Rebecca Noel

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board member Liz Monterrey Duvall said Friday this summer's investigation into the superintendent “was worth” the nearly $400,000 it cost the district

Three board members requested the motion, but the board remains split.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board Chair Stephanie Sneed alleges her time as chair has involved “bullying” and “discrimination” as members prepare to vote on removing her as their leader next week.

The announcement comes after 3 other district leaders informed the board this month they would be leaving in early 2027.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools named a new principal of Ardrey Kell High School in south Charlotte, the campus' third leader in as many school years.

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employee raised concerns about $30,000 monthly payments the district made to a consulting firm without an official contract with the company.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Crystal Hill claimed school board members tried to extort her into resigning in a memorandum Hill sent to board members Wednesday.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Chair Stephanie Sneed resigned from her position leading the board Tuesday. Members were scheduled to vote on whether to oust Sneed from her leadership position.

The CMS board’s investigation into the superintendent “did not find evidence of improper conduct by the superintendent,” according to a report released Tuesday.

Three Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board members who voted against firing now-former Superintendent Crystal Hill called the termination a “betrayal of public trust.”