Complex sentence: Burlington's first private school, the Burlington Academy, was created in 1844 due to dissatisfaction with the other schools existing at the time; one of its early teachers was John F. Potter, later a Congressman from Wisconsin.
Split into simpler sentences: Burlington's first private school, the Burlington Academy, was created in 1844 as a result of dissatisfaction with the other schools operating at the time. One of its early teachers was John F. Potter, later a Congressman from Wisconsin.