​Her educational journey began at Oklahoma State University, where she obtained her undergraduate degree.  While attending OSU, she participated in the OSU Cowboy Marching Band, the Basketball Pep Band, and the Concert and Symphonic Bands. Through these groups, she traveled and experienced two postseason bowl games and a Sweet 16 basketball tournament.   She loved her time at OSU making friends and life-long memories.  

Sarah began her teaching career at Marian Academy Catholic School in 1993.  She spent 13 years educating first graders prior to the school closing.  After Marian, she moved to Okmulgee Primary School.  She taught for four years there, one year in Pre-K, and three years in Kindergarten.   During this time, Mrs. Alexander expanded upon her own education and received a Master of Education Degree in Reading/Literacy in 2007 through NSU-Broken Arrow.  When Stonebridge Academy opened in 2010, she was one of the first four initial teachers.  During her first year at Stonebridge, she taught a combined class of Kindergartners and First Graders.  As the years followed, she taught single grades or combination classes of First, Second, Third, and Fourth grades. In the fall of 2020 she was unable to find a middle school English and social studies teacher, so she stepped in and took on the role. "It was not an age group I had ever planned or wanted to teach," stated Alexander, "but I found that I actually enjoyed working with the older students much more than I expected."

Mrs. Alexander’s career choice may have been initially doubted by her parents’ concerns about low wages and stagnant incentives.  However, once her dad witnessed her teaching, he knew she made the right choice in becoming an educator.  She has remained a devoted teacher and student.  In February 2019, she received her Post Master’s Certificate in Educational Leadership from Northcentral University.  Sarah hopes by demonstrating her continued love of learning, our students will develop a desire to always strive for more knowledge.

Mrs. Alexander faced the challenges of Covid-19 head-on during the summer of 2020 by establishing a Summer Institute to "bridge the gap" that some students may have been facing after the school's shut down in March of 2020. Summer school has become a necessity for more students since that summer, as the gaps seem to be getting larger and larger. Plans are in the works for the summer of 2022 for a continuation of learning for some groups of students.

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