Jennifer Spooner graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education in 1995 and a Master of Education in Special Education in 2002. She taught in Social Circle City Schools for 9 years and in Madison County School District for 11 years. She began working in Oconee County School District in 2014 at High Shoals Elementary. During this time, she earned a Specialist in Education in Special Education from the University of West Georgia and completed an endorsement in Gifted Instruction. She was a 2nd-grade general education teacher for 5 years and has been a K-5 interrelated special education teacher since 2000.