New director of state’s charter schools named
Published 12:00 am Thursday, February 11, 2016
RALEIGH — The State Board of Education today approved David Machado as the new director of the Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Charter Schools.
Machado, chief administrator of the Lincoln Charter School in Lincoln County, has served in that role for the past 12 years.
“David Machado is the right person to provide leadership for the continued advancement of quality public charter schools in North Carolina,” said Bill Cobey, chairman of the State Board of Education. “He is a success in the charter school community having presided over an exemplary charter school of more than 1,900 students, 205 staff members and two campuses. His leadership will be welcome at the department and in the charter school community.”
Machado will begin his new role on July 1.
Cobey also thanked Department of Public Instruction Chief Performance Officer Adam Levinson, who has been serving as the interim director while the selection process was completed.
“Mr. Levinson has provided outstanding leadership during this transition time,” Cobey said.
The Office of Charter Schools provides leadership and operational guidance to all of the state’s public charter schools and provides planning services to help new charter schools get off to a good start.
Prior to joining Lincoln Charter School, Machado was a small business owner and manager. He is a graduate of Western Carolina University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.