Shelbee Richards graduated Magna Cum Laude from Buena Vista University in 2011 with a BA degree in elementary education. She has a social studies endorsement and is currently working to comlpete her reading endorsement. Prior to accepting her first teaching position Shelbee worked as a Special Education Para educator. Shelbee accepted her first teaching job with the Mt. Pleasant Community School District. She taught two years of first grade before joining the Fairfield teaching staff. She currently teaches kindergarten inside Pence Elementary. Shelbee lives in Fairfield with her husband, Trevor and three young children.