Jonathan Calvin Smith

Cahn Fellow 2018

Principal, David W. Carter High School

Dallas, Texas

Jonathan Calvin Smith has been a Principal in the Dallas ISD for twelve years. Currently, he is the Principal of the iconic David W. Carter High School. Under his transformational leadership and campus turnaround model, schools at all levels have been recognized on the local, state and national level. Starting as principal at age 26, Jonathan has solely taught and led the school communities of his youth in Dallas. He furthered his education at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas where he graduated Cum Laude in three years, receiving his Bachelors in Business Administration with a concentration in human resources. His postgraduate studies include Universidad Internacional Spanish Immersion Program in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education’s Urban School Leadership Program and Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary and Dallas Baptist University. Jonathan holds a Masters in Educational Administration from the University of Texas at Arlington.