The Present & Future of Amherst’s Schools
JFAC Chair
Brian Coogan, Community Member- bcoogan5@gmail.com
Amherst Building and Grounds Chair
Shannon Gascoyne, Community Member- sgascoyne@sau39.org
Mont Vernon Building and Grounds Chair
Sarah Lawrence, Mont Vernon Board Member- slawrence@sau39.org
Souhegan Building and Grounds Chair
Lisa Eastland, Community Member- leastland@sau39.org
Rick Barnes, Community Member
Dan Black, Community Member
John Bowkett, Community Member
Steve Chamberlin, SAU 39 Interim Superintendent
Kyle Coffey, Community Member
John D’Angelo, Liaison to the Board of Selectmen
Amy Facey, SAU 39 Business Administrator
Tom Gauthier, Amherst School Board Chair
John Glover, Souhegan School Board Member, Amherst
Christine Grayson, Community Member
Pim Grondstra, Souhegan School Board Member, Mont Vernon
Jeanne Ludt, Community Member
Jake Macedo, Community Member
Victoria Parisi, Amherst School Board Vice-Chair
Roger Preston, SAU 39 Director of Facilities
Steven Valley, Community Member
Dan Veilleux, Souhegan School Board Member, Amherst
The SAU 39 Joint Facilities Advisory Committee was appointed and tasked by the SAU 39 School Board with conducting an analysis of the state of public education facilities in Amherst and Mont Vernon. The committee is broken into district specific Building & Grounds subcommittees who focus on their district and bring their work back to the larger group. JFAC works to provide recommendations to the governing bodies (Amherst School Board, Mont Vernon School Board, and Souhegan Cooperative School Board) regarding the interim and long-term facilities needs of the public-school facilities in Amherst and Mont Vernon, taking into account educational outcomes and how to best level the cost impact to residents.
The Committee is working with the SAU, School Boards, the Architectural Firm of Banwell Architects https://www.banwellarchitects.com/ , the Construction Management firm of DEW Construction https://dewconstruction.com/ , and the the Civil Engineering firm of Tighe & Bond Civil/Site Planning & Design – Tighe & Bond (tighebond.com). All firms have extensive experience in public school design, site planning, and construction.
Bradford Prescott, AIA
Architect
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Ingrid Nichols, AIA, LAP
Principal in Charge/Design Principal
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