North Carolina State Board of Education
The North Carolina State Board of Education, established by Article 9 of the Constitution of North Carolina, supervises and administers the public school systems of North Carolina. The board sets policy and general procedures for public school systems across the state, including teacher pay and qualifications, course content, testing requirements, and manages state education funds.
The North Carolina State Board of Education consists of the Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, and 11 members appointed by the Governor for eight-year terms (three at-large, eight from designated educational districts across the state). The North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction serves as the board's secretary. In 2009, Gov. Beverly Perdue asked the board "to redefine the duties of its chair to include the responsibilities of the newly created Chief Executive Officer, who will manage operations of the public school system." [1] Superintendent June Atkinson sued the governor and the judge ruled that the superintendent had the constitutional authority to run the system.[2]
Current members
- Eric C. Davis (at-large), chairman[3]
- Jill Camnitz (Northeast district)
- Reginald Kenan (Southeast district)
- Amy White (North Central district)
- Olivia Oxendine (Sandhills district)
- Alan Duncan (Piedmont Triad district)
- Todd Chasteen (Northwest district)
- James E. Ford (Southwest district)
- Wayne McDevitt (Western district, appointed 2001)
- Patricia N. Willoughby (at-large)
- JB Buxton (at-large)
- Dan Forest (lieutenant governor, ex officio)
- Dale Folwell (state treasurer, ex officio)
- Mark Johnson (North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex officio), secretary