(KNZA)--The name of the first of three finalists to be interviewed for the position of Hiawatha school district superintendent has been released.

According to a press release from the school district, current Hiawatha High School Principal Andrew Gaddis will be interviewed by the USD 415  Board of Education during a special meeting Monday evening.

Gaddis is in his third year as principal at Hiawatha High School.  Prior to that, he served as assistant principal and activities director three years at the school and one year as Pre-K-12 principal in Jamesport, Missouri.  Prior to entering school administration, he taught high school science for nine years in Missouri.    

The two other finalists will be interviewed Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, with a meet-and-greet planned from 3:30 to 4:30 each afternoon in the Hiawatha Middle School commons to allow the public an opportunity to meet them.  Their names will be released on the day of their interview.

Current superintendent, Penny Hargrove, is resigning at the end of the current school year to take a job as superintendent of the Mingus Union High School District in Cottonwood, Arizona.

She has served as superintendent of the Hiawatha school district for five years.