Weare Middle Center Woods names new principal

Published: 05-09-2022 4:32 PM

Weare Middle School and Center Woods Upper Elementary School will have a new principal next year. SAU 24 Superintendent Jacqueline Coe announced last month that Jon Barry will become the new principal of the school, effective July 1.

Barry will be replacing current principal Shawne Hilliard, who is leaving after seven years in the Weare School District.

“Jon brings deep experience in discipline and culture/climate issues, and his student service background provides him with expertise in an important area for our school,” Coe said. “The community responded positively to Jon’s energy and enthusiasm for our school. I look forward to Jon joining the SAU 24 team.”

Barry will be coming to Weare from Souhegan High School in Amherst, where he has been serving as Dean of Students. Before Souhegan, he was assistant principal at Memorial High School in Manchester from 2017 to 2021. Before that, he was a special education teacher and case manager at Bedford High and a special education facilitator at McKelvie Intermediate School in Bedford.

A graduate of Southern New Hampshire University, Barry also holds a Master of Education in Learning Disabilities and General Education and Certification of Advanced Graduate Study (C.A.G.S.) in Educational Leadership from Rivier University. He is currently enrolled in a Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership at the University of New England.

“I am excited to be joining a community where parents, teachers, and students care for one another and strive to build positive relationships that support academic and social growth,” said Barry. “I believe that relationships between families and the school are vital to the success of students, and welcome all to become involved in the school community. My door will always be open and I welcome input.”

Barry lives in Concord his wife Kate, who is the school nurse at Henniker Community School, and son Connor.

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