• About Dr. Schmidt-Gardner

    Hello, Yoakley Families, 

    As a former middle and high school world language teacher, I have been fortunate to work with diverse groups of students, teachers, and families throughout KCS. In addition to my time in the classroom, I have also enjoyed serving as an advanced academics program coordinator and in various other leadership positions. I am thrilled to have joined the Richard Yoakley staff as the Assistant Administrator and look forward to meeting and working with you all. 

    Coincidentally, although I have called Tennessee "home" for many years (GO, VOLS!), I am originally from a small town just outside Cleveland, Ohio (Go, Buckeyes!).

    Some advice for keeping our RYS Navigators on track: 

    • "Do or do not. There is no try." - Master Yoda
    • "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." - Theodore Roosevelt