FCCPS Taps Toni Jones as Next Superintendent

With current Superintendent Lois Berlin due to retire in June, Toni Jones has been named the next superintendent of Falls Church City Public Schools, according to a news release Thursday morning.

The announcement was made Thursday morning.

“The School Board is honored and delighted that Dr. Toni Jones will assume the helm of our school division, continuing our commitment to provide all students in the City with a world-class education,” School Board Chairman Joan Wodiska said in the release Thursday morning. “Dr. Jones is a proven, effective, and innovative leader in public education.  She has the talent and vision to help ensure the quality, collaboration, and results our community expects from our public schools.”

Jones is the current chief academic officer for Deer Creek Public Schools in Oklahoma, according to the release. Jones will be introduced to school staff and the Falls Church community during meetings scheduled for April 11 and 12, according to the release. She is slated to begin her tenure as superintendent of FCCPS on June 13. Jones was selected after a national search conducted by the school board. Jones has a dual bachelor’s degree from the University of Nevada in special education and elementary education. She also has a Master’s degree as a reading specialist from Charles Sturt University in Australia, according to the release. Jones earned her Doctor of Education in educational leadership from Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma.

Jones has also worked in Sydney, Australia as a teacher and administrator and she started her career in education in Nevada, according to the release.

“I am energized and humbled by this opportunity, and I can’t wait to embrace the community of Falls Church as we work collaboratively to make sure that our schools continue to build on a tradition of excellence that is highly regarded in Virginia, across the nation, and around the world,” Jones said in the release. “Falls Church is the only school district I can see leaving my home of Oklahoma for.  I absolutely love what I do on a daily basis, and I can promise the community of Falls Church that I will always be focused on what is best for our children!”