About me
Damon Smith is the Interim Chief Operations Officer (COO) for the Cambridge, MA public school system. Responsible for the general administration of the operations of the public school district, the COO is also the district leader and liaison for capital improvement projects and other public works efforts by Cambridge and facilitates the federal and state reporting requirements, annual contracts, and School Committee policy recommendations related to school operations.
Prior to his current role, Smith served as principal of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School for 13 years, which follows work as dean of curriculum and program at the school. Before joining Cambridge Public Schools in 2004, he was assistant school director at Boston’s New Mission High School.
Smith is a Wesleyan University graduate, and he earned a master’s degree in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His mother and his father were public school educators in New York City. His wife is also an educator in the Cambridge Public Schools, and they live in Cambridge with their two sons.
