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Board of Education

The School Board is comprised of those community members elected to set policy and direction for the local school district. The Orange County Schools Board of Education includes seven members who serve four year terms. 

Anne Purcell

Anne Purcell

Board Chair
André Richmond

André Richmond

Board Vice Chair
Will Atherton

Will Atherton

Board Member
Carrie Doyle

Carrie Doyle

Board Member
Bonnie Hauser

Bonnie Hauser

Board Member
Wendy Padilla

Wendy Padilla

Board Member
Sarah Smylie

Sarah Smylie

Board Member

Contacting the Board

Click here to sign up to receive email notifications about all regular and special called OCS School Board meetings. (This does not include ad hoc committee meetings.)

To contact the entire membership of the School Board at once, send an email to: ocsboardmembers@orange.k12.nc.us*


You may also call or send a message to: 

Franklin McCune, Ombudsman and Board Specialist 
200 E. King Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278
(919) 732-8126 x 12010
franklin.mccune@orange.k12.nc.us

*All mail correspondence to and from the Orange County Schools is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law, which may result in disclosure to third parties.