Morrison, Mary

Date:
1992-12-04
Length:
60 min.
Interviewer:
Kenzer, Ellen
Transcription available:
no
Series:
Retired Jefferson County Teachers
Series ID:
2014_035
Interview Number(s):
2014_35_3
Summary:
Mrs. Morrison had a 25-year career in public education. She worked solely for Jefferson County, Kentucky school system. Mrs. Morrison spent 15 years in the classroom, five years as an instructional coordinator, and five years as a staff development specialist. She started teaching in 1961, twenty years after high school, after her children were in older. She taught chemistry and physics in Fern Creek High School. Morrison admits to "classroom burnout" and she was pleased to have a different position to move on to in 1975. She took a job as an instructional cooridnator and worked at Male High School, Central High School, and the Brown School. This position was part of a federally-funded program called the Emergency School Assistance Act. Her role was to work with students and teachers in a human relations capacity. Morrison recalls the challenges presented because of court-ordered busing and mergers of the city and and county school systems. For the latter 5 years of her career she worked in an administrative position as a staff development specialist; this position involved staff training in workshop and in-service settings.
Topic(s):
Busing for school integration--Kentucky--Louisville, Jefferson County Public Schools, School integration--Kentucky--Louisville, Teachers