, or prospective student, or the parent or guardian of a current or prospective student because of an individual’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Calvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian of a student who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Ø Director of Student Services

Ø Director of Human Resources
443-550-8000

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at: https://ocrcas.ed.gov or call 1-800-421-3481.