How Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Work to Fill a Board of Education Vacancy

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education reviews 53 applications for a vacant seat, settles on a voting process to narrow the field, and reaches consensus on three finalists before shaping detailed interview questions about district priorities, enrollment, academics, finances, and the strategic plan. 12mins

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Original Meeting

Thursday, September 24th, 2026
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Board of Education
Full Meeting on Granicus
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In This Video
  • Chair Jenkins outlined the process for reviewing 53 applicants for a vacant Board of Education seat, focusing on voter registration verification, district eligibility, and discrepancies between voter records and application addresses.
  • Chair Jenkins and a board member clarified the voting procedure for narrowing 11 applicants down to three, with each board member casting three non-ranked votes on written ballots to be tallied publicly.
  • A speaker tallied the board’s votes and announced that three applicants—Wu, Maddow, and Wyrick—had received four or more votes, establishing them as the top candidates moving forward.
  • Chair Jenkins confirmed board consensus to interview three finalists—Wu, Maddow, and Wyrick—at the next day’s session, with the names read into the record.
  • Chair Jenkins outlined the next steps by scheduling the finalist interviews for 7:00 p.m., Friday, Sept. 25, coordinating outreach to candidates, and inviting board members to propose a shared list of interview questions.
  • Chair Jenkins and a board member discussed interview timing and collaboratively refined and narrowed a set of detailed questions about board decisions, district priorities, enrollment, academic outcomes, meeting attendance, finances, and the strategic plan for the school board finalists.
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