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education

Dr. Janice Walthour, Chairperson

Mission

Meeting Dates

Our Work

The NAACP education committee works to ensure that all disadvantaged students and students of color are on the path to college or a successful career by ensuring access to great teaching, equitable resources, and a challenging curriculum. We are dedicated to eliminating the severe racial inequities that continue to plague our education system. Our ultimate goal is that every student of color receives a quality public education that prepares him or her to be a contributing member of a democracy.

Our Work

Meeting Dates

Our Work

Our work includes advancing solutions to decrease racial and socioeconomic gaps in education, promoting inclusion for all students, and improving learning conditions to ensure health, safety, and success. We work to   increase resource equity for the neediest children, ensure college & career readiness, improve teaching, improve discipline and Curriculum and Instruction. 

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Meeting Dates

Meeting Dates

Meeting Dates

The Education Committee meets on the 3rd  Monday of the month 6:00 p.m. virtually. Meeting Dates 2021: 

  • Aug 23 (Off Day TBA) 
  • Sept. 20 
  • Oct. 18
  • Nov 15
  • Dec. 13 (2nd Monday)

(Members will be notified of date changes) 


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Upcoming Events

Back to School Fair

Back to School Fair

Back to School Fair

Back to School Fair

Back to School Fair

Annual events

Claudia Pickeral Scholarship Event

Claudia Pickeral Scholarship Event

Claudia Pickeral Scholarship Event

BECA Scholarship Fair

The St. Mary County Business, Education and Community Alliance, Inc. (BECA) assists the NAACP with the administration of the Claudia Pickeral Scholarship. For more information on the application process contact BECA at 21783 North Coral Drive, Lexington Park, Maryland, 20653, phone number (240)725-5805, www.smcbeca.org. 

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College & Career Fair

Claudia Pickeral Scholarship Event

Claudia Pickeral Scholarship Event

Students receive information about college, career and scholarship opportunities.  We also celebrate African American History Month by featuring Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).   Local colleges, career representatives, and community support services are included as well.

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Black History Month Programs

Claudia Pickeral Scholarship Event

Black History Month Programs

In partnership with St. Mary's Public Library

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for your information (FYI)

The Maryland Lynching Memorial Project

Maryland New State Department of Education

Maryland New State Department of Education

Equal Justice Initiative(EJI)  Community Remembrance Project here in the county. EJI is collaborating with communities to memorialize documented victims of racial violence and foster meaningful dialogue about race and justice.  We had one documented lynching in St. Mary’s County, a young African American man named Benjamin Hance.  (See Bryan Stevenson  https://eji.org/bryan-stevenson/  and https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial

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Maryland New State Department of Education

Maryland New State Department of Education

Maryland New State Department of Education

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National, State and Local Strategy

Education Committee of the national board, in concert with education chairs and leaders from across the Association, have settled upon a four-prong strategy to improve educational achievement for disadvantaged students:

  • Increasing Resource Equity: Target funds to neediest kids
  • Ensuring College & Career Readiness: A path to success after graduation for all students
  • Improving Teaching: Growing our own great teachers now in underserved communities
  • Improving Discipline: Eliminate zero tolerance; keep kids in school* All applied to turnaround schools

Pre-K-12 Education

Every child should have access to high-quality public education. St. Mary’s County  NAACP  focuses on educational equity and we are committed to oversight to ensure that  St. Mary’s County Board of Education and St. Mary’s County Public Schools are successfully implementing the Educational Equity Policy COMAR 13A.06.    This includes ensuring   that all students, regardless of their individual characteristics, have equitable access to and benefit from high-quality instruction as well as social and emotional resources and support. And to ensure that an   equity lens is applied to reviewing policies, regulations, and procedures. This lens is also applied to resources, programs, practices, decision-making, and/or actions that will impact our students.


Call to Action

Advocate  for the development and implementation of  policies, regulations and practices that secure equity in education and eliminate race-based discrimination to ensure the health and well-being of all persons. Work collaboratively  with community partners to fulfill the mission.

Dismantling Racism and Privilege in Our Schools and Community

Co-facilitate quarterly meetings with the  Superintendent of  St. Mary’s County Public Schools(SMCPS), Board of Education Representatives, SMCPS staff  and community partners.


  • Focus: COVID- St. Mary’s County Public Schools 
  • Focus:  Monitor   Equity in Education  Policy COMAR     
  • Focus: Monitor   Equity Task Force Recommendations 
  • For Your Information: “NAACP” Equity Taskforce Recommendations (Submitted to the Task Force in 2019
  • Equity in Education Regulations 
  • 2021 Focus:  Citizens’ Advisory Committee for Equity in Education – Request made to the BOE  12-16-20  
  • Re-Educate St. Mary’s County- Open Letter from Students & Former Students 

St. Mary’s County NAACP Education Committee Notes & Updates

  • Committee Meeting Dates
  • Dismantling Racism & Privilege Quarterly Meetings Dates
  • Notes

Take Action

  • Petitions
  • Letters to Elected Officials
  • Press Releases

Download ANNUAL REPORTS

Annual Meeting Report Education Committee 2020 (pdf)

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NAACP Annual Report Education 2020 (pdf)

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Scholarships & Grants

Attending college can be quite expensive for students and their families. Students should seek out and apply for scholarships in which they meet the eligibility requirements.  Check out the full list of Scholarships.

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Department of Education

Federal Student Aid

Did you know there are grants or scholarships available to you that can cover the cost of classes in the 2019/2020 year or even pay off your current student debt faster?

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Related Links & Media Resources

St. Mary’s County Board of Education Meetings

St. Mary’s County Public Schools - Equity Corner

St. Mary’s County Board of Education Meetings

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St. Mary’s County Public Schools

St. Mary’s County Public Schools - Equity Corner

St. Mary’s County Board of Education Meetings

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St. Mary’s County Public Schools - Equity Corner

St. Mary’s County Public Schools - Equity Corner

St. Mary’s County Public Schools - Equity Corner





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St. Mary’s County Library

St. Mary’s County Museum Division

St. Mary’s County Public Schools - Equity Corner




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St. Mary’s County Museum Division

St. Mary’s County Museum Division

St. Mary’s County Museum Division



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St. Mary’s County Commissioners

St. Mary’s County Museum Division

St. Mary’s County Museum Division

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Sierra Club of St. Mary’s County

Big Conversation: Dismantling Racism in Southern Maryland

Sierra Club of St. Mary’s County









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Together We Will

Big Conversation: Dismantling Racism in Southern Maryland

Sierra Club of St. Mary’s County



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Big Conversation: Dismantling Racism in Southern Maryland

Big Conversation: Dismantling Racism in Southern Maryland

Big Conversation: Dismantling Racism in Southern Maryland

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Maryland State Department of Education

Maryland State Department of Education

Big Conversation: Dismantling Racism in Southern Maryland




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Strong Schools Maryland

Maryland State Department of Education

Maryland Lynching Memorial Project



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Maryland Lynching Memorial Project

Maryland State Department of Education

Maryland Lynching Memorial Project

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Historic Sotterley

Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions

Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions

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Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions

Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions

Unified Committee for Afro-American Contributions

Preserving footprints in African American History.

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Minority Outreach Coalition (MOC)

St. Mary’s County Health Department

St. Mary’s County Health Department

Promoting health, education, logistic and the general performance for minorities in our community in an effort to remove disparities.

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St. Mary’s County Health Department

St. Mary’s County Health Department

St. Mary’s County Health Department

St. Mary’s County Health Department promotes healthy choices, opportunities and environments for all who live, work and play in St. Mary’s County.


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