, where Moore was principal from 2000 to 2008 For three decades prior to becoming superintendent, Moore worked in multiple positions relating to public education. first as a
French teacher in the
Nash-Rocky Mount Public School System. before becoming the assistant principal of the school, before becoming Deputy Superintendent for Academic Advancement for the Wake County Public School System in September 2011. On May 23, 2018, Moore replaced retiring superintendent
Jim Merrill's interim
Del Burns and the general community. By July 2020, Moore supported the so-called "Plan B" as a first attempt to return to normal schooling during the pandemic. The plan, which saw students in the school system divided into three groups, each spending "one week in class at school and two weeks at home with online instruction", was eventually implemented under her approval. By November 2020, Moore doubled-down on her support for Plan B rotations, and approved of periodic leadership team visits to schools to check on their progress in implementing anti-COVID protocol. Moore also organized school board sessions to discuss partially continuing online learning as the plan called for. By the time Moore's contract as superintendent went up for vote to extend again in November 2021, only a minority of concerns were raised against her leadership during the pandemic, with the majority approving of her handling of the situation, allowing Moore to be re-appointed in a vote of 8–1.
Post-pandemic and retirement (2022–2023) In April 2022, Moore was among those part of the unanimous vote which made
women's wrestling an official sport for high schools in the school system and state as a whole, something she had previously advocated for. Moore attributed the "historic moment" to the gradual introduction of the sport throughout previous years. Moore, also in April, proposed a $56 million budget increase to WCPSS with the goal to help prevent against growing staffing concerns by helping raise employee pay, hire more employees, and fund the construction of four new schools. In October 2022, Moore, who had gone by "Cathy" before this point, agreed to extend her contract another year in the position under her given Hispanic name "Catty," after mentioning her desire to do so in a school board meeting a month prior. On February 9, 2023, Moore announced she would retire from her position at the end of the school year effective on July 1. and general school safety concerns, as unresolved matters from her tenureship were left for the next superintendent to address. On October 1, 2023,
Robert Taylor was sworn in as the next superintendent.
Post-retirement (2023–) On October 9, 2023, Moore was appointed to an
at-large seat on the State Board of Education by governor
Roy Cooper after the previous seatholder, James Ford, vacated their position a month prior. Moore's decision to take on the position was supported by other members of the education chair in Durham Public Schools. == Awards and recognition ==