How a First-Rate Principal Stopped the Infamous "Revolving Door" by Whitney Bubenzer

How a First-Rate Principal Stopped the Infamous "Revolving Door"

Guest blogger Whitney Bubenzer is a third grade teacher and Teach Plus Fellow.


Seven = The number of years I have been a Chicago Public School teacher.

Three = The number of years I predicted I would be a CPS teacher.

One = The number of principals it took to convince me that a career within CPS was sustainable and rewarding.

Whitney_photo.jpgI spent a year of my post-college life working in a stuffy Chicago high rise, analyzing demographics and creating spreadsheets for an advertising agency. I quickly realized that spending a lifetime in front of a computer screen was not for me. In revamping my career, I harnessed my life-long passion for children and learning and decided to pursue teaching. Through an alternative certification program, I received my M.Ed. and began teaching at Hitch Elementary School on Chicago's northwest side.

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