Kevin L. Hill Selected as Board of Education Chair

June 16, 2009 - Kevin L. Hill was selected as the new chair of the Wake County Board of Education during the board's annual meeting June 16. Hill, a unanimous choice for the post, was the only person nominated by board members for the position of chair.

Kevin L. Hill

"I'm grateful for this privilege, and I look forward to serving as chair for the coming year," Hill said after being elected. "My commitment is to work closely with my fellow board members, always remembering that our responsibility is to help provide the best educational opportunities for all children in Wake County."

Hill, who served as vice-chair of the board last year, spent his entire career working for the Wake County Public School System. He retired from the system in 2005 after teaching secondary social studies for 14 years and serving as an assistant principal and principal at elementary, middle, and high schools for 14 years. During his career with the school system, Hill also served as a teacher mentor and an administrative mentor.

He is a clinical instructor and assistant program coordinator for undergraduate Secondary Social Studies Education at North Carolina State University. Hill is also a program presenter and social studies methods instructor with the NC State NC TEACH Program.

He is a graduate of three Principals' Executive Programs and is a program presenter at PEP's Leadership Program for Aspiring Principals. He served as President of the Wake County Division of Principals and Assistant Principals from 2001-2003 and was the Wake County PTA Council Co-Principal of the Year in 2005.

During the annual meeting, the board selected Horace Tart as vice-chair. Tart was a unanimous choice for the post. He was the only person nominated by board members for the position of vice-chair. Tart has served on the board for four years.

Outgoing chair Rosa Gill was recognized by Hill and the other school board members for her nine-and-a-half years of service on the board including the past two as the board's chair. Hill read a resolution honoring Gill for her service during the meeting.

Gill resigned from the board following the board's June 16 meeting. She was recently selected by the Wake Democratic Committee as the N.C. House District 33 Representative. She succeeds former Rep. Dan Blue, who was selected to serve out the remainder of the late Sen. Vernon Malone's term in the N.C. Senate.

"Serving on the Wake County Board of Education has been my pleasure," Gill said. "While I am extremely honored to be able to serve our citizens as their representative in the North Carolina House, I have felt the same honor and pride serving as a representative of the Board of Education."

She said she will use the experience she gained on the Board of Education to continue to work for the children of North Carolina.

"While my location will change, my vision of ensuring that all children receive the quality education they need and deserve will not change," Gill said. "The difference is that I will have the opportunity to advocate for not just the children in Wake County but for children all across the state."