The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board has pushed back its timeline for hiring a superintendent from mid-March to early May, board Chairman Ericka Ellis-Stewart said.
Ellis-Stewart did not offer any explanation, saying only that "details of the interview process are being finalized."
The schedule approved before three new members took office called for applications to close in mid-February and finalists to meet the public in early March. Applications are now being taken through March 8.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said Tuesday afternoon they are looking for a man who allegedly cut off his electronic monitoring device about the same time he was due in court. 
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