Jennifer Syed is an educational leader with 20 years of experience teachng and helping schools build the instructional systems and practices that allow every student to succeed. In New York City schools, she has taught special education and writing, coached teachers as a Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, and led special education and multilingual learner programming as a Director of Academic Inclusion.
Jennifer partners with school leaders and teachers to strengthen instruction in ELA, humanities, and math, and to implement early literacy programs. Her work also includes MTSS and reading intervention design, as well as professional development grounded in the science of reading.
Jennifer earned a Master of Science in Teaching from Pace University and a Bachelor of Music in Applied Voice from Temple University. She was also part of the inaugural Council for Administrators of Special Education (CASE) Leadership Institute cohort. Outside of education, she serves on the board of the Huntington Choral Society.