Idlewild Elementary School’s Principal, Larenda Denien and Assistant Principal, Dr. Matt Slota join us to discuss how they entered into education (1:35), how they ended up at Idlewild Elementary School (6:26), the challenges at a Title 1 school (14:40), the culture at the school (18:20), the demographics of the school (25:02), stories from the school (29:56), what makes a good volunteer and partner (37:00), and the partnership with New Charlotte and Church at Charlotte with Project Coats (41:13).

Larenda Denien & Dr. Matt Slota, Idlewild Elementary School

The City Series is a community education series designed to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges facing the different arenas that contribute to the life of the city of Charlotte. The City Series’ goal is to educate community members regarding these public, private, and social domains and to show them ways they can contribute to the flourishing of Charlotte.