West Contra Costa Unified Superintendent Matthew Duffy announced Thursday that he will not seek reappointment when his contract ends at the conclusion of the school year next June.

District officials, in a separate message Thursday about Duffy’s departure, touted his accomplishments, which include increasing graduation rates and reducing suspensions and expulsions, as well as ushering in the Bay Area’s first district-run Mandarin language immersion school, as well as three new campuses. Duffy’s current yearly salary is $274,500.

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