Moore, Beverly, 1947-

Wright, Christina

Charlotte, North Carolina

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

2005-05-27

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Beverly Moore was a 57-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place in her home in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1947. She was educated at University of South Carolina, Duke University, and Appalachian State University; and was employed as a special education teacher and a school principal.

Beverly Moore discusses her experience with behaviorally and emotionally disturbed children, and her connection with the open school program in Charlotte. While Ms. Moore began her career in the Columbia, South Carolina school district, she eventually taught at Irwin Elementary school where she pioneered their first Behaviorally and Emotionally Disturbed (BEH) program. Ms. Moore describes the evolution of the BEH program at Irwin Elementary, and discusses some of the goals and challenges of the program. The transition of the program to Irwin Open Elementary in 1974 is seen by Ms. Moore as significant, since the philosophical underpinnings of open education helped to foster the success of the BEH program, which eventually grew to nine classrooms. Ms. Moore reflects on the characteristics of the open program at Irwin Elementary under principal Deane Crowell, and concludes by discussing the current challenges for BEH programs.

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

School principals
Special education teachers

Moore, Beverly, 1947-
Crowell, Deane

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Irwin Avenue Elementary School (Charlotte, N.C.)
Council for Exceptional Children

Open plan schools
Special education
Exceptional children
Teachers

North Carolina--Charlotte
North Carolina--Charlotte--Plaza-Midwood

Interviews
Oral histories

1970-2010

Open schools in Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Living Charlotte : the postwar development of a New South city

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Irwin Avenue Open School records, 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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