Unfortunately, Lynchburg appears to be making decisions without weighing these unintended consequences. We have implemented policies or made decisions that have driven families away from LCS — leading parents to homeschool or pay tuition to attend schools in neighboring public school divisions or attend private schools.
Roger Jones
Roger Jones worked for 32 years in the Lynchburg City Schools. He served as teacher and coach at both Dunbar when it was a 9 th and 10th grade school and Heritage High School during its first three years of operation. He was Principal of Dunbar Middle School and of E.C. Glass High School. His last 13 years in the division, he served as Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction.
At the University of Lynchburg, he worked fulltime for 20 years and half time for an additional two years. He was Professor and Program Director for the Principal Preparation Program. He later served as Dean of the College of Education, Leadership Studies, and Counseling, and as Associate Provost. He was co-founder and co-director of the Owen Cardwell Center for Leadership at the University. Upon his retirement, the Board of Trustees at the University of Lynchburg named him Professor Emeritus.
While a principal he served as President of the Virginia Association of Secondary School
Principals (VASSP). For more than twenty years, he has directed the Virginia Foundation
for Educational Leadership (VFEL) and VASSP Center for Educational Leadership,
housed on the Lynchburg Campus.
He authored the annual General Assembly Update on School Law for Principals for more
than 35 years. He is co-author of a book on Virginia School Law and author of a book on
instructional leadership and school improvement.
