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Oral history interview with Richard "Monte" Bay conducted by Peter Brown on November 14, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Bay reflects upon his career as a teacher and administrator with the Clark County School District (CCSD) from the 1980s to the time of the interview. Originally from Nevada, he describes his upbringing and pursuit of education, how he became a teacher, and eventually a principal. He discusses his regular job responsibilities and challenges that he faced with school overcrowding. He also describes his approach to leadership, and how his approach changed working at high schools such as Coronado High School.
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Oral history interview with Richard "Monte" Bay conducted by Peter Brown on November 14, 2006 for the Public School Principalship Oral History Project. In this interview, Bay reflects upon his career as a teacher and administrator with the Clark County School District (CCSD) from the 1980s to the time of the interview. Originally from Nevada, he describes his upbringing and pursuit of education, how he became a teacher, and eventually a principal. He discusses his regular job responsibilities and challenges that he faced with school overcrowding. He also describes his approach to leadership, and how his approach changed working at high schools such as Coronado High School. Print transcript available; no audio recording.
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Monte Bay oral history interview, 2006 November 14. OH-02946. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials from this oral history project were transferred to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives by Professor Patrick Carlton of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Education. Transfers began in 2002 and are ongoing.
Processing Note
Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2018. In 2022, Kassidy Whetstone wrote the collection description.