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Welcome to REACH Chicago

Supporting Jewish day schools to meet the needs of every student


REACH partners with schools in the Chicagoland area to ensure every child can attend the Jewish day school of their choice.

We do this by providing Jewish day schools with the tools to meet the needs of the whole child, including their academic, social-emotional and health needs.

Our goal is that children with a wide range of learning styles, abilities, challenges and special needs can access a meaningful Jewish education that is reflective of their families’ values.

By weaving together existing resources and services, establishing new systems and protocols, delivering a range of assessment and consultation services, and providing comprehensive teacher training, REACH works to meet students’ educational, emotional, and health needs in the schools their families have selected.

We focus on four main service areas to help Jewish day schools


What people are saying about REACH

Thanks to REACH, my daughter has learned better study skills in order to prepare her for tests and improved her reading comprehension. Her teacher has been extremely flexible and easy going.

JDBY Parent

REACH is an invaluable resource for the entire Chicagoland Jewish community. REACH is attentive to the specific and ever-changing needs of each school and works collaboratively to bring the best practices of the most current educational approaches to help each student grow and reach their potential.

Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School Administrator

With the wonderful foundations given to our son by REACH, we were both confident and hopeful that he would be supported in high school in order to achieve his goals, both academically and socially.

Ida Crown Jewish Academy Parent

REACH has been instrumental in offering support to our school community. Working with REACH is easy – the team members are kind, accessible, knowledgable and eager to support us.

Solomon Schechter Day School Administrator

With the support of REACH, students in the past who may not have been able to make it at the Academy are now able to succeed and thrive.

Ida Crown Jewish Academy Administrator

My daughter is very artistic and the REACH teachers used that as a foundation for her learning instead of pushing it away as irrelevant to her educational growth.

JDBY parent

Having occupational and speech therapists readily available on a weekly basis has greatly impacted our students and staff…we have received very positive feedback from our teachers in regards to the support being offered.

Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School Administrator

My son has ADHD, and last year he was in public school. He could not find common ground with the other students and was isolated socially. Now at Arie Crown, the REACH teachers are amazing and have tremendous patience. They are invested in him and go the extra mile.

Arie Crown Hebrew Day School Parent

The REACH professional development program in our school has been a real game changer for my teaching experience. They give me plenty of opportunities to implement the tools and strategies straight into my classroom. I am definitely meeting my students’ needs a lot better.   

Lubavitch Girls High School Teacher

Partnering with REACH professionals has not only provided us with the ability to service the needs of more of our community’s children, it has raised the level of education at Arie Crown for all of our students.

Arie Crown Hebrew Day School Administrator

REACH has been instrumental in offering support to our school community. Working with REACH is easy – the team members are kind, accessible, knowledgable and eager to support us.

Solomon Schechter Day School Administrator

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