3 named as finalists for St. Louis public schools

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- School administrators from New Orleans, North Carolina and Rhode Island are finalists for the top job for the St. Louis School District.

The district announced the three finalists on Monday.

Kelvin Adams is chief of staff for the Recovery School District in New Orleans.

Eric Becoats is co-interim superintendent for the Guilford County Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Donnie Evans was most recently superintendent of the Providence district in Rhode Island.

The public will get a chance to meet the finalists at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Vashon High School.

Missouri's largest school district is under state supervision, with a three-member appointed school board charged with turning around the district plagued by academic and financial problems.