My New Job | Leaving the Classroom 

After 20 years of teaching in a regular classroom setting, I was asked to take on the role of elementary principal and reading intervention for the small Christian school I work for last year. It was a hard year of learning but so amazing! It was a leap of faith, but I know it was God’s perfect plan. So glad you listened. Excited for you! Praying the Lord pours His peace and wisdom over you. Know that there will be many days you feel like you’ve failed but you are doing so much good. Gif has been preparing you and now it’s time to leap!

I've been following you for quite sometime. I've learned a lot and implemented some of your creations in my classroom. However, as I was watching your videos, I noticed there was a mising spark in your eyes that lead me to think you were not happy in that place. I think that when we reach to that breaking point, it means it is time to move forward. I believe that you outgrown. You have done so so much for the teaching community that it is impossible to try making changes from the classroom out. You need to be in a position that allows you to make those changes from outside to inside. I think you are in the right spot, you don't know what other opportunities will arise from there. I wish you the best of luck in this new journey and please never stop posting ideas for teaching. ❤

I am starting a new job tomorrow after teaching for 10 years. I’m super nervous but I knew I needed a break from teaching.

that was totally your sign.....i always thought you belonged in professional leadership you do it already through youtube... all the best they are lucky to have you.

I must admit I was sad to hear that you were leaving the classroom. It seems that all the good and upper elementary teachers that I follow are leaving; however, I am so excited and happy for you. Next I purchased your book and have read it through twice!! The first was a read through(did that in a day because I was so motivated). The second time I highlighted and took notes because it was so amazing!! I am rethinking my ELA Block thanks to you. Best of luck on your future adeventures. Alicia from CT

Congrats!!!🎉 You are going to be awesome!

So exciting and so happy for you!!🎉

Congratulations!!! You are going to do an awesome job!!!

Exciting opportunity! I wish you the best.

Congratulations on your new role! I am so excited to follow your new journey xx

Congratulations!!! So happy for your new chapter in your career!! Best of luck!

Congrats on the new job! I wish you the best.

Congratulations! I know you will put your heart into this new position and it will be amazing!

Congratulations on your new career move. Sounds like a great new experience . I wish you great success and look forward to watching your channel.

Congratulations on your new adventure! Looking forward to watching your changes!

Congrats! I will miss seeing your classroom blogs, but you are made for this too!

Congratulations and best of luck!! You’ll do a great job and how lucky the teachers that will have you as a staff developer!

Wow! This sounds like the perfect next step for you and your family! Looking forward to your future vlogs to hear about your new journey.

Congrats, Bridget! I'm so excited for you and your next journey. You will do amazing, and I hope you come back to the classroom one day, LOL. Best of luck!

Best wishes to you!! I have enjoyed watching Michelle's and your journeys as well as the help you have given me. It has been a fun ride!!🎉

Congratulations! I think this position will be wonderful for you! You have been so wonderful at helping teachers around the world, so it's fitting that you should take on that job locally! I'm sure you will be missed in the classroom but this way you will be available to many more classrooms! Many blessings to you and your family! I can't wait for future videos!

Congratulations! I'm headed into year 22 and I would love to transition to something more along those lines. Good luck and I can't wait to watch you grow in your new position.

Best wishes on your new endeavor! So excited for you ❤

Soooo excited for you!!! I can completely relate as I stepped outside of the classroom this school year after 12 years due to that feeling in my bones that I needed a change that would allow me to continue to grow both personally and professionally. I truly believe doors open when it’s time for a change. I’m so glad I took the leap of faith, and I know you will too! It’s so important to keep challenging ourselves, and based on what I know of you with your videos, this sounds like a great fit for you!!! Congrats and am looking forward to hearing more and embarking on this journey with you! ❤

Congrats! You so deserve the position of staff developer. I will keep you in my prayers so you may grow and excel as you embark on this new journey!

Congrats! You will do great!

Congratulations!!! Wish you the best in your new path

Congratulations! I was 17 years in the classroom and have been a students services/ ASD consultant for the past 16. I’ve looked for fellow teacher coaches to follow for years. I will enjoy watching vlogs of your day to day experiences this year. Enjoy your new position!

Congrats! I always tell my husband that I think at some point I will be a teacher in a way I never expected. There are so many facets to teaching and you are getting to explore a new one! Enjoy and have fun.

You are a very hard working person and I wish you the best.

How exciting! I think you’re going to be so inspiring for teachers and your passion will enable you to share your fantastic ideas! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I think this is perfect for you! I’ve been watching & learning from you since your kindergarten years. I’ve felt for a while know that you should do something like this because I think you’d be so great at it! Congratulations!

Congratulations!! I work for the lical intermediate unit in my county. I transitioned out of the classroom and I am now an administrator. I am excited to hear more from you about this new journey.

I’ve been watching you since your kindergarten classroom vlog and I am so happy for you! I am a retired elementary school teacher and wanted to encourage you that you have already been doing this job on RU-vid! ❤ I’ll be praying for a smooth transition for hound your family!

I began watching your channel about 6 years ago when I wanted to be a teacher. I changed my major last minute 😅but I still watch your channel every now and then because of how inspiring you are. You make me want to be better and do better in life. You are so gifted and amazing at what you do.

I have followed you for so long and I am sad to see you leave thr classroom but beyond excited to see you step into this new position that I know you will be phenomenal in. I will continue to follow you. Thank you so much for your wealth of knowledge and your transparency.

Congrats! I learned a lot from you, since I found you during the Pandemia. All the best for you in this new possition!

You’re going to love working from home! My friends and I have been for a couple years and absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing!

Congratulations! So excited for you! The educators that you will get to work with will be fortunate to learn from and with you. Looking forward to watching your journey.

You are going to be amazing!! This is your calling!! God bless you for helping so many teachers already!!❤🎉

Congratulations! You got this!

Congratulations ill miss seeing you and learning tips from you in the classroom but all good stuff, good luck to you . 👍

I think you will enjoy the mentoring in this position as well as in your area of Reading!!! The experience you will have and people connections will be great! Please make sure you keep reflecting on the year!!! Congratulations!!!

Your video made me tear up. You are an inspiration and a joy to watch and learn from. Thank you for all the fun videos and moments on camera. I can’t wait to see what’s in store next! 😊

Hi Brigett 🙋🏻‍♀️🍎, I have been watching you since since you were teaching in kindergarten. I've traveled with you to thrift stores, I've gone traveling with you and your cousin before and after you lived in your new home 🏡, and of course, your classrooms. This move for you is big, I'm so sure, I'm also sure that you're going to do so very well. With God before you, things are going to be different, but He has got your back. Meanwhile, I'll be cheering you on!!! Warm thoughts I send your way, Raquel 🙋🏻‍♀️🍎🙊🙈🙉🌬🧘🏻‍♀️🌳🏡🐦🪺

Very excited for you.

Congratulations! The LIU seems like our RESA here in Georgia! One of my former teaching partners is a literacy specialist with RESA and she loves it. I'm so happy for you!

Wow, your title scared me at first, but this position makes perfect sense based on your desire to help teachers. Congrats and prayers on your new adventure!

congratulations!!

Congratulations!🎉 You will be great, and you'll influence positive change. The universe works in mysterious ways just by following the signs.🙌

I can't even remember a time wasn't following you! I am in the Child Care Realm and have been in every position including Director but now I am the Curriculum Creator for our whole center. I write and provide lessons and materials for every age, 6 wks to 12 yrs old. And I love it. In daycare the staff turnover is high and the children are craving consistency. I am able to tweek my curriculum to the engagement of the children and the present skill and supported growth of the teachers. I am able to do what I do because you've been coaching me all along! This new job seems like a natural progression for you and your gifts as a what I see as a current Renaissance Educator. An Educator wise enough to educate the student, the peer group of teachers, and the System itself all at once! Bravo and Thank you ❤

Good luck!!!🎉💕

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 God will guide you. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations ❤

I’m so happy for all of the experiences that will be coming your way and will benefit your listeners/viewers! Will you be guiding teachers as a coach in literacy or will you be previewing and providing new materials and strategies for them?

Good Luck!

Good luck on your next adventure🤗

I cannot wait to see your routines and suggestions for working from home. I work from home now too after teaching for years, and I'm always looking for advice in that area!

Bridget, To say I was shocked is an understatement, as I know how much you LOVE your classroom. How fortunate will these people in these districts be with having your expertise. My question is did the LIU reach out to you or you to them? Also will your literacy work be based on Science of Reading and/or something else? As a now 36 year classroom teacher…..I am thrilled for you❤️❤️❤️❤️

Congratulations!!!!!

Congratulations! I just left the classroom (PA educator) after 21 years. I am an instructional designer/elearning developer now. I've been working on upskilling this past year and will not be returning to the classroom. Also working from home. I'll be interested to follow your journey! I also believe there are signs given to us to lead us on the path we are meant to take! I've had my fair share of signs that I'm on the right path. Yours gave me chills!

Congratulations! Heres to not having to spend 4 days setting up a classroom 3 weeks from now :)

Congratulations on your new job! I hope to learn from you about how to engage kids on the spectrum.

Why are all the teacher tubers leaving?!?! 😭😭😭 I started watching y’all back in college. I’m happy for you, but bummed at the same time. ❤️

What do you think will be your top three goals for this new position? Best of luck to you and never forget how far you have come. Take care and thank you for your video presentation.

I am so happy for you! You’re gonna do great!! Will you work all year round now?

This sounds like something just right for you. Would you please explain what each acronym is? I have South of Pennsylvania (Maryland and ) north of there( New York), but I know nothing of the academic structure. I don't know what an L.I.U. is. Congratulations on your new journey.

All the best. This position is so important for teachers and learners. Does this impact a retirement pension? Not sure with PA rules.

You are made for this future endeavor! I found your channel when you moved into 4th grade. It was my first year in 4th also. You have been my go to “PD” lady all this time. I’ve learned so much more from you than all other PD I’ve been required to attend. You are so clear in your explanations and demonstrations. You will be amazing! Congratulations 🎉

Will you have summers off? How about Spring break? Wish you the best of luck!

I know you are very nervous and I do get it, but knowing you Bridget, you are going to rock it just like teaching. Will you still be able to work with people you have worked with? Ps: Love your videos and love your inspiration for teaching and helping other teachers with resources to inspire/help them in their classrooms.

Congratulations! Will you be working out of an office at your current school or will you travel to and from different school districts?

What pulled you to take this job? You mentioned you were going to be paid less, so it had to be a different factor. Did you want a break from kids? Or were you just not happy in your new school district? We’re you upset that you had to move to 3rd grade self contained? We’re you searching for other jobs in general or did you specifically want out of the classroom? What was going through your head when you applied? What are you looking forward to the most in this new position? Are you hoping this will be a stepping stone for something else in the future?Or do you think you will do this long term? Why did you say this would be. Better fit for your family? What exactly did you mean by that? Is there better hours? Do you have to work all year long? Will your schedule be similar to a teachers schedule? I am looking forward to your future videos!!

Congratulations on your new job and edventures. I wish you growth and joy! As I am a stake holder in the autism community, I would like to respectively request that you use person-centered language regarding your scholars and their families.

Congratulations! I am so glad to hear the focus on literacy for learners with autism. I would be interested in know what curriculum you use for those students.

Congratulations! For the Q&A: At what point in the school year did you start putting in applications for the LIU? April-May? Right at the start of January or even June? Thanks!

I wish you the best in your new position. I am sure you will be doing a great job. I'm still sad that you will leave the classroom. Will you serve all grade levels or focus on the intermediate grades?

Wow wow! I’m a Kindergarten teacher this is going to be my 13th year. I’m interested in the Autism services you mentioned, I’d like to learn more about it, all the resources I could use to help my 9 year old son to read and write. Any information, strategies and techniques shared would be so beneficial for me as a mom.

Yippee for you!!!!!

I just came across your channel. Sounds like we may be in the same area. I’m pretty sure you are going to work in the IU for my district. Either way, wishing you the best of luck.

CONGRATULATIONS!🎉 Question: You may have stated it during the vlog, but what does LIU stand for? You said what you'll be doing but didn't hear that part. Your position sounds like what you call Coaches in my district. The pay for this is lateral. Again, good luck and congratulations on your new job. 😊

Congratulations! I watched the whole thing, but what does LIU stand for? I think I missed that. You said what the job was but never said the abbreviation.

It sounds like a great opportunity and right up your alley! You'll be great at helping teachers. But why, oh why, does this position pay less than you were making??

Congrats on the new job! What will you miss most about teaching and what will you not miss?

Many congratulations on your new job, Bridget! I'm sure you will use your expertise, hard work, and creativity to have success in this new position. I would like to know the following information: What you will miss most and least about the classroom? What do your own kids think about this new job? Did you talk with anyone who has held this kind of position before so you could gain additional insight? What are you most excited about versus most nervous about this job? Have a wonderful week ahead, Bridget! I am looking forward to your question and answer video! 💜

LIU is probably like our RESA and ISDs in Michigan.

I had a feeling you would do this like a year ago. Education has become really hard. And is sad but our happiness and health comes first.

Congratulations on your new position! It sounds very exciting 🎉 Questions: 1. Do you find working from home a pro or a con in this new position? What do you look forward to about it, and what do you expect to be a challenge? 2. In what ways will this position impact your kids and family as a whole (besides financially)? 3. Is Michelle excited for you to be an educator-support, working-from-home type of position too 😂😂😂

i am happy for you

Lord only gives you what can handle. He will be there to help and support you as you have done for each of us. Can wait to see what you will do.

I’ve been a subscriber since your first days in the life of a kinder teacher vlogs 😂 I left the classroom this year as well. It’s strange transitioning from working with kids to working “for” kids.. I am also working from home so I am very excited to watch your journey. My questions are, do you still have summers off or will you work year-round now? Also, you had spoken about a pay decrease. I was shocked to hear that because where I live you can’t make any less than a teacher so any role outside the classroom usually seems to pay more.. could you explain your experience with that a little more? Good luck on your new journey, I cannot wait to follow along!

Bridget… where God leads, He equips! You will do a great job… looking forward to hearing about your new adventures!

I believe the classroom teaching position would have gotten harder, more stressful, and more demanding. You were created for more and sometimes what goes on at a campus can be exhausting, make you sick, and take the joy of what you love. These last two years have changed education in so many ways. The demands in teachers have increased substantially but the support has decreased. I wish you the best as well as the best for your family. Having a happy and healthy mom and wife is a blessing to your loved ones and you will feel so rejuvenated with positive challenges in your new position. God truly has a purpose for you. The people at your previous campuses that supported you will be proud and the ones that created obstacles lost someone who loved students and teaching.

Q&A: what are your previous experiences working with autistic students?

Congratulations on the new position I'm sure you will be fantastic. Thank you for all your videos over the years and the podcast with Michelle which I absolutely love listening to as it is so relatable and fun. My question is, did you want to leave because you were unhappy with your school and your new position, or was it that you just wanted a change?

Congratulations on being brave and venturing into a different area. Seems to me this job should pay more but what do I know?😊

Will your vlogs change? Meaning, are they giving you any restrictions on your vlogging with what you can share about them positively or negatively, strategies you you use with them (will there be anything that they suggest you do that they won’t let you share to the public), or strategies you use specifically you use with students in this position? What direction do you plan to go if they do restrict your vlogs or not being in the classroom?

How does one get a job such as this? Do you plan to do this forever or will you go back to teaching in a classroom?

QUESTION: Since you work for the state now, what will you do if the state asks you to support a mandate that you don't agree with?

How was it like putting in your notice of resignation? How did your principal take the news? PS YOU’RE AMAZING