Ms. Schneider graduated with a fine arts degree in 2000 from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, returning to school to obtain a teaching certificate in visual art from Northern Kentucky University in 2012.  Ms. Schneider began her teaching career in northern Kentucky, teaching middle school art at Twenhofel Middle School for 8 years.  During that time, she completed her Master's Degree in Teacher Leadership from the University of Cumberlands in Kentucky.  She has been teaching elementary art and substitute teaching at McKinley elementary since 2022.