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Character Education

Carroll County Board of Education approved a policy in 1997 which calls for the infusion of character education throughout the school environment and instructional program in all schools. While recognizing that parents are the primary educators of children, we strongly believe that the schools share a significant role in helping young people develop and reinforce those characteristics that support a democratic society.  CCPS has adopted character traits for each month that are printed in the CCPS calendar.

Carroll County Public Schools has been recognized by the Character Education Partnership (CEP) for the "Promising Practices" award in character education. 

Carroll County Public Schools is recognized for the ongoing efforts of the Character Education/Discipline Committee.  This committee is comprised of a unique group of educators and administrators from elementary, middle and high schools around the county.  The committee comes together several times throughout the year to discuss data, share best practices and practice character education initiatives.  The vision of the committee is to promote the integration of character education and effective discipline practices into curriculum and instruction in order to have a positive impact on student achievement and promote positive citizenship. 

This award was presented at the Annual National Forum on Character Education on October 19, 2008.

Monthly Character Education Newsletters:

Maryland Center for Character Education:

Character Education Resources: 

The Character Education Partnership - A nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals identifies 11 principles of effective character education.
http://www.character.org

Character Counts! Coalition is a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition of schools, communities, and nonprofit organizations working to advance character education by teaching the “six pillars of character”: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. The group posts lesson plans for teaching good character.
http://www.charactercounts.org 

USDE Character Education
http://www.ed.gov/programs/charactered/index.html
 
USDE’s Character Education and Civic Engagement
Technical Assistance Center (CETAC)
http://www.cetac.org/index.cfm
 
Random Acts of Kindness - Lesson plans and stories of kindness
http://www.actsofkindness.org
 
The Foundation for a Better Life – Free posters, DVD Public Service Announcements
http://www.forbetterlife.org
 
http://www.simpletruths.com – Motivational videos and books

Good Character- Curriculum by level as well as work-place character education activities. Videos available.
www.//goodcharacter.com

Help Others/Smile Cards-www.helpothers.org: This site features cards that you can print out in many languages that encourage students to do random acts of kindness. It also features stories about kindness and a place for you to share your acts of kindness.

Maryland Center for Character Education- www.mdctrcharacter.org

MSDE Character Education- www.marylandpublicschools.org

http://www.connectwithkids.com- The Character Collection