The superintendent of Burke County Public Schools (BCPS) is Mr. Larry Putnam.
Larry Putnam was elected into office with a 7–0 vote by the Burke County School Board on April 17, 2011.
[1] He preceded Dr. Arthur Stellar, who had become the superintendent of BCPS on September 29, 2009, when, by a majority vote of the Board of Education, was offered a four-year contract.
[2] Dr. Stellar replaced former superintendent David Burleson, who on June 30, 2009, was paid off by the Board of Education, ending a 27-year career in Burke County Schools.
[3] Upon leaving Burke County, David Burleson found a job as principal of North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.