( Photo courtesy of USD 475 ConnectEd page )

The first of three candidates for the Superintendent of Schools position in Geary USD 475, Dr. Reginald Eggleston,  will meet the public and participate in a question and answer session Tuesday evening at Junction City Middle School from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

According to an Alabama News Network report Eggleston is a former Chief Administrative Officer for Montgomery, Alabama public schools and was later designated to head a team that assisted struggling school systems in Alabama. He is also a former assistant superintendent in Mobile, Alabama.

Two other candidates will meet the public this week, one from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and the other from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Junction City Middle School. Those candidates will be identified by the school district at a later time.

All three candidates will be interviewed by the USD 475 Board of Education at the Devin Center following their respective public sessions.