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In a different type of approach to community outreach, new Leyton School Superintendent Chris Geary held meetings in Gurley and Dalton last week.

Geary’s “Superintendent Scoop” meetings, which he plans to hold three times a year, seek to open more of a line of communication between community members and the superintendent. By making himself available this way, Geary said he hopes to understand the community’s needs better.

“I want to be available to the community,” Geary said at the first of last week’s meetings, held in Gurley. “I want to talk about you and talk about every...