Rachel Massey

Cahn Fellow 2018

Principal, Farrell B. Howell Elementary School

Denver, Colorado

Rachel Massey has been principal of Farrell B. Howell, ECE-8 since 2011. Her school serves a community consisting of of 94% of students receiving free and reduced lunch and 67% of the students are English Language Learners. Twelve of her twenty-four years in education have been spent as a school leader in Title 1 schools, and Farrell B. Howell was identified as “Highly Successful Serving ELA-learners with Stable Leadership.” It was one five schools in Colorado selected to participate in a doctoral research study conducted by the University of Colorado. Rachel received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology and Elementary Teacher Certification from the University of Colorado, and a Master’s in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Northern Colorado.