CPS has invited Robert to participate once again in their principal for a day program. Today he is spending the morning at Evergreen Academy Middle School. Principal Marian Strok has this to say about him in their newsletter:

Principal for a Day is approaching. We are hoping to have Latino author Robert Renteria, our speaker at graduation last June, as one of our guests. His book, “From the Barrio to the Board Room” is now part of our 8th grade curriculum. At the graduation ceremony, every 8th grader received a copy of his book along with their diploma as a reminder that even through adversity, you can achieve your dreams.. In the forward of his book, he acknowledges he was a drug user, seller, someone who was stabbed and shot….then turned his life around. This book is an inspiration!