Press release from the Department of Administration:
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Administration announced the 11 members of the Academic Standards Review Commission on Tuesday and provided notice of its inaugural meeting. The appointments were made in accordance with Senate Bill 812 and were apportioned as follows: four members appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; four members appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate; two members of the State Board of Education to include the chair or the chair’s designee and a member appointed by the chair; and one member appointed by the governor.
The appointees are:
House Appointments
Ms. Tammy Covil, New Hanover
Dr. Jeffrey Isenhour, Catawba
Ms. Katie Lemons, Stokes
Ms. Denise Watts, Mecklenburg
Senate Appointments
Ms. Ann B. Clark, Iredell
Dr. Laurie McCollum, Rockingham
Ms. Jeannie A. Metcalf, Forsyth
Dr. John T. Scheik, Wake
State Board of Education Members
Chairman William “Bill” Cobey, Durham
Dr. Olivia Oxendine, Robeson
Gubernatorial Appointment
Mr. Andre Peek, Wake
The inaugural meeting will be held on Monday, Sept. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the State Construction Office conference room, fourth floor of the Education Building, 301 N. Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC. For more information, please contact Loretta Peace-Bunch at 919-807-3403.
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