TUESDAY, AUGUST 18
tide school executive director, cHRISTIE bRADY
Christie is Executive Director of the newly formed TIDE School, which is a special purpose private, nonprofit school for middle and high school students with learning differences, specifically dyslexia, ADHD and anxiety disorders. The school is a culmination of her experiences with her own son, now 15, who struggles with all of these, and with the broad view she has of education from pre-k through higher education.The vision for TIDE School emerged primarily because of the needs of Christie's own son, who will be among TIDE School's first graduating class of 2018! Partly because he has a high IQ, his dyslexia went unidentified in public school, and he was not reaching his potential. They began home schooling in 7th grade, but learning in isolation did not meet his needs. Christie and her son both knew there had to be a place where learning isn't torture. Thankfully, her professional background provided her with experience and a network that helped shape the vision into TIDE School.
Christie has a Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology. After working in clinical mental health settings, mostly with children, for about 5 years, she moved into educational settings. Her journey has taken her from Head Start, through DuBard School for Language Disorders and Pearl River Community College. With Head Start and DuBard School, I worked in administration, focused on policy and procedure development, grant writing and fundraising. At Pearl River Community College, I have been a classroom instructor, teaching Introductory Psychology, Child Psychology, Adolescent Psychology Human Growth and Development, Psychology of Personal Adjustment and College Study Skills. She has been at PRCC for 10 years, with 8 of those being full time.
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