Superintendent & District Leadership

Dr. Hardy brings more than twenty-seven years of distinguished service in public education across North Carolina and Maryland. Since 2023, she has served as superintendent of Lexington City Schools. Prior to that, she served as Deputy Superintendent for Durham Public Schools beginning in 2018. Her extensive leadership experience also includes roles as Chief Academic Officer for Guilford County Schools, Executive Director for Teaching and Learning for Baltimore City Public Schools, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction for Rockingham County Schools, and principal and assistant principal positions in the Alamance-Burlington School System. Dr. Hardy began her career as an AP Chemistry teacher in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent

Mrs. Karen Horton

(919) 496-2600

karenhorton@fcschools.net