As part of her job, Heather works closely with school administration and classroom teachers to use Common Core State Standards and researched based interventions to increase student achievement. She also serves on the 15th District PTA Kentucky Core Academic Standards team as a teacher representative to educate parents about the Common Core Standards. She has a Bachelor’s degree in elementary and learning and behavior disorders education from Bellarmine University, and is currently working on her School Counseling Master’s degree at Liberty University.