Jason Kamras, Superintendent of Richmond Public Schools; “RPS. Our Schools, Our City, Our Future”
Before coming to RPS in 2018, Jason Kamras served in numerous senior leadership roles at District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). In these roles, he led the design and implementation of a number of key initiatives focused on ensuring excellent instruction in every classroom across the district.
Jason began his career in education in 1996 as a seventh and eighth grade mathematics teacher at John Philip Sousa Middle School in DC, a National Historic Landmark for its role in desegregating public education in the nation’s capital. He taught at Sousa for eight years, receiving numerous awards, including the Mayor’s Arts Award for infusing photography into his mathematics instruction. In 2005, he was named the United States National Teacher of the Year.
Jason has a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Princeton University and a master’s degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His wife Miwa also works in the field of public education, and he has two sons, both of whom attend RPS.