Charlitta Hatch
Board Member, District 1, CMS Board of Education
Coverage (10 articles)
Mecklenburg County 2025 Election Results: Transit Tax Passes, Democrats Sweep Charlotte City Council and School Board
Mecklenburg County voters approved a landmark transit tax, re‑elected Mayor Vi Lyles, and delivered a clean sweep for Democrats on the council and school board in Charlotte's 2025 municipal election.
CMS Board Denies Hill's $2.1B Budget 8-1, Gives Her Two Weeks Without Saying What to Change
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education voted 8-1 Tuesday night to deny Superintendent Crystal Hill's $2.1 billion budget and gave her two weeks to come back with a revised version — without saying, in open session, what to change. After the vote, Hill asked four times for direction at the dais. Chair Stephanie Sneed declined and adjourned. The revised budget is due May 12.
CMS Final Program Choice Plan
Superintendent Crystal Hill's final Program Choice plan, presented to the CMS Board of Education April 28, would consolidate the district's choice programs into six themes, cut programs at 11 schools, add programs at four, and convert all four middle colleges to early colleges. Public hearing May 12; board vote May 26; implementation 2027-28.
CMS Board Unanimously Approves Hill's Amended Budget — Two Weeks After Denying It 8-1
Two weeks after rejecting Superintendent Crystal Hill's $2.1 billion budget 8-1, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education unanimously approved her amended version on Tuesday. The same operating envelope now carries six negotiated changes — including the elimination of the $2.4 million Capturing Kids Hearts contract and the reinstatement of all four CMS-DSS educational liaison positions. The state budget remains the variable holding everything else still.
CMS Board Approves $5.5 Million to Extend IBM Oracle Contract and Target 2028 for HR and Payroll Launch
The Board of Education approved a $5.5 million amendment to its Oracle enterprise software contract, extending the implementation and adding hypercare support as the district works toward a full system launch in 2028.
The State Funds 78 Percent of CMS Positions. The County Fills the Gap.
The state funds 78 percent of CMS positions. The county funds 2,707 more. Superintendent Crystal Hill showed the board what happens if either side flinches.
CMS Set Aside $6.6 Million for a State Raise That Might Not Cover It
CFO Kelly Kluttz told the board the district's $6.6 million salary reserve covers them to about 5 percent — but bills in Raleigh propose up to 9, the state hasn't passed a budget, and the county can't backfill after June.
Three Governing Bodies, One Room, and a Restaurant That Started It All
CMS Board Chair Stephanie Sneed convened the BOCC, City Council, and CMS Board with the General Assembly delegation for the first joint legislative breakfast in at least 20 years.
CMS Asks Mecklenburg County for $698.6 Million. Here's What's In It.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is asking Mecklenburg County for $698.6 million to fund a $1.97 billion operating budget — including a fourth consecutive 5% teacher supplement increase — while North Carolina still has not passed a state budget for this year or next.
CMS Board Committee Spent Six Weeks Rewriting Family Engagement Policy. Then They Found the Real Problem.
The Family and Community Engagement Ad Hoc Committee is drafting the district's first standalone family engagement policy — and discovered there are no written rules for how board members use district staff.