Meet the Principal

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Jessica Parsons, Principal

MITCHELL EARLY LEARNING CENTER
Jessica Parsons will be the first principal of Mitchell Early Learning Center. Parsons brings with her 20 years of experience in early childhood education, including 15 years in leadership roles. She started her career in the Ames Community School District in 2004 and then came to DMPS in 2006 as a classroom teacher, then moving to an instructional coach before becoming the building administrator at Mitchell in 2020. Parsons holds a Master of Education in PreK-12 Educational Leadership and Administration from Iowa State University in Ames, and dual Bachelor of Arts degrees in Elementary and Early Childhood Education/Special Education from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.