I sat down with Crystal Hill last week, 24 days into her six-month stint as interim superintendent. I was distracted by the April firing of Superintendent Earnest Winston when Hill started working for CMS in May, so I asked how she ended up here.
People are thinking about the prospect of having Interim Superintendent Crystal Hill stay on to lead Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Her six-month contract doesn’t preclude her from seeking the permanent job, and she isn’t ruling it out. A reporter asked her about that at her first news conference on Friday.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board Tuesday named Crystal Hill to lead the district for the next six or so months while the board seeks a permanent superintendent.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh reflects on his time at the district and who will lead the district after his resignation.
A letter from the attorney for former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Earnest Winston complains of actions the CMS board had taken that he says undermined Winston. The letter to the general counsel for the board reveals that Winston was asked to leave before he was fired, and reveals there were tensions dating back to at least late last year.