Billy Hubbert is a 2025-2026 Teach Plus Illinois Early Childhood Educator Policy Fellow and lead teacher for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades at The Montessori School of Englewood, Illinois. Previously, he was a substitute teacher, assistant, and co-teacher. Billy earned an AA in child development from Truman College, graduating with honors, and obtained a primary Montessori diploma from the Prepared Montessorian. He is working on his lower and upper elementary certification from the Montessori Residency of Chicago.