精东传媒 Dr. Crystal Hill

  • Interim Superintendent Crystal Hill visiting with local elementary school students

     

    Crystal L. Hill, Ed.D., is superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (精东传媒), the 16th largest public school system in the United States and the 2nd largest in North Carolina. She is responsible for 141,000 students enrolled in the district’s 186 schools under the leadership and support of nearly 20,000 employees.

    Prior to her appointment as superintendent, she served Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as interim superintendent, where she facilitated the district’s first fully funded county budget request in recent history.

    In July 2023, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education selected Dr. Hill as the district’s superintendent. Since her appointment, she has led the district in improving academic outcomes for students while implementing a comprehensive organizational restructuring designed to ensure success and endless possibilities for all students.

    Dr. Hill also led the district’s successful, historic $2.5 billion bond campaign, which is the largest in North Carolina history. Mecklenburg County Commissioners also confirmed their confidence in Hill’s leadership and vision with a fully funded budget request for the second consecutive year.

    Dr. Hill began her 27-year career as a first grade teacher in Guilford County Schools. She has served in multiple instructional and executive roles in school districts throughout North Carolina.

    She currently serves on the Boards of Directors for Leading on Opportunity Council, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Education, READ Charlotte, and the North Carolina Association of School Administrators.  She also co-chaired the North Carolina State Board of Education Literacy Task Force.

    Dr. Hill has earned numerous awards and recognition, including the Aspire Award from The Innovation Project, the Charlotte Hornets Social Justice Power Forward Award, and being named to Black Business Ink’s Power 100 list.

    Dr. Hill earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in instructional technology, both from North Carolina A&T State University. She also earned a doctorate in educational leadership from Gardner-Webb University.