CONWAY — After three years at the helm, Jason Robert is stepping down as principal of Conway Elementary at the end of this school year. The Conway School Board accepted his letter of resignation on Monday night.
Robert says he has accepted a position as assistant principal of the Lincoln-Woodstock (Lin-Wood) Public School, which is a K-12 school with 225 students. He will be the principal of the elementary school students in grades K-5.
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