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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, as established under North Carolina law, is the governing body for the public school district of Mecklenburg County. Accordingly, the Board is responsible for control and supervision of the public schools located in Mecklenburg County and the enforcement of school law in Mecklenburg County. Although the law allows the Board to delegate some of its ...
Oct 27, 2023 · CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – Election Day is here for voters and there are some important matters on the ballot including three at-large seats for the Charlotte Mecklenburg School District (CMS).
- Dedrick Russell
Oct 23, 2023 · A crowded ballot for three seats on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board makes it tough to decide who's suited for crucial leadership roles. Learn more about all 14 candidates.
- Ann Doss Helms
- District 1: Easley
- District 2: Byers-Bailey
- District 3: Rankin
- District 4: Sneed
- District 5: Cline
- District 6: Nunn
Easley came in first in a five-person race with 30.14% of the vote. She is a CMS parent who recently retired from teaching to work in education technology. She’s co-founder of North Carolina Teachers United and campaigned on being a voice for educators. This was her first run for office. Cheek has represented the north suburban District 1 since 200...
Byers-Bailey is a retired lawyer, vice chair of the school board and president of the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Association. She took 42.18% of the vote to win a third term. Monty Witherspoon, a minister and member of the African American Faith Alliance, had 38.41%. Juanrique Hall, a first-time candidate, came in third with 18.04%. All three can...
Rankin took 76.02% of the vote in a two-person race to represent the northeast Charlotte District 3. He is a CMS parent and longtime education activist who recently served as the Black Political Caucus education chair and currently serves on the CMS Equity Committee. This was his first run for office. Steven Rushing, also a first-time candidate, go...
Sneed prevailed in a rematch of the 2017 race to represent the east Charlotte District 4. The competition was intense and closely watched, with Sawyer targeted for defeat by some people who opposed her role in decisions on pandemic safety, equity and academic strategies. In 2017, Sawyer beat Sneed by 16 percentage points. The current District 4 has...
Cline took 51.6% of the vote to represent the south Charlotte District 5, which now includes the town of Matthews. Incumbent Margaret Marshall didn’t run. Cline is a recently retired CMS educator making her first run for office. She is a Republican whose children graduated from CMS, and campaigned on the need for an experienced educator to shape ac...
Nunn, a Democrat making her first run for office, campaigned on the need to have at least one parent of elementary school children on the board. She also said her work as a marketing executive will prove helpful in rebuilding confidence in CMS. She took 43.42% of the District 6 vote. Strain, a Republican, was elected to represent the district in 20...
- Ann Doss Helms
Sep 11, 2023 · Candidates for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education answered questions from WFAE about why they should be elected (or reelected).
Richardis Catherine of Mecklenburg (1370 or 1372 in Sweden – 1400), was a Princess of Sweden and Mecklenburg, and by marriage a Margravine consort of Moravia and Duchess consort of Görlitz ( Lusatia ), daughter-in-law of the Holy German Emperor.
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Dec 12, 2022 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In a historic school board race, 5 new people will sit on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schoolsschool board, the second-largest school district in North Carolina.
