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Board rehires staff and approves new hires; Andrew Mowry named high‑school math teacher
Summary
Trustees moved to rehire certified staff for 2026–27, approved a new high‑school math teacher (candidate name recorded in the meeting as both 'Mauri' and 'Mowry', recorded here as 'Mowry' per the hiring motion), hired a middle-school assistant track coach and added a substitute to the certified list.
The Whitehall School District board approved multiple personnel actions for the 2026–27 school year: motions to rehire the elementary and high-school certified staff lists passed, the board voted to hire a new high-school math teacher, approved Tamara Kidwell as middle-school assistant track coach and added Haley Good to the district's certified substitute list.
Mr. Slater, who led the interview team for the math position, described the candidate as a recent University of Florida graduate from Jacksonville who had taken graduate-level coursework and participated in teaching and math-camp programs. "He's a person that really enjoys math," Mr. Slater said, praising the candidate's communication skills and references. The transcript records the candidate's name as 'Andrew Mauri' in portions of the interview and as 'Andrew Mowry' in the formal motion; the board passed the hiring motion as stated in the motion text.
Board members moved and seconded separate motions to rehire the elementary staff and the high-school staff; both motions passed unanimously. The motion to hire Tamara Kidwell as middle-school assistant track coach also passed, with members noting her prior coaching experience in cross country and that she stepped in when the district was previously short a coach.
The board added Haley Good to the certified substitute list by unanimous vote. These personnel actions were recorded during the new-business portion of the meeting and required no additional committee review.
