DC educator hired to head Charlotte’s Invest Collegiate charter school

Invest Collegiate: Transform, a Charlotte charter school, has hired Danah Telfaire from Washington, D.C., to lead the school.

Telfaire has been an education specialist and turnaround principal for Imagine Schools, a charter chain with schools in 12 states. Most recently she worked for Fight for Children / Joe’s Champs, an early childhood education program.

The K-8 charter school in uptown Charlotte opened in 2013. This spring it was placed on a state list of charter schools at risk of low performance, based on financial and academic issues, and the school has delayed plans to add high school. A statement from the board says Telfaire will be instrumental in providing “the instructional, operational, and administrative leadership necessary to ensure the success of the school.”

This story was originally published June 29, 2016 at 7:00 AM with the headline "DC educator hired to head Charlotte’s Invest Collegiate charter school."