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Cumberland County Board unanimously hires McPherson & Jacobson to lead superintendent search after debate
Summary
The Cumberland County Board of Education voted unanimously to hire McPherson & Jacobson to conduct the district's superintendent search (agenda item 13.03).
The Cumberland County Board of Education voted unanimously to hire executive search firm McPherson & Jacobson to conduct the district's superintendent search, approving the selection as agenda item 13.03.
Board members debated multiple proposals before the final vote. An initial motion to hire the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA) was introduced but later withdrawn after several board members said they would not support NCSBA because of how the association had handled a prior incident during board training. One board member said, "I will not be voting for them because of that and their apology. We're sorry. I'm still angry." Another said the…
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