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St. Charles Parish Public Schools recently marked an important milestone in leadership development with the successful completion of its first Operations Leadership Cohort, a three-day professional learning experience held January 5-7, 2026.

St. Charles Parish Public Schools raised $117,582.41 for the United Way of St. Charles through its 2025 fundraising campaign. An overview of the school system’s campaign was presented to the school board at its meeting on January 14, 2026, where Superintendent Dr. Ken Oertling and School Board President Mr. Scott Cody presented United Way of St. Charles Executive Director John Dias with a check on behalf of the school system’s employees and students.

The St. Charles Parish School Board held its monthly meeting on January 14, 2026, at the St. Charles Parish School Board Office in Luling. Read the full article to see the approved agenda items.

St. Charles Parish Public Schools announced Ms. Juliana Falanga, a first-year teacher at Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School, as its 2026 New Teacher of the Year on Thursday, January 8, 2026. The New Teacher of the Year Awards Program honors outstanding educators with less than one year of experience. Selected from among all first-year teachers in the district, Ms. Falanga will represent St. Charles Parish Public Schools in the state competition.

Internal and external stakeholders participated in the school system’s Education Expedition on Thursday, December 11. Held twice annually, the expedition presents the public with the opportunity to step inside the classroom, gain an understanding of what students experience daily, and travel through the sites a child would attend from kindergarten through graduation. District and school-level administrators were also available throughout the expedition to listen to participants’ feedback.