Office of Charter Schools Directory

Mailing Address: 
Office of Charter Schools 
6307 Mail Service Center 
Raleigh, NC 27699-6307

Physical Address: 
Department of Public Instruction 
301 N Wilmington Street 
Raleigh, NC 27601-2825

Office of Charter Schools is a hybrid office with regular travel around the state. The quickest, most effective method for communicating with our office is via email. Please see the directory below for staff emails and workflows. 

Any general inquiries should be directed to ocs@dpi.nc.gov

Complaints or parent/student concerns should be directed to stakeholdersupport@dpi.nc.gov. Prior to sending, please review this linked section on how our office handles complaints. 


Office of Charter Schools Staff

Ashley Baquero, Director of NC OCS - 984.236.2708

NameEmailPhoneArea
Nicky Niewinskinicole.niewinski@dpi.nc.gov984-236-2709Assistant Director; SBE/CSRB 
Jenna CookJenna.Cook@dpi.nc.gov984-236-2707Accountability; Renewals
Melanie RackleyMelanie.Rackley@dpi.nc.gov984-236-2712Authorizing; New School Applications
Natasha Norinsnatasha.norins@dpi.nc.gov984-236-2702External Support; RTO/Planning Year
Brandi Gillbrandi.gill@dpi.nc.gov984-236-2705School Improvement
Joseph Letterio M.Joseph.Letterio@dpi.nc.gov984-236-2703Communications & Data
Julie Whetzeljulie.whetzel@dpi.nc.gov984-236-2701Amendments
Megan Cartermegan.carter@dpi.nc.gov984-236-2711Performance Framework
Tara Whitbreadtara.whitbread@dpi.nc.gov984-236-2659Stakeholder Support
Ashley Springsashley.springs@dpi.nc.gov984-236-2159MTSS Support (Regions 5-8)
Rhonda Harrellrhonda.harrell@dpi.nc.gov252-299-3395MTSS Support (Regions 1-4)

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