Mrs. Sparks is the Middle School Lead Special Education Teacher at STEM Academy of Lewisville. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Special Education, and completed 38 graduate hours in Special Education, both at Northeastern State University in Oklahoma. Lori has been married twenty-nine years to Kent Sparks. Kent and Lori have five children; Alex, Lauren, Nic, Ben, Lilly, and daughter-in-law Kelly. She has eight years of teaching experience as a Special Education Teacher in a variety of classroom settings, and home schooled each of her five children through elementary school. Lori is a pastor's wife, so she and her family are very involved at Cross Timbers Church, which has campuses in Argyle, Denton, and Corinth.