Joseph Jones has been superintendent in Woodbury since 2005.
WOODBURY -- Woodbury Superintendent Joseph Jones announced today that he will be leaving the school district to pursue other opportunities.
The Neshaminy Board of School Directors in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, announced that the Woodbury City superintendent was the final candidate in their search for the new superintendent of the Neshaminy School District.
The board will formally name Jones as the new superintendent at an upcoming public school meeting.
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"Due to my deep connections with the Woodbury school community, I have tremendously mixed emotions about leaving," Jones said in a statement this afternoon. "However, this is the right thing for me at this stage of my career and for my family."
Jones went on to say that he will miss everything about his experience in Woodbury including his students, colleagues and the community as a whole.
"I will continue to work with you to accomplish the good that happens every day in this 2-square-mile city and support all of the singular and collective efforts that ensure each child is ready to meet life's challenges with courage, confidence and pride," Jones added.
Jones has served as the superintendent of the Woodbury City Public Schools since 2005.
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