CCS Board Members take oath and reorganize

LENOIR, NC (December 7, 2016)…Board members-elect Darrell Pennell, Tim Hawkins and Ann Edwards took the Oath of Office administered by District Court Judge Richard Holloway at the Board of Education meeting held on Dec. 5 at the Education Center.

With more than 40 years of experience in education, Ann Edwards is the newcomer who joins the Caldwell County Board of Education. Re-elected Board members Darrell Pennell, a retired public educator, has served on the Board of Education since 2010 and local businessman Tim Hawkins has been seated on the Board since 2002.

Following the Oath of Office, the Board unanimously voted Darrell Pennell as Chairman, a position he has held since 2011, and re-elected Duane Knight as Vice-Chairman.

The Caldwell County Board of Education is the governing body of the school district with the primary responsibilities to establish policy, determine annual operating and capital budgets, employ the superintendent, and oversee the management of the district’s major systems, including budget and finance, curriculum and instruction, personnel and auxiliary services.

The Board of Education includes seven members elected at-large for four year terms staggered every two years. School Board meetings are regularly held the second Monday of each month at 6:00 pm at the Education Center in the Board Room. For more information, visit the Board of Education on the Caldwell County Schools website.