The latest episode of the Prepared School Psych podcast, host Jenny Ponzuric introduces a four-part mini-series focusing on executive functioning. The series aims to address executive functioning challenges not just among students but also among the adults on campus, such as administrators, speech pathologists, and school psychologists. Jenny is joined by Dr. Amy Merenda, a licensed educational psychologist, to discuss these challenges and announce the Executive Functioning Academy Educator Edition. This academy will feature nine live sessions covering twelve executive functioning skills, providing educators with strategies to improve both their work and home lives. The podcast highlights the importance of creating an 'executive functioning flight plan,' akin to an IEP, to help educators consistently apply these skills. The episode concludes with details about the academy’s registration, which opens in early May, offering both summer and fall cohort options.

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Sign Up for our Executive Functioning Academy: Educator’s Edition

If your workload feels unmanageable, your systems aren’t working, and your own executive functioning is constantly on the back burner—this program was built for you.

The Executive Functioning Academy is a structured, research-based program designed specifically for educators, school psychologists, administrators, and support professionals.

Over the course of 9 live sessions, we’ll focus on strengthening 12 executive skills that help you manage your day, reduce stress, and build better systems for sustainable success.

Summer cohort begins July 8, 2025

Fall cohort begins September 8, 2025

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Grad student and EF Focus Group discounts available.

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Time stamps:

00:00 Introduction to the Mini-Series on Executive Functioning

00:39 Identifying Executive Functioning Challenges in Adults on Campus

01:35 Introducing Dr. Amy Miranda

02:35 The Importance of Executive Functioning

04:13 Challenges Faced by Educators

13:50 Executive Functioning Academy: Educator Edition

20:45 Details and Registration Information

25:43 Conclusion and Next Episode Teaser

The information and advice provided are for guidance purposes only, and all participants are required to follow federal and state law and their school district guidelines and policies.