Long-time Burke educator announces retirement

A long-time Burke County educator, principal and administrator announced his retirement, according to sources at New Dimensions: A Public Charter S...

November 5, 2022
1:24 AM

A long-time Burke County educator, principal and administrator announced his retirement, according to sources at New Dimensions: A Public Charter School (NDS).After nearly 40 years in education, most of it in Burke County, David Burleson, school director of NDS announced his retirement in a resignation letter submitted to the school on Wednesday. Burleson's resignation will be effective Dec. 31.Over the years, Burleson served as a math teacher and then principal at Freedom High School before becoming Burke County Public Schools associate superintendent in 1996 and then superintendent of from 2000-09.