The prospect of a new St. George school district means potential job changes for the hundreds of employees working at the five public schools that St. George would inherit, but also opportunities for educators both near and far interested in trying something new.
The same dynamics were at play when Baker and Zachary in 2003, followed by Central in 2007, broke away from the East Baton Rouge Parish school system and formed their own independent school districts.
The five district-run schools located in the city limits of St. George currently employ 478 people, ranging from 67 at Shenandoah Elementary to 141 at Woodlawn High. About 300 are teachers…