A two week section of EDCI 231 is tentatively planned for Summer 2009 that will meet the requirement. Contact Ken Hunt for details if interested.
Traditionally this is completed during EDCI 231 or as early into the Teacher Education Program as possible. While many students have difficult schedules making it hard to travel to a school on the list, this is important in the overall preparation for their teaching careers. The Field Experience Committee continues to review the diversity policies to better incorporate these experiences and in the future plans to address additional issues such as poverty and disabilities.
The following schools may be used for the culturally diverse placement with additional schools being added periodically. These schools identified were chosen because of the percentage of minority students enrolled in each individual school. The percentage of minority students in Western North Carolina public schools is approximately 13%. The percentage of minority students in North Carolina public schools is approximately 40%. A committee made up of several faculty and staff looked at the data collected on North Carolina public schools and decided that schools in Western North Carolina with a minority percentage of 20% or more would be considered diverse settings. This is 7% above the average for Western North Carolina.
Schools Meeting Diverse Field Experience Requirements in Partnership School Systems (other NC schools outside the region also meet the requirement):
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Asheville City Schools: Asheville High School |
| Asheville Middle School |
| Claxton Elementary (Magnet) |
| Hall Fletcher Elementary |
| Ira B. Jones Elementary (Magnet) |
| Isaac Dickson Elementary (Magnet) |
| Randolph Learning (Alternative) |
| School of Inquiry and Life Science |
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Vance Elementary School (Magnet) Buncombe County Schools: |
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A C Reynolds Middle School |
| Avery's Creek Elementary |
| Buncombe Community School |
| Charles C. Bell Elementary |
| Clyde A Erwin High School |
| Clyde A Erwin Middle School |
| Emma Elementary |
| Haw Creek Elementary |
| Johnston Elementary |
| Oakley Elementary |
| Sand Hill - Venable Elementary |
| T. C. Roberson High School |
| Valley Springs Middle School |
| W. D. Williams Elementary |
| West Buncombe Elementary |
| William W. Estes Elementary |
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Woodfin Elementary Burke County Schools: |
| Burke Middle College |
| Chesterfield Elementary |
| College Street Acad |
| Drexel Primary |
| East ALPS |
| Forest Hill Element |
| Freedom High School |
| Glen Alpine Elem |
| Hallyburton Elem |
| Hillcrest Elementary |
| Mountain View Elem |
| North Liberty |
| Oak Hill Elementary |
| Patton High School |
| Ray Childers Elem |
| Table Rock Middle |
| Valdese Elementary |
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Walter R. Johnson Middle School Catawba County Schools: |
| Blackburn Elem |
| Bunker Hill High |
| Catawba Elementary |
| Catawba Rosenwald Ed |
| Catawba Valley Early |
| Claremont Elementary |
| Harry M Arndt Middle |
| Lyle Creek Elementary |
| Maiden Elementary |
| Maiden High |
| Maiden Middle |
| Mountain View Elem |
| Oxford Elementary |
| River Bend Middle |
| St Stephens Elem |
| St Stephens High |
| Startown Elementary |
| Sweetwater Elem |
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Webb A Murray Elem Cherokee Central Schools (Federal): |
| Cherokee Elementary |
| Cherokee High School |
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Cherokee Middle School Haywood County Schools: |
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Central Elementary Henderson County Schools: |
| Apple Valley Middle School |
| Balfour Education Center |
| Bruce Drysdale Elementary |
| Clear Creek Elementary |
| Dana Elementary |
| Edneyville Elementary |
| Flat Rock Middle School |
| Fletcher Elementary |
| Glenn C. Marlow Elementary |
| Hendersonville High School |
| Hendersonville Middle School |
| Hillandale Elementary |
| North Henderson High School |
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Upward Elementary Jackson County Schools: |
| Blue Ridge School |
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Smokey Mountain School Macon County Schools |
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East Franklin Elementary McDowell County Schools: |
| Eastfield Elementary |
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Marion Elementary Polk County Schools: |
| Polk Central |
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Tryon Elementary Rutherford County Schools: |
| East Rutherford High School |
| East Rutherford Middle School |
| Forest City - Dunbar Elementary |
| Forrest W. Hunt Elementary |
| R S Central High School |
| R S Middle School |
| ROC Rutherford Opportunity Center |
| Rutherford County Early College |
| Rutherfordton Elementary |
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Spindale Elementary Swain County Schools: |
| School of Applied Sciences |
| Swain County East Elementary |
| Swain County High School |
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Swain County Middle School Transylvania County Schools: |
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Brevard Elementary Yancy County Schools: |
| Burnsville Elementary |