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
| Name | Phone | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Niewinski | nicole.niewinski@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2709 | Assistant Director; SBE/CSRB |
| Jenna Cook | Jenna.Cook@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2707 | Accountability; Renewals |
| Melanie Rackley | Melanie.Rackley@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2712 | Authorizing; New School Applications |
| Natasha Norins | natasha.norins@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2702 | External Support; RTO/Planning Year |
| Brandi Gill | brandi.gill@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2705 | School Improvement |
| Joseph Letterio M. | Joseph.Letterio@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2703 | Communications & Data |
| Julie Whetzel | julie.whetzel@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2701 | Amendments |
| Megan Carter | megan.carter@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2711 | Performance Framework |
| VACANT | TBD | 984-236-2659 | Stakeholder Support |
| Ashley Springs | ashley.springs@dpi.nc.gov | 984-236-2159 | MTSS Support (Regions 5-8) |
| Rhonda Harrell | rhonda.harrell@dpi.nc.gov | 252-299-3395 | MTSS Support (Regions 1-4) |
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