Former Wake schools superintendent lands on the State Board of Education
Former Wake County Public School System Superintendent Catty Moore has been appointed to the North Carolina State Board of Education, Gov. Roy Cooper’s office announced Monday.
Moore retired from the school system June 30. Earlier this summer, State Board of Education member James Ford resigned his at-large seat.
The 14-member board only has 11 members. Moore will be the 12th member.
Moore's term starts immediately and lasts through March 2027. She's filling the unexpired term of Ford, a former Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools teacher who now runs an education nonprofit. Lawmakers don't need to approve appointments for filling vacancies when someone leaves before their term is up, according to state law.
Lawmakers have not approved a governor appointment for a spot recently vacated by Amy White and another spot that has been vacant for years.
Moore, who now lives in Monroe in Union County, was superintendent of Wake County schools for more than five years and worked in schools as a teacher, principal and district-level administrator for more than three decades, mostly in Wake County. She began her career in Nash-Rocky Mount Schools.
In a statement, Cooper cited Moore’s accolades as a principal and superintendent, including winning North Carolina PTA Superintendent of the Year and the Magnet Schools of America National Superintendent of the Year.
State board appointees serve eight-year terms. Eleven of the board members are appointed by the governor and require lawmaker approval when they are appointed to full terms and are not just serving the remainder of an unexpired term. The elected state superintendent, state lieutenant governor and state treasurer also serve, though only the lieutenant governor and treasurer are voting members.
The State Board of Education sets policies for schools, in accordance with state and federal laws, approves the department’s recommended subject standards, and carries out certain administrative duties. It no longer oversees charter school operations except under limited circumstances.
The state superintendent leads the states’s Department of Public Instruction. The department runs the state’s education system, oversees schools and manages and initiates certain programs.
