The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board will create a working group to implement recommendations that emerged from its two-month investigation into former Superintendent Crystal Hill — though it's not clear what those recommendations entail.
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The investigation, which ended with Hill's reinstatement in August before her surprise firing in September, did not find improper conduct by Hill. But a summary provided by the board said the probe had identified areas where the district could improve its operations. Board Chair Dee Rankin said during Tuesday night's board meeting that the board will hold a public work session soon to review the recommendations and discuss how to implement them.
“Specifically, the board is focused to improve its conflicts of interest and contracting policies, to strengthen workplace culture in the district, to establish clear procedures for staff to raise concern, and how to review how vacancies and reassignments in the district are addressed,” Rankin said at Tuesday night’s school board meeting.
Those areas were identified in an 18-page summary of the investigation released last month, though the summary did not include any specifics.
It is not immediately clear who will serve on the working group or when it will meet.
The move comes as CMS faces several investigations, after Hill raised questions about the board's finances and contracts that secretly routed money to a controversial consultant.
