With the 2021-22 academic year about to kick off, McDowell Mountain Elementary School has new leadership at the helm. Dr. Shelly Jensen has taken over as principal, saying she and her staff are excited to welcome students back to campus starting next week. Dr. Jensen was born and raised in Brookings, S.D., where she lived until 2006. âDuring that time, I obtained my bachelorâs degree in communication disorders and, shortly after that, I got my endorsement in early childhood special education,â she said. âI spent much of my time working in special education over 14 years.â Jensen left Brookings in 2006 for Tea, working for the state in the Birth to Three program, an early intervention program for youngsters with developmental delays or disabilities.