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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools special meeting, Sep 29, 2026

33 min · 0 public speakers

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  8. Gregory 'Dee' RankinVice Chair
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Charlotte-Mecklenburg board approves superintendent search committee charter 6 to 2 1:14

  • The board's only action item was a motion to approve the charter for the superintendent search ad hoc committee, which passed 6 to 2. 1:14
  • During discussion, board members raised the pace of the search, community involvement and whether the board's own governance work should be addressed in the charter. 1:59

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Item by item (4)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 0:00
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin said all board members were participating by simultaneous communication via Teams. 0:00
    • A quorum was reported with 6 members present at roll call. 1:10
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin said the agenda was adopted by unanimous consent. 1:14
  2. Superintendent search ad hoc committee charter 1:14
    • One board member moved to approve the charter as presented and said the search is a process, not an event, and that the board should not rush. 1:39
    • One board member asked whether the charter should be modified to address the board's own governance and accountability work, and another board member said the step signals the wrong thing to the community and that they were not prepared at this time. 4:30
    • One board member said that governance work is separate from the ad hoc committee and should not be added to the charter, and committed as chair to work with all members on it. 17:08
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin announced the motion passed 6 to 2. 19:38
  3. Closed session on personnel matters 19:38
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin called for a motion to go into closed session to consider personnel matters authorized by Section 115C-105.39 of the North Carolina General Statutes. 19:55
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin said the vote to go into closed session was unanimous. 20:49
  4. Adjournment 20:54
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin called for a motion to adjourn, which was moved and seconded. 20:54
    • Gregory 'Dee' Rankin announced the motion to adjourn passed 5⁠-⁠0. 32:37

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Video: posted by the district as “Special Meeting of the Board | September 29, 2026”