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Certificated Application Requirements

Thank you for your interest in Charles County Public Schools. Please read the following requirements carefully. The main body of the application is to be filled out online and you will submit it electronically. There are a number of supplemental items which must be submitted separately in order for your application to be complete (see below). Careful attention to the application and to providing all of the information requested is the most important first step in applying for any position. Everything you wish to have considered needs to appear in the application. Remember you are competing with all other applicants for available positions. Submission of the online application makes you an active candidate, however, in order for your application to be complete and considered for open positions all supplementary information must have been received. You will receive e-mail notification when all information to complete your application has been received.

Applications will not be kept active beyond one year from the submission date, unless renewed and/or updated by the applicant.

To use the Online Application to apply for a certificated position with Charles County Public Schools, follow the procedures listed below (You may wish to print these procedures for quick reference.):

Please Note : If you do not complete your application and transmit it within ninety (90) days, it will be removed from our online system.

First Time Visitor
If you have not registered with our Online Application system, not submitted a paper application, and you are not an employee with our school system, click First Time Visitor to begin the process.

Registered User
If you have already registered on our online system, click Registered Use to log onto the Online system.

1. Employment Application Form. Click on Application and complete each of the sections beginning with Preferences. Fill out the remaining sections on the Application Menu including Degrees, Certificate, Skills, Experience and References. When completing the Experience section please include your internship (student teaching) experience as part of your employment history.
   
2. Inserts. Reference forms may be printed and manually handed out or mailed from this location.  All applicants must have three completed references on file in order for the applicant file to be considered complete.
   
3. General Cover Letter. Prepare a general cover letter stating the position(s) in which you are interested and your qualifications for the position(s), and stating why you would like to work for Charles County Public Schools.
   
4. Current Resume. A resume of your work experience, education, certifications and special skills should be included. This will help to “fill in the gaps” left by the application.
   
5. Letters of Recommendation or College Placement File. A placement file from your college or university or a minimum of three letters of teaching-related recommendations is required. Your application is considered incomplete without it/them. Request your college placement service send the file directly to the Human Resources Office.
   
6. Copies of College Transcripts. Transcripts are helpful in the screening process and are not normally included in your placement file. (Official transcripts will be required upon employment.)
   
7. Copy of State Teaching or Specialist Certificate. If you have not received your certificate, indicate when you expect to receive it and submit a copy immediately upon receipt.

Upon completion of your application, you can click on Summary and review and print a copy of your application. When you are ready to transmit your application, click on Home and click on the Transmit icon. You will then need to read the Certification, Authorization and Release and type YES in caps if you agree. Then click on Submit and your application will be transmitted. If you have further questions, please call our office at (301) 870.3814. The mailing address for the submission of application documents is:

Charles County Public Schools
Human Resources Department
5980 Radio Station Road
P.O. Box 2770
La Plata, MD  20646