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Wake School Board Discussing Tata's Future

Tony Tata
Wake County Schools

Wake County Schools superintendent Tony Tata may learn today if he still has a job.

Board members spent more than three hours yesterday in closed session. They made no decision. But Republican members who support Tata -- like John Tedesco -- left the meeting upset about where they were.

John Tedesco: In a closed session personnel item when I should be working on something like student achievement.

 Some parents have criticized the choice-based student assignment plan Tata has implemented. They've been vocal about recent problems with school bus pick-ups as well. Parent Niki Speri feels Tata is trying to make the district better

Niki Speri: For some reason no one's allowing him to do that and that's what's unfortunate about this whole situation. It'd be a sad day if they did let him go.

Democrats on the board didn't comment.

Kevin Hill: It's closed session. It'll remain closed session.

Republican Debra Goldman described the mood as..

Debra Goldman: Strained. I think that's the best word for it

 
The board will continue its closed-door meeting this afternoon.

Gurnal Scott joined North Carolina Public Radio in March 2012 after several stops in radio and television. After graduating from the College of Charleston in his South Carolina hometown, he began his career in radio there. He started as a sports reporter at News/Talk Radio WTMA and won five Sportscaster of the Year awards. In 1997, Gurnal moved on to television as general assignment reporter and weekend anchor for WCSC-TV in Charleston. He anchored the market's top-rated weekend newscasts until leaving Charleston for Memphis, TN in 2002. Gurnal worked at WPTY-TV for two years before returning to his roots in radio. He joined the staff of Memphis' NewsRadio 600 WREC in 2004 eventually rising to News Director. In 2006, Raleigh news radio station WPTF came calling and he became the station's chief correspondent. Gurnal’s reporting has been honored by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association, the North Carolina Associated Press, and the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas.
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