Arnetta Thompson is a 2019-20 Teach Plus Illinois Policy Fellow. Arnetta is a fifth grade teacher in the Oak Park Elementary School district. A National Board Certified teacher, Arnetta is the Region 46 Vice-Chair for the Illinois Education Association and organizes the fifth grade service team at her school. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and American studies from Lake Forest College, received a master's in curriculum and instruction from Olivet Nazarene University, and a master's in supervision and leadership with a Type 75 endorsement from Concordia University in Chicago.