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Board schedules Jan. 14 special meeting to interview seven District 2 applicants
Summary
The board voted to interview seven applicants who submitted full application packets to fill the District 2 vacancy and set a special called meeting for Jan. 14 starting at 9 a.m.; alternate dates were identified if needed.
The Wake County Board of Education set a special called meeting for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 to interview applicants for the District 2 board vacancy and decided to interview only the seven applicants who submitted all required application materials.
Board members reported they received eight applications but said one candidate did not provide the requested letters of recommendation. Chair Hegarty read the applicant list into the record and noted that one submission was incomplete. The candidates named in open session were Alexandra Alcantara, Caroletta Daniels, Christina Gordon, Delon Fletcher, Dr. Brady Coker, Cara Gensor, Thaddeus Sherman and Josh McGee; the board stated Josh McGee’s packet lacked the letters of recommendation requested in the vacancy announcement.
Board member Mahaffey moved that the board interview the seven applicants with complete application packages; board member Edmonds seconded the motion. The board approved the motion by voice vote.
Board members then discussed scheduling. Vice Chair Swanson and others recommended conducting interviews in a single day. The board set a special called meeting to begin at 9 a.m. on Jan. 14 for interviews and selection. The board also identified alternate potential dates — Jan. 22 or Jan. 24 — to use only if weather or other issues prevent completing interviews and deliberations on Jan. 14. The transcript records the board’s request that members hold availability for those standby dates, but the board did not pick an alternate until such need is confirmed.
Board members discussed logistics — 45 minutes per candidate was the historical norm, with flexibility to reduce the number of questions to shorten the schedule if needed. Mahaffey and Vice Chair Swanson said they would finalize a condensed question list and circulate it to members prior to the Jan. 14 session.
Action items recorded in the meeting: a motion to interview the seven applicants who submitted full application packets, moved by Mahaffey, seconded by Edmonds; and a motion to convene a special called meeting beginning at 9 a.m. on Jan. 14 to conduct interviews and select a replacement, moved by Vice Chair Swanson and seconded by Mahaffey. Both motions passed by voice vote.
What’s next: District staff (Melissa Allen was listed as the staff contact) will finalize logistics, distribute the interview question list and coordinate candidate scheduling. The chosen alternate date(s) will be used only if necessary.
