Peta Douglas, Principal
Phone: 713-295-5236

Ms. Peta Douglas is the principal of Shearn Elementary. Ms. Douglas joined Houston ISD in 2012 as a Teach for America Corps member.  She has served as a bilingual teacher, teacher specialist and most recently as an Assistant Principal at Emerson Elementary. Prior to moving to Houston, she served as an ESL instructor and migrant advocate in Albemarle Public Schools in Virginia.  Ms. Douglas holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish and Latin American Studies from the University of Virginia,  a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction also from the  University of Virginia, and has completed coursework at Harvard University in the Principal’s Center for Professional Education. 

Principal's Message for the 2022-2023 School Year:

Welcome Back! We are so excited for this new school year and have been busy all summer preparing our building and classrooms to welcome you back. Our first school event will be Meet the Teacher. It will start in the cafeteria where you will be able to get uniforms, car tags, and other important resources and then transition to meeting our awesome teachers for the 22-23 school year. I hope to see each of you there.

Important Back-to-School Events: (in person)

August 16: Meet the Teacher (Prek, Kinder & 1st grade) 4-5pm

August 17: Meet the Teacher (2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th grade) 4-5pm

August 22: First Day of School 7:30-3:00pm

September 15: Open House: 4:30-6:00pm