What happened to the teachers of the African American schools after desegregation?

From 1948 to 1988, employee information was recorded on handwritten cards. The cards list the employees’ full names, work locations, start dates, and dates of separation from FCPS. The cards are organized alphabetically by last name of employee (not work location), so research is being done using newspaper articles, oral histories, yearbooks, School Board minutes, FCPS bulletins, etc., to identify the names of the teachers of the former all African American schools. 

Below are the names of teachers identified (to date), and the schools where they taught.

• Drew-Smith Elementary School
• Eleven Oaks Elementary School
• James Lee Elementary School
• Lillian Carey Elementary School
• Louise Archer Elementary School
• Luther Jackson High School
• Oak Grove Elementary School

The teachers who were here before 1965, each was moved into a school within the county. No one, and I repeat, no one was denied a job. No one received a lesser job than one was doing here. And I will also state that those who were doing a good job as teachers here did and are still doing a good job at the schools to which they have gone. I have talked with most of the principals in these schools and they are saying that each of these persons has been a real asset to that faculty.
~ Principal B. Oswald Robinson, Louise Archer Elementary

Drew-Smith Elementary School

Eleven Oaks Elementary School

James Lee Elementary School

Lillian Carey Elementary School

Louise Archer Elementary School

Luther Jackson High School

Salary card research is on-going. "Card Not Found" errors typically occur when an employee's surname changed, as was often the case after marriage.

Oak Grove Elementary School

Only one teacher has been identified at this time.