Shawnette Brown is a 2025-2026 Teach Plus Pennsylvania Policy Fellow and 3rd grade teacher at Beaumont Elementary School in Devon, Pennsylvania. She serves on her school’s equity team and helps plan their annual culture event. She also serves on the TESD Social Studies Planning Committee, where she works with the team to update and write new curriculum for third grade, as well as the TESD Strategic Planning Committee in support of the district’s mission, vision, and goals. Previously, Shawnette was a Teach Plus T3 Teacher Leader (2016-2019), LRTT (Limited Resource Teacher Training) Team Leader in Belize (2018-19), a Donors Choose Ambassador (2015-2020), and a Philadelphia Symposium Facilitator (2017). Shawnette is also part of the NEA Global Fellowship (2025-2026). She completed a Fulbright TGC Peru (2024-25), is a member of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year as Pennsylvania 2025 Nominee, Brussels-Lux Study Tour (2024), and participated in the White House Teacher Institute (2023). She has a BA in Theology from Kent Christian Bible College, a BA in Education from Eastern University, and MEd from Widener University.
