Jenna Prada, Director of Executive Functioning and Special Education

Jenna Prada is a New York State licensed teacher and administrator with a decade of experience working in some of New York City’s most successful schools as both a teacher and an administrator. She earned both of her Masters in Education through experiential programs that relied on action research and building extensive portfolios for differentiated instruction. Jenna has either tutored or taught every major high school subject and understands the different approaches to material that students must develop for success across content areas. She brought her balance of empathy and patience with high expectations and a no-nonsense approach to the behavioral and academic interventions for grades 6-12 at the Institute for Collaborative Education (ICE), where she worked with a variety of learners including those with ADHD, SLD, anxiety, and processing disorders. Jenna left her career in the NYC Department of Education when her first child was born and has since built a new career at Private Prep where she is currently the Director of Executive Functioning and Special Education. Jenna's expertise in education means that she is able to differentiate material in a way that allows all of her students to identify and capitalize on their strengths as leverage to overcome their weaknesses. As the creator and director of Private Prep's Executive Functioning Programs, Jenna enjoys following the latest brain and educational research so that she can bring innovative pedagogy to the wide variety of students that work with Private Prep. Jenna lives in Huntington, New York with her family where she volunteers at the local youth center and advocates for holistic educational practices in her school district.