Neighborhood Charter Schools
Destanie Smith is a Mathematics Teacher currently employed at Neighborhood Charter Schools since February 2023. Previous experience includes serving as a Laboratory Technician at NEW YORK ALLERGY & SINUS GROUP, PLLC from November 2021 to February 2023, where responsibilities involved creating immunotherapy regimens and coordinating with healthcare professionals. Destanie also worked as a Tissue Recovery Coordinator at Donor Network West and as a Registered Behavior Technician at Therapeutic Pathways, Inc., providing ABA therapy to children with autism. Additional roles held include Building Supervisor and Member Services Attendant at the University of California, Davis Activities and Recreation Center, as well as a Global Medical Brigades Intern and a Pediatric ICU assistant at UC Davis Medical Center. Destanie holds a Bachelor's degree in Biology with a minor in Religious Studies from the University of California, Davis, completed in 2019.
Neighborhood Charter Schools
Neighborhood Charter Schools' mission is to provide the children of Harlem with new educational opportunities through a rigorous, comprehensive K-8 program that cultivates the intellectual, social and emotional development of each child. Our students, who include high functioning children with autism spectrum disorders, will become independent learners and critical thinkers, will acquire the academic skills that they need to succeed in college preparatory high schools and will exhibit the social and emotional skills that will allow them to reach their full potential. The school provides a rich, rigorous and fully inclusive education to a broad range of Harlem children, including English Language Learners, students with disabilities, students who struggle academically and gifted students. The school has a specialized program for high-functioning students on the autism spectrum (ASD students) in each grade. The ASD program, which is modeled on the successful ASD Nest program currently operating in 16 New York City Department of Education (DOE) schools, is the first of its kind in Central Harlem.