Elizabeth Randolph has
a simple motto: "I serve
where I am called.”
However that
motto may seem, it hiss
always been a factor in
as an educator. *
She was certainly called
~3o be a teacher. “I knew
from the time I waa bora 1
would be,.* teacher. My
mother was a teacher and:
*ha groomed me for the
profession,” recalled Mrs.
Randolph.
.For eight years, Mr*,
-t Randolph taught in the
last 14 years of her 22 years
as a teacher were at West
Charlotte Senior High
SchdoT where she taught
Bngiish.Pming^qtJart
inning eras g^ape.
In Charlotte in the 80’s,
^therewasnjtafuM-dmede
from University
' sessions thehT’children
ware attamhng at BiddS^
villa and Fairvkw Ele
mentary Schools. What
they, wanted ^wss a full
dtlph for the schooTs*
vans* programs.”_r
Thoae nine years having
•erved as principal to Mrs.
Randolph were moat gra
taring. Looking back on
those days Mrs.
reminisced: "Of all of toe
tees in educate), t en
joyed the principalship
meet. It’s a very satis
tying experience for an
administrate. Yon wort
directly With students, pa
But, Mrs. Randolph’s
role as an educator waste
to stop at principal, to 1BSS
she was "caBed" to be
come director of the Kto
mentary and fler—wWv
Improvement Act. As
'* dtoector et B8BA, Mm
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tory Month, Mrs. Randolph
had Asm thoughts. “To.
me, it’s satisfying to see
that the month is not only
directed to Mack people but
the entire community. 1 -
also feel that the personal
pride otbeing black cawfra?
' from not only families but
also the churches, the
press and other black
institutions not just during
t February but ShroughouL
the year." ; . V* '
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