North Carolina State Board of Education
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The North Carolina State Board of Education, established by Article 9 of the North Carolina Constitution, supervises and administers the public school systems of North Carolina. The board sets policy and general procedures for public school systems across the state, including teacher pay and qualifications, course content, testing requirements, and manages state education funds.

The North Carolina State Board of Education consists of the Lieutenant Governor, State Treasurer, and 11 members appointed by the Governor for eight-year terms (three at-large, eight from designated educational districts across the state). The North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction serves as the board's secretary and chief executive officer.

The board's current membership is:

• Howard Nathaniel Lee (at-large, appointed 2004), chairman
• Kathy A. Taft (1st district, appointed 1995)
• Michelle Howard-Vital (2nd district, appointed 2001)
• Edgar D. Murphy, III (3rd district, appointed 1999)
• Evelyn B. Monroe (4th district, appointed 1995)
• Maria Teresa Palmer (5th district, appointed 1999)
• Jane P. Norwood (6th district, appointed 1990)
• Robert Thomas Speed (7th district, appointed 2003)
• Wayne McDevitt (8th district, appointed 2001)
• vacant seat (at-large)
• John A. Tate, III (at-large, appointed 2003)

• Beverly Eaves Perdue (lieutenant governor, ex officio)
• Richard H. Moore (state treasurer, ex officio)
• June Atkinson (North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex officio), secretary and executive officer