NC Department of Public Instruction
Contacts for Frequently Asked Questions
Subject/Question
DPI Staff
Member
Phone
Number
Notes
Academically/
Intellectually Gifted
Students
Sneha ShahColtrane
807-3849
www.ncpublicschools.org/aig/
Accounts Payable
(NCDPI)
Regetta Darden
807-3652
Karen Hoeve
807-3694
Sneha ShahColtrane
807-3849
Course exam fees may be covered in full (as they were in
2015-16). Confirm with Sneha.
Lydia Prude
807-3739
Additional information available at
www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/allotments/
ACT Scores
Advanced
Placement/
International
Baccalaureate
Courses
Allotments of Funds
to LEAs/Charter
Schools
American Indian
Education/State
Advisory Council on
Indian Education
Annual Measurable
Objectives (AMO)
Reporting
Attendance/Average
Daily Membership
Benefits & Teacher
Employment Issues
Processes payments for the purchase of goods and services
and for staff and non-employee travel claims and provides
A/P system, procedure and policy training to staff.
College admission exam.
Information about the federal Title VII program is at:
www.ncpublicschools.org/federalprograms/titleVII/
Debora Williams
807-3912
State Advisory Council on Indian Education annual reports:
www.ncpublicschools.org/racg/resources/reports/indianed/
AMO targets are available online at
www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/
accountability/reporting/readytargettables13.pdf
Additional information available at
www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/accounting/
More information about teacher benefits, employment, etc., as
at www.ncpublicschools.org/work4ncschools
Additional information on the federal No Child Left Behind
Blue Ribbon Schools Program is available online at
www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/index.html
Karen Hoeve
807-3694
Ozella Wiggins
807-3757
Tom Tomberlin
807-3440
Tiffany Perkins
807-3817
Sneha ShahColtrane
807-3849
www.ncpublicschools.org/ccp/
Jo Anne
Honeycutt
807-3764
www.ncpublicschools.org/cte/
Cash Management
Sam Fuller
Ed Stone
807-3741
807-3638
Agency cash requisitions and transfers; federal cash draw
downs; LEA Cash Certifications.
CEDARS (NC
Common Education
Data Analysis and
Reporting System)
Karl Pond
Terra
Dominguez
807-3241
807-3272
www.ncpublicschools.org/cedars/
Chart of Accounts
Roxane Bernard
807-3725
Charter Schools
Adam Levinson
807-3283
Roxane Bernard
807-3725
Sherry Peele
Regetta Darden
807-3620
807-3652
Blue Ribbon
Schools
Career and College
Promise
Career and
Technical Education
(CTE)
Charter Schools
Finances
Child Nutrition Claim
Payments and
Reporting
Complete chart of accounts documents are at
www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/finance/reporting/
A list of all charters and more is at
www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/
Processes Child Nutrition Claim Reimbursements and
prepares and submits Child Nutrition Meal Count and
Financial Status Reports.
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Subject/Question
Collaborative
Conference for
Student
Achievement
Compliance
Supplements and
Audit Report Review
Conference/
Workshop Info
Cooperative
Innovative High
Schools (includes
Early Colleges)
Course Codes
Course Credit
Credit by
Demonstrated
Mastery
Data Requests/Data
Memorandum of
Understandings
Disadvantaged
Student
Supplemental
Funding
District and School
Transformation
DPI Staff
Member
Phone
Number
Notes
Debora Williams
807-3912
www.ncpublicschools.org/ccsa/
Kathy Cooper
807-3364
Get more information from your caller and forward them to the
division that sponsors the event in question.
Varies
Sneha ShahColtrane
807-3849
Hunter Huffman
Tiffany Perkins
Sneha ShahColtrane
807-3633
807-3817
807-3849
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/cihs/
This process is available in all North Carolina traditional high
schools. Districts determine implementation based on State
Board guidance.
Sneha Shah
Coltrane
807-3849
Karl Pond
KC Elander
807-3241
807-4066
Lydia Prude
218-6416
More information available at www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/
Nancy Barbour
835-6101
www.ncpublicschools.org/schooltransformation/
Driver Education
Karl Logan
984-2894241
www.ncpublicschools.org/safehealthyschools/driver-ed
Dropout Prevention/
Intervention
Debora Williams
807-3912
www.ncpublicschools.org/dropout/
Dropout Report
Ken Gattis
807-3940
www.ncpublicschools.org/research/dropout/reports
Michael Ramsey
828-2789770
www.ncpublicschools.org/connectivity includes basic
information
Joyce Gardner
807-3427
Jeannene
Hurley
252-6249878
www.ncpublicschools.org/erate includes basic information
Robert Sox
807-3348
Evaluation Instruments
Lou Fabrizio
807-3770
Formerly ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)
Bill Hussey
807-3969
EC keeps a log of called requests, so it’s best to use their
main number for constituent calls.
Ed Stone
Sam Fuller
807-3638
807-3741
Prepares and submits federal grant financial reports.
Gwen Tucker
807-3715
The Web has a lot of data already at
www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/resources/
Leigh Ann Kerr
807-3553
Education Cloud/
Connectivity
Educator
Preparation
E-Rate
Evaluation of
Professional Staff
Every Student
Succeeds Act
(ESSA)
Exceptional Children
Issues/Parent Calls
regarding IEP
Federal Grant
Financial Reporting
Financial Data
(Analysis)
Financial Monitoring
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Subject/Question
Free and Reduced
Price Meals/Data
and Eligibility
Fresh Fruits &
Vegetable Program
GED/Adult High
School Diploma
Governor’s School
Governor’s Teacher
Network
Graduation Project
Graduation
Requirements
High School
Accreditation
Home Base
Home Schools/
Private Schools/
Religious Schools
Homebound
Students
HRMS (Human
Resources
Management
System)
Implementation
Science
DPI Staff
Member
Phone
Number
Lynn Harvey
Regetta Darden
807-3507
807-3652
Zoe McKayTucker
Community
Colleges
Tom Winton
807- 3517
807-3319
Community Colleges offer the GED/Adult High School
Diploma program.
Program information is online at www.ncgovschool.org/
Joyce Gardner
807-3427
www.ncpublicschools.org/rttt/gtn/
Tiffany Perkins
807-3817
www.ncpublicschools.org/graduationproject/ includes
evaluation rubrics under Resources.
Tiffany Perkins
807-3817
Debora Williams
807-3912
Rosalyn
Galloway
807-3261
Office of NonPublic Education
733-4276
807-7100
Notes
Care must be taken in how these data are used; it’s best to
check with Lynn Harvey before using these data, just to be
sure that all issues are considered first.
http://childnutrition.ncpublicschools.gov/programs/ffvp
www.ncpublicschools.org/gradrequirements
www.ncpublicschools.org/hs-accreditation/
Statewide instructional improvement (IIS) and student
information system (SIS) for administrators, teachers,
students and parents. www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase
www.ncdnpe.org
Try contacting districts first as they have a contact for
homebound services.
LEAs
Quentin Parker
807-3215
Amy Jablonski
807-3857
www.teach4NC.org
http://ncimplementationscience.ncdpi.wikispaces.net
LEAs are responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their district
and school data. LEAs can manage their entries in the
Educational Directory and Demographical Information
Exchange (EDDIE) online at http://apps.schools.nc.gov/eddie
Property, liability, workers’ compensation, unemployment
insurance issues. www.ncpublicschools.org/insurance
Incorrect School
Personnel/Address/
Phone Number
LEAs
Insurance
Eileen
Townsend
807-3522
Job Postings and
Applications for DPI
John Grimes
807-3363
www.ncpublicschools.org/jobs/
807-3310
The Regional Alternative Licensing Centers are in
Charlotte/Cabarrus (980.343.5406); Fayetteville
(910.483.1495); Nash County/Rocky Mount (252.937.9085),
and Catawba (828.241.5838)
Lateral Entry
Legal Issues for
SBE/DPI
Legal Issues for
Districts/Schools
Licensure;
Alternative
Licensure
Centers
Katie Cornetto
807-3406
Local Board
Attorney
Legislative Inquiries
Rachel Beaulieu
807-4035
The legislative update page is at
www.ncpublicschools.org/legislative/
Licensure
Susan Ruiz
807-3310
Important: Licensure service calls MUST be sent to 807-3310.
www.ncpublicschools.org/licensure
Lottery Education
Fund Disbursement
Low-Performing
Schools
NC Education
Lottery
Nancy Barbour
www.nc-educationlottery.org/beneficiary.aspx
835-6101
www.ncpublicschools.org/schooltransformation/
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DPI Staff
Member
Phone
Number
Notes
Amy Jablonski
807-3857
http://mtss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/
Andrea Faulkner
807-3768
www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/policies/naep/naep
NAEP results also are highlighted in the News section and
filed by the date of the national release each year.
Sonja Leathers
807-3358
Tony Habit
277-3760
News Media
Inquiries and
Contacts
Vanessa Jeter
Lynda Fuller
Sara Clark
807-3469
807-3475
807-3458
NC Educator
Effectiveness
System (NCEES)
Lynne Johnson
807-3355
Carmella Fair
807-3776
Mia Murphy
513-8550
The NCVPS Web site is online at www.ncvps.org/
John Pruette
807-3946
www.earlylearning.nc.gov/
Donna Brown
807-3959
www.ncpublicschools.org/parents/
Tom Tomberlin
807-3440
www.ncpublicschools.org/humanresources
Subject/Question
Multi-Tiered System
of Support
National
Assessment of
Educational
Progress (NAEP)
National Board
Certification
New Schools Project
NC FALCON
NC Virtual Public
School
Office of Early
Learning
Parent Involvement
Personnel Support
for School Districts
Plant Operation/
Maintenance
Kim Lawson
807-3542
Positive Behavior
Support
Joe Simmons
807-3993
PowerSchool
Aaron
Bissonnette
807-3269
Doris McCain
807-3700
Yvette Stewart
Vanessa Jeter
807-3375
807-3469
Principal Fellows
Program
Principal of the Year
Public Records
Requests
Publication Sales
Gene Buchanan
Read to Achieve
Carolyn Guthrie
READY
See notes
READY
Accountability
Reporting
Responsiveness to
Instruction
Salary Audits
Salary Schedules
807-3470
or 800663-1250
807-3762
Program information is available online at
www.ncpublicschools.org/recruitment/
http://newschoolsproject.org/
NCDPI policy is for staff to send all news media inquiries to
the Communications and Information division for evaluation
and follow-up. This enables the department to ensure that
reporters receive responses in a timely and accurate manner.
NCEES is part of the overall Home Base project. Includes the
professional standards and evaluation processes associated
with every NC educator, as well as resources and contacts.
www.ncpublicschools.org/effectiveness-model
Information regarding LEA maintenance support, building
repair, equipment replacement and installation, safety,
maintenance personnel training.
www.ncpublicschools.org/plantoperation
Information available online at
www.ncpublicschools.org/positivebehavior/
Part of Home Base. Includes basic information, links to
webinars and updates, training information, contacts and
more on the Student Information System. www.nc-sis.org
www.ncpublicschools.org/recruitment/recognition
The Publications catalog is online at
www.ncpublicschools.org/publications/
www.ncpublicschools.org/k-3literacy/
North Carolina’s major initiative (curriculum, assessments,
school accountability model) to ensure students are college
and career-ready. www.ncpublicschools.org/ready
Karen Hoeve
807-3694
READY Accountability results available online at
www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/reporting/
Amy Jablonski
807-3857
www.ncpublicschools.org/curriculum/responsiveness/
Tiandra Alli
Kyshia McIntyre
Andrew Cox
807-3736
807-3735
807-3708
Available to assist finance and human resource offices
resolve miss-paid certified personnel.
www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/resources/data/
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Phone
Number
807-3425
School Bus
DPI Staff
Member
Swetha
Pamulaparthy
Karen Hoeve
Derek Graham
School Calendar
Andrew Cox
807-3708
School Counseling
School Numbers/
Add/Close Schools
School Nurse Issues
School Nutrition/
School Lunch and
Breakfast
School Planning/
Design/Facilities/
Construction
Cynthia Floyd
807-3931
Nicola Lefler
807-3615
http://apps.schools.nc.gov/eddie
Ann Nichols
707-5667
This is through NC DHHS.
Lynn Harvey
807-3507
More information, including upcoming workshops and current
events, is at www.ncpublicschools.org/childnutrition/
Ben Matthews
807-3501
Planning and design for K-12 school facilities.
www.schoolclearinghouse.org
Rebecca Chong
807-3690
Subject/Question
SAT
NC School Report
Cards
Notes
Usually released in September by the College Board
807-3694
807-3571
www.ncbussafety.org/
The School Calendar law and other details are at
www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/finance/legislation/calendar/bill
www.ncreportcards.org includes many kinds of school
measures and is updated annually, usually in the fall/winter.
Karl Pond
807-3241
School Violence
Report including
suspensions/
Expulsions
Ken Gattis
807-3940
www.ncpublicschools.org/research/discipline/reports/#schoolv
iolence
Schoolnet
Christine
Stewart
807-3655
Part of Home Base. Includes links to more information on the
Instructional Improvement System (IIS), which is Schoolnet.
www.ncpublicschools.org/homebase/improvement
Section 504
Standard Course of
Study
State Board of
Education
Student Discipline
Issues
Student Transcripts/
Diplomas
Summer Nutrition
Program
Superintendent’s
Advisory Groups
Kenneth Kitch
807-3830
Tiffany Perkins
807-3817
This includes Standard Course of Study, which is comprised
of Common Core and Essential State Standards.
Betsy West
807-3405
www.ncpublicschools.org/stateboard
Local School/
District
Student discipline issues mostly local school/school board
decision.
LEAs
Cynthia Ervin
807-3505
Mike
McLaughlin
807-3434
Teacher Loan
Forgiveness
Teacher of the Year
Teacher Working
Conditions Survey
Testing: Parent
Questions
Vanessa
Nelson-Reed
Yvette Stewart
Yvette Stewart
807-4049
David Bryant
807-3775
Testing Policies and
Operations
Nancy Carolan
807-4160
807-3375
807-3775
Citizens must get document from district where they graduated.
State Archives has LISTS of graduates by year (919.807.7310)
http://childnutrition.ncpublicschools.gov/programs/summer-nutritionopportunities
There are Web pages containing minutes, membership lists,
meeting schedules, etc., at the following:
www.ncpublicschools.org/principalsadvise/
www.ncpublicschools.org/teachersadvise/
www.ncpublicschools.org/parentsadvise/
www.ncpublicschools.org/superintendentsadvise/
www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/programmonitoring/2009/fedloan.pdf
www.ncpublicschools.org/recruitment/recognition/
Biannual survey of principal/teacher working conditions.
www.ncteachingconditions.org
Test forms from the 2008-09 school year by grade level and
subject tested are available online at
www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/parents
www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/
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DPI Staff
Member
Carmella Fair
Drew Fairchild
Phone
Number
807-3863
715-5379
Leigh Ann Kerr
807-3553
Website (DPI)
Diane Dulaney
807-3467
Workshop/Meeting/
Conf Auth/Approvals
Youth Risk Behavior
Survey
Sam Fuller
Debby Jackson
Ellen Essick
807-3741
807-3603
807-3859
Subject/Question
Textbook Adoption
Textbook
Distribution
Time and Effort
Accounting
Notes
www.ncpublicschools.org/textbook/directory
Requirement for all Federally Funded employees to record
time spent on task so the appropriate funding sources may be
charged.
www.ncpublicschools.org/webpublishing/ guides DPI staff in
placing their work online or in editing existing Web resources.
Provides explanation of workshop, meeting, and conference
authorization policies and procedures.
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