Dr. Bonita Jamison | Executive Biography

Dr. Bonita Jamison is a seasoned educational executive with more than 25 years of experience leading in both traditional public and public charter school settings and across urban and suburban communities. A systems thinker and equity-centered leader, she has built her career around strengthening instructional systems, improving student outcomes, developing leaders, and creating the organizational conditions necessary for sustainable improvement.

Dr. Jamison served five years as Superintendent of the Maplewood Richmond Heights School District, where her leadership resulted in measurable gains in student achievement and greater organizational and instructional coherence. During her tenure, MRH earned a 98.5% on Missouri’s Annual Performance Report under MSIP 6, placing the district among the highest-performing school systems in the state. Her work included strengthening K–12 instructional alignment, addressing achievement disparities among student groups, developing systems of support, and establishing greater clarity and accountability around teaching and learning.

Throughout her career, Dr. Jamison has demonstrated an ability to lead complex organizations through change while keeping equity at the center of decision-making. Her approach combines strategic thinking with disciplined implementation, using data to identify inequities, examine systems and practices, allocate resources, and build structures designed to improve outcomes for every student. She believes sustainable improvement requires attention not only to individual performance, but also to the systems, conditions, and leadership practices that shape results.

Her leadership is also grounded in the belief that strong school systems are built through relationships, transparency, and community trust. She has created multiple avenues for authentic engagement with staff, families, students, and community partners while developing leadership capacity throughout the organizations she serves.

On July 1, 2026, Dr. Jamison began her tenure as Superintendent of the Hazelwood School District, bringing her experience in urban and suburban education, organizational transformation, instructional leadership, equity, and systems improvement to one of Missouri’s largest and most diverse school communities.

Dr. Jamison holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of Missouri–Columbia.