Davidson Day School has hired Wes Wehunt as the new head of lower and middle school. Also in this column, the CMS School Board meets Wednesday night at the Government Center in Charlotte to discuss the process for selecting the district’s next superintendent, and CMS plans a reception to honor its “Teachers of the Year.”

DAVIDSON DAY NAMES NEW HEAD OF LOWER SCHOOL

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Wes Wehunt joind Davidson Day School as its new head of lower and lower middle school. He comes to Davidson Day after four years as the head of lower school at Augusta Preparatory Day School in Augusta, Ga. He replaces Michael Cerkovnik, who will become head of educational innovation at the school.

”Wes’ educational philosophy is such a perfect fit for our school,” Head of School Bonnie Cotter said in a press release. “He shares our commitment to respect each child as an individual and promote character growth and continual development of globally relevant skills.”

Prior to his role as head of lower school at Augusta Preparatory Day School, he spent 3 years as head of lower school at St. John’s Episcopal School in Olney, Md., where he also spent four years as director of admission and five years as the lower school dean of students.

“I am thrilled with the opportunity to join the Davidson Day School community,” Mr. Wehunt said in a statement. “I am really looking forward to August when I will have the chance to meet and welcome all of our 2-year-old through sixth-grade students with anticipation of a great school year.”

“There are two things that initially attracted my wife and me to Davidson Day,” Mr. Wehunt said. “And that’s the people and the program.” The Wehunts’ three children will attend Davidson Day.

Mr. Wehunt earned his Masters of Education from Marymount University in Alexandria, Va. in 2007 and his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Maryland in College Park, Md., in 1997.

SCHOOL BOARD MEETS WED. TO DISCUSS SUPERINTENDENT SELECTION PROCESS

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education meets Wednesday night to discuss the selection process for a new superintendent.

Peter Gorman announced last week that he was resigning after five years as CMS Superintendent. He leaves to take a job as senior vice president in the education division of News Corp., parent of Fox News and the Wall Street Journal.

He leaves Aug. 15 in the midst of  major changes for the school system, including school closings and a proposal to institute a new teacher “pay for performance” plan.

The board plans to hire an interim superintendent while it searches for someone to fill the position permanently, a process that could take up to a year.

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The board will meet in the chamber of the Government Center, 600 East Fourth St., Charlotte, at 6 p.m.

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CMS NAMES ‘TEACHERS OF THE YEAR’ AT THE KNIGHT THEATRE FRI.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials will recognize the district’s “teachers of the year” Friday at the Knight Theatre. It will name a Teacher of the Year from each school and each zone, as well as a district Teacher of the Year.

The reception begins at 6 p.m. at the theatre and the awards will be presented at 7:15. Following the awards ceremony, Ruth’s Chris Steak House will host an after-party. The restaurant donated the funds for the Knight Theatre event and wil provide hors d’oeuvres for the reception and the after-party.

The Bechtler Museum also will open their facility for the event, and teachers and guests will be able to explore the galleries prior to the event.