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Former custodian becomes principal
FILE PHOTO: Michael Atkins started his career with the school district as a custodian and was recently named principal of Stedman Elementary, a school he once attended. (Photo: kmb43xgame/freeimages)
By Jared Leone, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
June 9, 2019A Denver Public Schools employee worked his way from janitor to principal.
Michael Atkins started his career with the school district as a custodian and was recently named principal of Stedman Elementary, a school he once attended, KUSA reported.
"I took pride in the bathrooms I cleaned. I took pride in the rooms that I vacuumed," Atkins told KUSA.
Atkins was working as a custodian for the district when he ran into his second grade teacher from Stedman, who influenced him to go into the classroom and become a teacher.
From there, he worked his way into administration and back to Stedman.
"I'm home. I'm home. This is home for me," Atkins told KUSA.
