RALEIGH — Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has appointed Stephen Gay, the executive director of Bradford Preparatory School, to the Charter Schools Advisory Board (CSAB).
Bradford Preparatory School is located in Charlotte.
“Stephen Gay will make an excellent addition to the board, and I am grateful for his willingness to serve in this role. Mr. Gay’s lifelong experience will truly benefit our students and the future of education in our state,” Robinson said in a press release.
Gay was formally seated on the CSAB on Jan. 9.
In 1980, Gay started teaching at Hickory High School before becoming the first principal of American Renaissance Middle School in Statesville.
According to Robinson’s press release, Gay oversaw the first merger of two charter schools in North Carolina history and would become the Superintendent of American Renaissance School. Following his work at American Renaissance, Gay went on to serve as the Superintendent of East Wake Academy in Zebulon.
Gay obtained a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Mathematics from N.C. State and received a master’s degree from Appalachian State University in School Administration. Additionally, he served on the state’s textbook commission and has been named as the Wachovia Principal of the Year.
