Tarrah Jackson is a veteran educator with over twenty years of experience in both public and charter school settings. Tarrah earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education from Ohio University in 1999. After serving as a special education teacher for a year with Princeton City Schools, she accepted a full scholarship to Northeastern Illinois University to pursue a Master of Arts in Inner City Studies. While earning her Master’s degree, she interned as a graduate student Archivist for the Secretary of State and worked as a special education teacher in a K-8 Chicago Public School.
After completing her Master’s degree in 2002, she continued to work as a special educator in multiple districts, teaching both elementary and middle school students for the next thirteen years. During this time she continued to hone her skills in the areas of literacy and leadership. While teaching middle school English in Flint, Michigan, she became a certified Wilson Reading practitioner, trained staff in Step Up to Writing, and served on the district level compliance monitoring team. She continued to teach Reading after relocating to Fairfax County, VA. While teaching middle school there, she participated in a year-long intensive professional development focused on Adolescent Literacy with Kyleene Beers and Bob Probst. This allowed her to partner with staff within her school and district wide. In 2009, her family relocated to the Charlotte area and Tarrah began working as a K-5 special education teacher for Rock Hill Schools. During her tenure there she was recognized multiple times for her contributions to the educational community. Tarrah was awarded Teacher of the Year and received district awards for Quality Instruction and Design and Creating a Nurturing Environment. In an effort to share her experience and knowledge with others she began providing district level professional development and serving on district level committees related to improving student learning outcomes. In 2015, while working in Rock Hill Schools, she earned a Master of Arts in Executive Leadership from Gardner Webb University. In 2017, and wanting to be closer to home, she began working as a special education teacher at a Charlotte area charter school. At the same time she held a position at Winthrop University as an adjunct professor, teaching a course on Characteristics of Students with Learning Disabilities. The following year she transitioned into the role of K-5 Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction. During her six years of service as an Assistant Principal, Tarrah has enjoyed building relationships with students as well as partnering with staff and families to create a school culture that is committed to student growth and excellence.
When not at school you can find Tarrah in the stands cheering on her sons in various sports. She is an avid reader, who also enjoys cooking and spending time with family and friends. Tarrah is excited to join the Corvian School Community family and looks forward to continuing to move Corvian onward and upward.