Reece School
Chris Russell has extensive experience in education and literacy development, currently serving as a Teaching Assistant at Reece School since March 2014, where responsibilities include modifying instruction for students ranging from first to eighth grade levels. Previous roles include AmeriCorps Literacy Tutor at Garfield High School, focusing on diverse students including English language learners and those with learning disabilities, and an Instructor at High Trails Outdoor Science School, emphasizing student safety while teaching various subjects outdoors. Additional tutoring roles involved partnering with individuals to improve literacy skills, while earlier work in journalism includes reporting on social justice issues for various publications. Chris Russell holds a B.A. in History and Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Reece School
The Reece School is one of the oldest non-profit special education elementary schools in New York City. It was founded in 1948 by Ellen S. Reece and was housed for nearly 60 years in the home she owned on East 93rd Street. The Reece School provides a highly academic elementary special education program for children who need more support than can be provided in a traditional public school setting. Reece students are academically capable but may be psychologically fragile or have issues impacting their ability to fully access their education in their current school placement. At Reece, children with speech/language impairments or who have emotional, learning or other disabilities are given high levels of academic, social and emotional support in a nurturing and well-structured environment.