Kathryn Reese

Independent School educator who excels in cultivating and maintaining positive and productive relationships with all educational constituencies including parents, students, administrators, and the community. Strong instructional leader with significant education experience and solid foundation in best practices for teaching and community building.

• Certified Reading Specialist
• PRAXIS Exam

• Reading Assessments: Gray Oral Reading Test (GORT-5), QRI-VI Reading Comprehension Test
• Reading Programs: IMSE – Orton Gillingham Comprehensive Training, Lindamood - Bell Verbalizing and Visualizing, Wilson Reading Word Mastery
• Mindful Schools Courses1 and2

• Learning and the Brain: San Francisco, New York, & Boston
• NCTE: Indianapolis, New York & Boston
• International Reading Association: New Orleans
• Michael Gurian Institute: Atlanta & Orlando
• Akoben-Tatnall School: Culturally relevant restorative practices
• Jessica Minahan-Villanova, PA: The Behavior Code

• Reading Specialist: Oakland School Summer Program, Charlottesville, VA
• Co-creator and co-director of the Hiller House System based on the Ron Clark Academy model: The Hiller House System: Instills a sense of community, Encourages students to push themselves, Enhances school spirit/house pride, Provides opportunities for student mentorship, Includes lessons in character building and kindness
• Remodeled the Tower Hill School middle school advisory program to include curricular resources for: Teambuilding, Social and emotional self-awareness, Study skills, Mindfulness and Meditation, Self-advocacy, Kindness, Empathy
• Introduced a mindfulness program to Tower Hill School by organizing a six week class for faculty taught by Therese Jornlin
• Presenter: Tower Hill School “Collaboratory” August2021: Boys and Girls Learn Differently: A Recap of Michael Gurian’s Brain-Based Research
• August2019: Schooling Social Brains: Promoting Social Skills, Interactions, and Collaborations in a Digital Age. (A Learning and the Brain Conference Recap)
• Further Involvement at Tower Hill School: Coach: middle school volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, Sixth Grade Class Dean, Student Council - Faculty Director, Faculty Council Committee Chair, Faculty Development Committee Chair

Awarded every two years for excellence in teaching English