Wake school board seeking applicants for empty board seat
Vice Chairwoman Tara Waters resigned from the board Jan. 2, when she was sworn in to fill the open seat on the Wake County Board of Commissioners.
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Waters’ District 4 covers east Raleigh and a bit beyond, including Knightdale.
The nine-member school board is in charge of the employment of the Wake County Public School System’s superintendent, sets the school system’s more than $2 billion budget, approves higher-priced contracts, sets policies and approves facility plans. It doesn't have taxing authority.
Applicants will need three letters of recommendation, a resume and proof of where they live. They also need to submit a letter of interest and be eligible to hold a public office in North Carolina. A public advertisement for the vacancy will go live Friday, with more information on how to apply.
Applications will be accepted until 5 p.m. Feb. 2.
The board will publicly interview candidates Feb. 13, then vote to select a candidate, The new board member would be sworn in Feb. 20 and would serve the remainder of Waters’ term, which runs until December. The seat is up for election in November.
Waters herself was an appointee to the board in spring 2022 before being elected to the seat in November of that year.
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