The Ombuds Blog: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Promotes Ombuds to Interim Superintendent

July 25, 2019

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Promotes Ombuds to Interim Superintendent

After the resignation of its superintendent (the third to hold the post in less than five years), the CMS board has promoted its Ombudsman, Earnest Winston, to serve as Interim Superintendent. Winston was named the first CMS Ombudsman in August 2018. This spring, the district had conducted a search for an Ombudsman Resolution Specialist, but it is not clear whether that position had been filled or how recent developments will affect the nascent Ombuds program. Meanwhile, the website for the CMS Ombuds Office redirects to the district's homepage. (Charlotte Observer.)

Related posts: Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Teachers Seek Ombuds for Workplace Bullying; Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District Names First Ombuds; Job Posting.

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Mary Conger7/25/2019 6:54 AM
This is wonderful. What a different world it would be if all organizational leaders had ombuds experience! Congratulations and good luck to Earnest.
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Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

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Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

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Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

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