Former state superintendent leads coastal district
Former Georgia schools superintendent John Barge, who tried and failed to take Gov. Nathan Deal’s job in the last election, has secured the top position in the McIntosh County School System.
Barge became superintendent of the coastal school district on Friday, and told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that he was hired under a 3-year contract. McIntosh had, at last count in March, 1,564 students. It straddles I-95 in southeast Georgia and includes Sapelo Island.
Barge had not run a local district before he was elected state superintendent, though he did hold administrative educational positions in north Georgia, in the school districts in Bartow County and Rome.
About the Author
Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
