Board welcomes new Bayfield High assistant principal

The Mayfield Board of Education on the record introduced Mike McGarry as the new assistant principal at Bayfield High School during a regular meeting. Board members and district staff welcomed McGarry and his family at the meeting.

School officials said McGarry has an extensive background in school leadership and classroom instruction, and that the district used a multi-step selection process to pick the candidate. Board members and staff described McGarry’s experience as including eight years as a high‑school principal, one year as an athletic director, prior service as a science teacher, about 10 years coaching football and military service as a lieutenant after Officer Candidate School in the U.S. Navy.

District staff introduced McGarry’s wife, Anne, and two children, Luke and Isabella, at the meeting and mentioned the family’s dogs, Tucker and Titus. A district presenter said the hiring process was extensive and that McGarry’s “wealth of leadership experience, knowledge of personalized learning, [and] passion for teaching and learning” distinguished him in the search.

Board members welcomed McGarry and noted local ties: one board member said McGarry had taught a member’s daughter while at Kinston High School. The board emphasized the district mission — “every student, every day” — as part of the welcoming remarks.

No formal board vote on the hire was reported in the transcript excerpt; the introduction and remarks occurred during the superintendent’s consent/introductions portion of the agenda.

The district did not specify a start date or the terms of McGarry’s appointment during the remarks recorded in the transcript.