The new interim superintendent for the St Joseph School District officially starts work on Monday.

Dr. Robert Newhart is offering short interviews with media outlets Monday on the subject of his first day on the job.

On Wednesday the public gets a chance to meet Dr. Newhart.

The public is invited to a welcome reception on Wednesday July 8, from 4 to 5:30pm.  The reception will be held at the Troester Media Center at 3401 Renick in St Joseph.

Dr. Newhart is the third superintendent for the district so far this year. He was named to the interim post to fill in for Dr. Jake Long after he was named superintendent of schools in the Mountain Home, Arkansas School District. Long assumed the job of acting superintendent in St Joseph when Dr. Fred Czerwonka resigned. Czerwonka came under fire after the state auditor’s office released a report that was critical of the school district.