Director of Programming
Position # 65009039
Reports To: Executive Director
Status: Professional, Exempt
Salary Range: $70,000 – $90,000
Location: Cullowhee, NC
Closing Date: November 30, 2012

The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) is a recognized leader in professional development for teachers.

Earlier this year, Aaron L. Fleming of Apex was appointed to a four-year term by Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham). During the October 21 NCCAT Board of Trustees meeting, Fleming was sworn in by the Hon. Willis P. Whichard of Chapel Hill, NCCAT trustee. Fleming’s term began July 1.

“I am very pleased to welcome Aaron Fleming to the NCCAT Board of Trustees,” said Elaine Franklin, executive director of NCCAT. “He understands North Carolina education from many perspectives and is committed to being an active and engaged member of the board.”

A joint work session of the board of trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching and the board of directors of the Development Foundation of NCCAT Inc. will be held from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, in Morrisville.

Last fall, Dr. M. Brock Womble of Spruce Pine was appointed to a four-year term by Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham). During the NCCAT Board of Trustees meeting last October, Womble was sworn in by the Hon. Willis P. Whichard of Chapel Hill, NCCAT trustee. Womble’s term began July 1, 2012.

The North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching announces the selection of Dr. Jonathan D. Wade of Cullowhee as director of programming. He will report directly to NCCAT Executive Director Dr. M. Elaine Franklin.

A meeting of the board of trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching will be held Sunday, April 21 at 8 a.m. in Ocracoke, followed by a joint meeting of the NCCAT board of trustees and the board of directors of the Development Foundation of NCCAT Inc. at 1 p.m.

A special meeting of the board of trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, in Morrisville.

A joint work session of the board of trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching and the board of directors of the Development Foundation of NCCAT Inc. will be held from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16, in Morrisville.

Thousands of concerned citizens (5,573 to be exact) from across that state, including teachers, administrators, education professionals, and friends of NCCAT, have signed a Change.org petition asking state legislators and Gov. McCrory to do one thing--fund NCCAT.

A special meeting of the board of trustees of the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching will be held, via conference call, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 30.

For information about how to attend this event, contact Elizabeth A. Gillespie or Nancy E. Watkins at 828-293-5202 or [email protected].