Thomas Hunter Middle School’s administration is now set for the coming school year.

At its May meeting, the Mathews County School Board approved the appointment of assistant principal Laurel Byrd to replace retiring principal Mike Comer. This week, the board made its selection to replace Byrd.

Amy Hauser, who is media specialist for Mathews High School and THMS, was named assistant principal for the 2013-2014 school year during Tuesday’s school board meeting, which was held in the MHS library.

Hauser has worked for a dozen years in Mathews County Public Schools, the last three as media specialist at MHS and THMS. She began with Mathews working as the media specialist at Lee-Jackson Elementary School, before becoming the division’s gifted education coordinator.

She also took a leave of absence from Mathews in order to pursue her EdM in human development and psychology from Harvard University. She also received her EdS degree with a doctorate in leadership, fo...