Here Is Amity's New Superintendent Of Schools

BETHANY/ORANGE/WOODBRIDGE, CT — Amity's next Superintendent of Schools is Dr. Jennifer Byars who was officially hired by the Board of Education last night.

She has been an assistant schools superintendent in Ledyard. The vote to hire her was unanimous, the New Haven Register reports. She begins on Nov. 15.

“There are a lot of people who don’t like us in Ledyard now,” Paula CoFrancesco, an Amity school board member said, according to the New Haven Register. The position in Amity was open because former schools superintendent Charles Dumais left to become executive director at Cooperative Educational Services.

Amity officials released a statement Thursday morning:

The Amity Regional School District No. 5 Board of Education approved the appointment of Dr. Jennifer Pallon Byars as the District’s new Superintendent of Schools at a Special Meeting on Wednesday, September 26th. Dr. Pallon Byars is currently the Assistant Superintendent of Schools in Ledyard, Connecticut. She has extensive experience as a school administrator and teacher in Connecticut and Virginia. She will begin her duties in Amity Regional School District No. 5 on November 15th. Her resume is included below. James A. Connelly will continue as Interim Superintendent in Amity Regional School District No. 5 until Dr. Pallon Byars begins her duties.

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