Mary Athey Jennings, Ph.D.
As Superintendent of SAU 39, I welcome you to this website and to learning more about the three schools districts that comprise School Administrative Unit #39—Amherst , Mont Vernon and Souhegan Cooperative Schools Districts. These three districts represent the K-12 learning experience for approximately 3000 students and their families in the Towns of Amherst and Mont Vernon. United by a common mission, “To Engage, Support and Challenge All Learners, we work together with common core values towards common goals.
Currently our focus is on measurable individual achievement in all subject areas through an emphasis on literacy across the curriculum. I invite you to get to know more about this initiative and the many other educational achievements in our SAU. Browse our website and come by for a visit. Our doors are always open!
Sincerely,
Mary Athey Jennings , Ph.D.
Superintendent of Schools
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