Jennifer Byars. Contributed photo.
The Amity Regional School District No. 5 Board of Education approved the appointment Sept. 26 of Dr. Jennifer Pallon Byars as the district’s new Superintendent of Schools at a special meeting.
Byars is currently the assistant superintendent of schools in Ledyard. She has extensive experience as a school administrator and teacher in Connecticut and Virginia. She received her doctorate in education from the University of Virginia in 2011. Prior to becoming assistant superintendent, she served as an elementary school principal in Ledyard and Deep River.
Byars will begin her duties in the district on Nov. 15. James A. Connelly will continue as interim superintendent until then.