"Samuels, who was recently appointed chancellor by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, began his educational career at P.S./M.S. 194 in 2001 as a sixth-grade math teacher. The school, located in Westchester Square, serves students from kindergarten to eighth grade and houses a secondary school for children with severe special education needs. The new chancellor listened to parents' concerns about wanting to be more involved in the classroom, as well as discussing the need for teachers to have more resources available to them."
"He even heard from a concerned fourth grader who asked Samuels to fix her school's playground that "wasn't fancy." Samuels recalled how difficult it was to be a teacher, spending hours planning his students' lessons. "We need to help teachers have a roadmap," he said during the community listening session. Additionally, it can begin when they first graduate from their teaching programs or through mentorships within their own schools. "That's the only thing that helped me get better," Samuels added."
Kamar Samuels started his tenure as chancellor at P.S./M.S. 194 in the Bronx, the school where he began teaching in 2001. The school serves K–8 students and includes a secondary program for children with severe special education needs. Samuels listened to parents who wanted greater classroom involvement and to teachers seeking more resources. A fourth grader asked him to fix the school's modest playground. Samuels emphasized the difficulty of teaching and the long hours teachers spend planning. He called for clear roadmaps, mentorship, and stronger support beginning at graduation from teacher programs to help educators improve.
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