Claire Riccardi

July 14, 2022

Category: Central Office | Instructional Leadership

Claire began her teaching career in 1996 as a high school social studies and humanities teacher in midtown and East Harlem. She then spent eighteen years in school design, development and support. As a core member of CUNY K-16’s Early College Initiative, she developed and supported multiple early college schools, grades 6-12. In 2012, she helped to develop and launch the PTECH early college and career model in New York City for grades 9-14. After serving as the Associate Director of the Early College Initiative, Claire went on to design a progressive high school model for another charter school in New York City.

She now serves as the Director of Curriculum & Instruction for Inwood Academy for Leadership. Claire believes that rigorous, engaging and creative curriculum is at the heart of excellent schools, and that collaborative learning communities transform young people’s lives.

She is married to James Ford and has one daughter, Madeleine. Claire holds a Masters in the Teaching of Social Studies from Teachers College, Columbia University.