Tascha Brown is the Director of Career and Technical Education and Principal of Central Campus with Des Moines Public Schools since 2018. She earned her B.S. in English Education at Northwest Missouri State University (2003) and a MA in Educational Leadership at Drake University(2015). She spent nine years as a classroom teacher including reading/writing interventionist, at risk programming teacher, and teacher leader. She was a school improvement leader at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa for four years serving the math, language arts, and English language learner departments before transitioning to CTE and Central Campus. Tascha Brown has been award  the Iowa Alternative Educator of the Year (IAEA) in 2011 and Outstanding Administrator of the Year (IAAE) in 2021. She is a graduate of Des Moines Public Schools, and a mother of three. She is passionate about ensuring youth have access to their post secondary pathway prior to graduation and believes equity in education is only achieved when all students have access to a family sustainable wage, access to healthcare and benefits, and upward mobility after high school.

Education background
BS Secondary English, Speech and Theater Arts Education MA Educational Leadership, Pre-k -12 Principals License

Years of Teaching Experience
10

Years of Career Experience
17

Education background
BA Spanish Truman State MA Educational Leadership Truman State, PK-12 Principal’s License Denver University

Years of Career Experience

15

Years of Administrator Experience

9

Education background
PhD- Iowa State, M.S.E. – Drake University, B.M.E – Simpson College

Years of Teaching Experience
35

Years of Career Experience
21 year High School, 14 years Middle School, 6 years Elementary, 6 years college level