Master of Business Administration, Lindenwood University
Master of Education, Lindenwood University
Bachelor's Degree, Sculpture, Kansas City Art Institute
Jason Lumetta joins Namahana School as a Kumu, bringing more than a decade of experience teaching and supporting diverse K-12 learners across Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and Missouri. Most recently, he served as a Special Education Teacher at Seward High School in Alaska, where he was the primary instructor and case manager for a caseload of more than 30 students with diverse learning disabilities, developing and monitoring Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and differentiating instruction in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
From 2023 to 2025, Jason taught special education at Kapaʻa Middle School on Kauaʻi, delivering specialized writing instruction and co-teaching inclusive Language Arts and Mathematics classes for grades 6–8. Earlier in Alaska, he worked as a K-12 itinerant special education provider traveling across five remote sites for the Iditarod Area School District, and spent a year as the sole classroom teacher at Takotna Community School, a small multi-grade K–6 school, where he earned district-wide recognition for the highest student growth on the AK STAR and NWEA MAP assessments.
Jason also brings experience teaching within Missouri's juvenile justice system, where he worked as a Special Education Teacher in secure academic programs for adjudicated youth, integrating trauma-informed practices, positive behavioral interventions, and life-skills coaching to support students' academic and personal growth. His background also includes work as an Instructional Assistant specializing in de-escalation and trauma-informed support, an Art Teacher, and an Adjunct Professor teaching education, design, and business courses at the college level.
Jason holds a Master of Arts in Teaching and a Master of Business Administration from Lindenwood University, and a Bachelor's degree in Sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute. He is a State of Hawaiʻi Standard Teacher certified in K-12 Mild/Moderate Cross Categorical instruction, with additional teaching certifications from Missouri and Alaska.
