Newly appointed NYC Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels visits Bronx school where he began teaching career

New Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels spent his first morning at his new job with students and teachers P.S./M.S. 194 in the Bronx — familiar territory for the new leader of America’s largest public school system.

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.