Powell, Carolyn P.

Maignan, Rachelle

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

2004-12-02

1 audio file (27:12) : digital, MP3

sound recording-nonmusical

spoken word

eng

Carolyn Powell was a woman of retirement age at the time of interview, which took place at Piedmont Open Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in Cleveland County, North Carolina. She was educated at Douglas High School in Lawndale, North Carolina; and was employed as a vocational teacher and assistant school principal.

Carolyn Powell discusses her experiences as both a teacher and administrator at Piedmont Open Middle School. Ms. Powell began her tenure at Piedmont as a teacher in 1978, and held the position of assistant principal from 1994 to 2004. Ms. Powell discusses both the rewards and challenges of being an educator. She speaks very fondly of her time at Piedmont Middle School and shares various stories, including her winning season as a basketball coach and a visit to the school from First Lady Barbara Bush. Ms. Powell discusses changes in educational philosophy and student culture during her career. She was in the process of retiring from Piedmont Middle School at the time of this interview, and she concludes by praising the staff and administrative team at Piedmont Middle School for their hard work.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master file. Interview originally recorded on analog audio cassette and digitized using a Digidesign 003 rack.

Assistant school principals
Vocational teachers

Powell, Carolyn P.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Piedmont Open Middle School (Charlotte, N.C.)

Open plan schools
Teachers
School management and organization
Student activities
Multiculturalism
Education--Experimental methods

North Carolina--Charlotte

Interviews
Oral histories

1970-2010

Open schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Living Charlotte : the postwar development of a New South city

Irwin Avenue Open School records, 1957-2004. J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections, University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

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Irwin Avenue Open School records, 1957-2004, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/287)

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