Joseph Jones,
III
Superintendent of Woodbury Public Schools
Phone: (856) 853-0123 Ext. 230
Fax: (856) 853-0704
e-mail: josephjones@woodburysch.com
Superintendent’s Secretary:
Stacy Hoffman
Phone: (856) 853-0123 Ext. 214
Fax: (856) 853-0704
e-mail: shoffman@woodburysch.com
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About the Superintendent:
Joseph
Jones was appointed Superintendent of the Woodbury Public Schools
in March 2005 and began his official duties August 1, 2005. His goal
for the Woodbury schools is to capitalize on the personalized learning
experiences available in order to ensure a high quality education
for all students.
Mr. Jones was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later moved to Gloucester
County, New Jersey where he graduated from Kingsway Regional High School. He
attended Bucknell University and received a Bachelors of Arts degree in 1985,
majoring in English and mathematics. He received a Master Degree in Educational
Administration from Glassboro State College in 1989.
Mr. Jones’ teaching career began at Woodbury Junior & Senior High
School in January 1986. He later became the Supervisor for Business & Mathematics
at his alma mater, Kingsway Regional, in 1989. His next administrative position
was in the Gloucester Township School District as an assistant principal at
the Glen Landing Middle School in 1992. From 1993 through 2005, Mr. Jones worked
at the Northern Burlington County Regional School District. He was the high
school principal for ten years and then served as the assistant superintendent
for the district.
Mr. Jones was recognized as the National Association of Secondary School Principals/MetLife
New Jersey High School Principal of the Year in 2002. Mr. Jones served in a
leadership role on the Cabinet of the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors
Association for six years, from 1999 through 2005, and he is a past-president
of the Burlington County Secondary Principals & Supervisors Association.
In addition, he served on a committee organized by Assemblyman Malone to review
practical arts education (2001) and was appointed by Governor McGreevy to serve
on the Education Mandate Review Study Commission (2003). Currently, Mr. Jones
is an active member of the New Jersey Association of School Administrators
and participates as a member of the Urban Superintendents sub-committee.
Mr.
Jones is married to Jennifer Reivich Jones, a former Woodbury teacher.
They have four boys who all currently attend public elementary schools.
Academic Employment History:
Woodbury
Public School
Superintendent of Schools | 2005 – Present
Northern
Burlington County Regional School District
Assistant Superintendent of Schools | 2003 – 2005
High School Principal | 1993 -- 2003
Gloucester
Township School District – Glen Landing Middle School
Assistant Principal | 1992 - 1993
Kingsway
Regional School District
Supervisor of Business & Mathematics | 1989 - 1992
Woodbury
Junior & Senior High School
Teacher | 1986 - 1989