Debbie Jones

Dr. Debbie Jones is the superintendent of Bentonville Schools. She has more than 25 years of educator experience, having previously served as Assistant Commissioner for Learning Services at the Arkansas Department of Education. Dr. Jones held the position of assistant superintendent for the Bryant School District for seven years following her principalship at Bryant High School. She worked as a teacher, assistant principal, principal and secondary director in Pulaski County Special School District.

Her academic career has led her to the highest credentials attainable for an educator. Dr. Jones received a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Arkansas, a Master of Arts in Secondary Administration from the University of Central Arkansas and a Doctorate of Education from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

She served on the Northwest Arkansas American Heart Association Board of Directors and publicly took a stand against vaping after seeing too many students, primarily high school students, become addicted. She authored legislative language to ensure superintendents across the state were notified of violent juvenile offenders. Her work represents a tremendous change in policy, allowing school principals the necessary knowledge to better protect students in the public school system.

She is CEO to more than 2,500 employees and some 20,000 students who proudly call Bentonville Schools home. Dr. Jones and her husband, DJ, are parents to five children and a new granddaughter.