Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Charlotte, NC
Students are chosen for Piedmont (and all CMS magnet schools) through an open lottery. Principal Dee Gardner, formerly Piedmont’s schoolwide Instructional Coach, describes how Piedmont students learn to apply Argumentative Literacy, an element of the Common Core curriculum, in all subjects, even music. Teachers David Milligan and Megan Whiting illustrate a particularly dramatic use of this Common Core skill.
Download Piedmont’s 2011 National Blue Ribbon School application:
Read transcript for “An Argument for Learning: Applying a Common Core Standard across the Curriculum
Contact Information
| Current Principal: Ms. Deirdra Gardner |
| Piedmont Open Middle School |
| 1241 E. 10th Street |
| Charlotte, NC 28204-2048 |
| Telephone: (718) 965-4200 |
| Web site/URL: http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontMS/pages/default.aspx |
| E-mail: d.gardner@cms.k12.nc.us |
Student Demographics
2011
| Number of Students 6-8 | 928 |
| Students eligible for subsidized meals | 44% |
| Limited English proficient students | 1% |
| Students receiving special education services | 2% |
| Student mobility rate | 3% |
| White students | 16% |
| African American students | 68% |
| Asian student | 6% |
| Students of two or more races | 4% |
| Average daily student attendance | 96% |
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:56 — 24.3MB) | Embed
Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | RSS