SA headmaster to leave at end of school year
Published 12:00 am Monday, January 14, 2008
COURTLAND-Craig Jones, headmaster of Southampton Academy since June 2004, confirmed he is leaving the school at the end of the current school year.
&uot;The board of directors asked me to sign another long-term contract,&uot; Jones said Monday, but he declined.
He said he wants to move to either the Charlottesville/Lexington area or the Norfolk area to be closer to family members.
&uot;As a single, divorced father,&uot; he said he decided to relocate.
A letter was sent home with students last week, and the school’s Web site included a notice that a search has begun to hire a new headmaster and that the 39-year-old school was accepting applications.
Jones, 49, said the academy’s &uot;family&uot; had created a &uot;loving and caring environment.&uot;
Said Jones: &uot;This was a very difficult decision to make.&uot;