The Board of Education of Charles County is looking for county residents to serve on its Ethics Panel. The panel is appointed by the Board every four years.  

 

Ethics panel members may not be current members of the Board of Education; candidates for the Board; Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) officials, employees, contractors or students; owners of or persons employed by a business entity doing business with the Board; any person registered with the Board as a lobbyist; or spouses of such persons. Panel members must be eligible to vote in Charles County, and one member must be a licensed attorney in Maryland but who is not considered to be the Ethics Panel attorney. 

 

The Board will appoint the members in June to the all-volunteer, five-member panel, which interprets ethics regulations and provides advisory opinions to Board members and CCPS employees subject to regulations. The panel also reviews complaints concerning any alleged ethics violation by Board members and CCPS employees and receives and maintains all forms required to be filed under Board Policy 8160. Members meet at least once annually to review disclosure forms and as necessary to respond to inquiries and/or complaints. 

 

Terms begin July 1, 2026, and panel members serve four-year terms. Members may also be reappointed.  

 

Anyone interested in serving on the panel should send a letter of interest and resume to Board of Education Chairperson Nicole M. Kreamer by email at boardmail@ccboe.com, by Friday, May 22. Submissions can also be sent by mail to Chairperson Kreamer at P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646. Late submissions will not be considered.