The Highlands School District has a new assistant superintendent, and she has a new start date.

Monique Mawhinney will start at Highlands on April 3.

The school board approved hiring Mawhinney in February. On Monday, the board confirmed her appointment and corrected her state date.

Her starting salary is $130,000.

Mawhinney is coming to Highlands from the Hampton Township School District, where she had been director of pupil services since 2001.

Her general duties at Highlands will include overseeing the district's K-12 curriculum, supervising and collaborating with building principals, and managing human resources, district spokeswoman Jennifer Goldberg said.

Mawhinney could not be reached for comment.

The district has not had anyone in the position since 2015, when Patrick Graczyk — who was assistant to the superintendent — left to become superintendent at Allegheny Valley.

Brian C. Rittmeyer is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at 724-226-4701, brittmeyer@tribweb.com or via Twitter @BCRittmeyer.

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