Bowman Named Acting Neshaminy Schools Superintendent

LANGHORNE, PA —Jason M. Bowman's job title has changed.

Bowman has been elevated from substitute superintendent to acting superintendent of the Neshaminy School District.

With a superintendent vacancy created by the retirement of Superintendent Rob McGee in August, the Neshaminy School Board opted to name Bowman —who was serving as substitute superintendent since McGee was placed on administrative leave in February —as acting superintendent.

The school board approved a measure at a recent meeting to have Bowman, who also serves as the district's director of secondary education —serve as acting superintendent for a term of up to one year, effective Sept. 1.

A contract for that position prepared by the district's solicitor was also approved by the board and Bowman. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.

McGee's retirement after 36 years with the school district was announced in late August.

McGee was placed on administrative leave last February in an agenda line item vote by the school board. School officials have never commented on why that decision was made.

McGee, a Neshaminy schools graduate, took over as head of the Neshaminy School District on July 1, 2020.

He replaced Superintendent Joseph Jones III, who left at the end of his contract to return to the classroom as a math teacher in the Philadelphia School District.

Before becoming superintendent, McGee had served as Neshaminy's director of secondary education.

McGee's five-year contract paid $196,000 per year. His contract ran through 2025.