Board of Education Organizational Meeting July 15, 2024
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Click here for photos and highlights from the July 15, 2024 meeting with newly-elected Board members sworn in, and the election of Chair and Vice Chair for 2024-2025.
July 15, 2024
The Board of Education will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Whitted Building, 300 W. Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278 for its annual organizational meeting and swearing-in of Board Members.
The agenda for the meeting has two items. The first order of business will be to swear in newly-elected Board Members Carrie Doyle, Bonnie Hauser, and Wendy Padilla. The Board's second task will be for the seven members to appoint a Chair and Vice Chair for the 2024-2025 school year.
This meeting is open to the public and will also be live-streamed on the OCS YouTube channel here. The agenda for the meeting may be accessed here.
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