Howard studied music at Southwest Baptist University, completing a Bachelor of Music in 2006. She later pursued graduate study at Lindenwood University and earned a Master of Music Education in 2019. Her graduate project, focused on standards-based assessment in sixth-grade choral classrooms, connected her academic work with her professional practice as a middle-school choral educator.
Howard began her teaching career as an elementary music teacher in the Festus R-7 School District, where she worked during the 2006–2007 school year and again in 2008. She later joined Francis Howell Middle School in the Francis Howell R-III School District, where she has served as a teacher and choral director. At Francis Howell Middle School, she directs the school's junior Viking choirs, including sixth-grade girls, seventh- and eighth-grade girls, and men's choir. Her work has also included professional presentations on character education, restorative culture, classroom assessment, and standards-based practices in music education.
(Master's thesis in music education examining standards-ba...)
2019Howard has been associated with the Music Educators National Conference and the Missouri State Teachers Association. Her professional participation has accompanied her work as an elementary and middle-school music educator and choral director.
Howard's parents are Ellen and Dennis.
