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GCS Board Names Co-Interim Superintendents
Nora Carr, chief of staff, and Terrence Young, chief information officer, will lead Guilford County Schools through the superintendent transition. At its meeting Tuesday night, the Guilford County Board of Education named Carr and Young co-interim superintendents. They will officially take the role once current superintendent Maurice O. Green leaves later this spring.
Carr and Young will split the superintendent responsibilities until a new superintendent takes over the role.
“I can’t think of two better people to lead our school district through this transition,” says Alan Duncan, board chair. “They know the district, know what has been working, understand our challenges and have a passion for helping our students succeed.”
Carr has served as the chief of staff for GCS since 2008, working to make the district’s vision of excellence in academics, character and operations a reality. Carr played a key role in the development and execution of GCS’ first and second strategic plans, leads major district-wide initiatives, manages crisis response and communications, represents the superintendent to the board, parents and community, and assists the school board with policy development and legislative issues.
Highly regarded nationally for her expertise in strategic planning, research and communications, Carr has a Bachelor of Arts in English from Saint Louis University, a Master of Arts in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) and a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.D.) from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Young has served as the chief information officer for GCS since 2003, and before that was the district’s associate superintendent from 2000 to 2003. In both roles, Young used technology and data to determine the needs of all GCS students, and he played a key role in developing strategies that led to increased student academic success and reduced achievement gaps and disparities. His work helped GCS secure the district’s largest federal grant ($30 million), which is being used to support personalized learning in middle schools. Young served as a mathematics teacher, principal and administrator for Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools until he joined GCS in 2000.
Young has a Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts in Education from City College of New York and a Doctor of Educational Leadership in Educational Administration (Ed.D.) from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
“These two leaders helped to put us on the path toward success we are currently on, and I know they will keep us there throughout this transition,” says Duncan.
The board is searching for a new superintendent to replace current Superintendent Maurice O. Green who will leave the position later this spring, and hopes to a have a new superintendent selected before the start of the 2016-17 school year.