The Madison School District is naming the three finalists in its search for a new superintendent.
All three are from outside of Wisconsin, and are people of color.
Matthew Gutierrez is superintendent of the Seguin Independent School District in Seguin, Texas.
Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard is an assistant professor at the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York.
George Eric Thomas is deputy superintendent and chief turnaround officer for the Georgia State Board of Education.
Thirty-one candidates applied for the position left open when Jennifer Cheatham announced she was leaving for a position at Harvard.