Who will be chosen the new chair and potentially new vice chair of the Wake County school board today?
It's expected that Kevin Hill or Keith Sutton will be chosen as chairman because they're the only members of the new Democratic majority with prior board experience. The new chair would serve until the annual meeting in June.
One theory being floated is that Hill will be chosen as chairman to finish out the term he never got to complete in 2009-10.
Hill was set to complete his one-year term as chairman in June 2010 until the new Republican majority voted in December 2009 to remove him early in favor of Ron Margiotta.
Under this scenario of letting Hill complete his unfinished term, Sutton would then get the nod in June for a full one-year term as chair.
After the vote on the chair, the next question will be whether the new majority removes John Tedesco as vice chairman. His term doesn't officially end as vice chair until June.
If the new majority dumps Tedesco, will another Republican be chosen as a peace gesture? Or will one of the other Democrats get the vice chair's job?
UPDATE
Click here for a blog post today from Bob Geary of the liberal Independent weekly in which he supports letting Tedesco stay on as vice chair.
Geary isn't thrilled with the idea of Tedesco potentially campaigning next year for state Schools Superintendent while using his post as board vice chair. But Geary writes that leaving Tedesco as vice chair through the end of his term would send the message the new majority "intends to serve in the nonpartisan way their predecessor boards served."
Comments
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Tue, 12/06/2011 - 15:43 — SideburnsWouldn't removing Tedesco be the same action as removing Hill? I thought this incoming Board was sooo above that. How funny.
Lesson Learned
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 20:05 — jgegbgmgWell! Well! Looks like your friends are on the lower end of the 5 to 4 votes. It's really eating at you and I'm sure there is more to come. As I have told you before just take a deep breath and exhale - There now you should feel better!
JT's new job will keep him busy
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 20:01 — bluedawgJT's "North Carolina Center for Education Reform" is lead by himself as President & CEO. He is really busy raising $$$$ for the NCCER.
Just today I got a request for $100, $200 or more......
Came blame the guy for trying to make a buck.....except for that he is doing it in the name of our public education system.
Are you on their mailing
Wed, 12/07/2011 - 10:00 — jenmanAre you on their mailing list? How did you receive the request?
NCCER
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 23:54 — Solon77Do you get anything for a $200 contribution - like a pen, coffee mug, dinner with John ?
JT could be the new chairman
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 13:38 — tartexanIf Kevin Hill and Keith Sutton split the vote, then JT could become chairman with his 4 votes he has in his pocket.
I Guess His Pocket HJad A Hole In It
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 20:16 — chaboardHe seems to have misplaced all four of those votes....
Let Johnny go....
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 11:05 — bluedawgIt will give him more time to solicit WCPSS parents for funds to support the NC Center for Education Reform of which he is President, CEO, Grand Poohbah, Dear Leader, etc.....
History
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 11:03 — Dove314Interesting to go back and read some of the threads from 2 years ago ...
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/margiotta-elected-new-board-chairman
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/skirting-the-open-public-meetings-law
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/reviewing-wakes-legal-expenses
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/questioning-the-school-board-committee-assignments
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/margiottas-quest-to-change-the-school-system
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/state-naacp-wants-time-to-speak-at-school-board-meeting
http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/tony-gurley-pledges-cooperation-with-new-school-board-majority
Message - its the perfect start to the Third Way
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 09:50 — valsparThe message it sends is the good voters who put Evans, Martin, Hill, Sutton and Kushner in office are sick and tired of JT. He should be removed.
So the voters who voted
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 09:56 — starsonoursSo the voters who voted for JT should not be heard only those who voted for Evans, Martin, Hill, Sutton and Kushner should be heard?
sure, why not? (just kidding)
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 10:11 — EBDarcyI don't recall you criticizing the outgoing majority for ignoring the minority and therefore ignoring all the people that voted for them. As I recall the general attitude expressed by supporters of the Repub majority was "we won, so get out of our way"
I don't recall civility
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 12:37 — starsonoursI don't recall civility being a central theme of the 09 election. The newly elected members all campaigned on restoring civility and not running rough shod over the minority. Will they be true to their campaign promises? I doubt it. Whether you agree or disagree with the winners in 09, once elected they did exactly what they said they would do during their campaigns.
Um, The First Step In "Restoring Civility"
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 20:19 — chaboard...is removing the worst offender from a seat of power. Hence Tedesco getting demoted. First step in keeping that civility promise.
No civility to the new
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 20:27 — starsonoursNo civility to the new majority is to govern the same as the old majority, but to do so after complaining about the way the old majority governed and telling the public they were not going to govern in that manner.
No civility period
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 21:00 — FSandYOUWhat would be the point in that.
Really?
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 15:26 — Dove314I somehow missed their campaign promises to behave like arrogant shortsighted tyrannical schoolyard divas and divos playing team sports instead of like mature adults.
Well considering that wasn't
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 15:56 — starsonoursWell considering that wasn't their campaign promise that maybe why you missed it. They did promise to end the archaic assignment policy and were faced with a 4 board members who were determined to leave the policy as is (or as close to as is as possible). They followed through with that promise even as the otherside dug their heels in and opposed everything they tried to do. 2 years ago you would have thought the world was ending when they changed policy 6200, now people are say "we can't go back to the old policy" are the sameone who opposed ending it.
The funniest thing is your post describes Martin (and to some extent Evans) part of the "mature adults" being sworn in today. Lets see how civil they are.
Dumping Tedesco is not a
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 09:22 — finalfrontierDumping Tedesco is not a good start for a "third way".
No need to dump JT
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 11:06 — bluedawgHe should resign.
nope
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 11:16 — EBDarcyCan't see that happening. It will be interesting to see who he supports.
I won't be shocked
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 15:39 — bluedawgif he nominates and votes for himself.
Sure it is
Tue, 12/06/2011 - 09:25 — FSandYOUIt will send the message that no one messes with Sue and Jim.