Rydell Harrison, Ed.D
Education Consultant in Connecticut
With nearly 20 years in education as a teacher, school administrator and district leader, Dr. Harrison has focused on disrupting patterns within the field that promote the status quo. Throughout his administrative career, Dr. Harrison led equity focused professional learning sessions in schools, developed online courses for teachers focused culturally responsive strategies, researched and taught courses on culturally proficient leadership and presented on the intersections of race and education at state and national conferences. Through building positive relationships and leveraging others' strengths, Dr. Harrison engages students and staff in dismantling racism by identifying the structural barriers that exists in schools and in the community for students of color and their families.
Dr. Harrison is the founder of Rydell Harrison Innovations-offering support on developing and implementing research- and evidence-based improvement strategies. Dr. Rydell Harrison is currently the Superintendent of Watertown Public Schools (WPS) in Connecticut. Prior to his current post, Dr. Harrison was the Assistant Superintendent of Instructional Services for Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) where he led teaching and learning for over 12,000 students, and was responsible for all aspects of curriculum and instruction in 20 schools.
Dr. Harrison holds degrees from Rutgers University (BM), Duke University (MDiv) and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (MSA, Ed.S and Ed.D).