From the desk of Dave Machado, Director of OCS
The charter school movement started in 1996, and who could have imagined that 24 years later we would have 200 schools, over 116,000 students, 20,000 employees, and over 60,000 students collectively on our waiting lists. The answer is …. the families of North Carolina looking for quality school choice. As you open your schools under these very challenging times, I want to thank you for all your hard work to provide the best possible education for your students. I often tell charter school leaders that we have to give our families a reason to come to our schools every day. They don’t come to our schools because they are assigned to us, they come because they choose to. I challenge you to continue to provide the best education to all students in the safest setting possible.
Georgia Maimone agreed to help us out temporarily, and it turned into a seven-month gig. She was instrumental in assuring our schools received accurate and timely communication during the Covid 19 pandemic. Georgia is now doing what she loves, teaching. Thank you, Georgia, we miss you already!
The Office of Charter Schools is committed to supporting our schools with professional and timely assistance. Do not hesitate to contact us, we are here to serve. Thank you for all you do!
Please send general inquiries to ocs@dpi.nc.gov or contact us individually.
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OCS Main number: 984 236 2700 ocs@dpi.nc.gov
Director of the Office of Charter Schools
VACANT 984 236 2701
Program Administrative Assistance, Communications
Consultant, Renewals & Performance Framework
Consultant, Professional Learning & Ready to Open Process
Consultant, Amendments & Compliance
Consultant, Epicenter Tech Support & Performance Framework
Consultant, Applications & Renewals
Program Administrator, NC ACCESS Program
Program Coordinator, NC ACCESS Program
Please join us in welcoming(emails and phone numbers coming soon):
Davida Robinson, NC ACCESS Subgrant Program Manager
Lakisha Robbins, NC ACCESS Finance Administrator
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