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IPS names interim superintendent

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis Public Schools has announced an interim superintendent.

Aleesia Johnson, currently the IPS deputy superintendent for academics, will take over for Lewis Ferebee.

Ferebee is headed to Washington, D.C., to become chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools. His last day at IPS will be Jan. 4. 

“The Board of School Commissioners has every confidence that Aleesia Johnson is the right fit to lead our district through this interim phase,” said Michael O’Connor, president of the IPS Board of School Commissioners. “She has a proven track record of effectively supporting educators and is extremely passionate about providing all students high quality school options.”

Her appointment was made Friday with a unanimous 7-0 vote.

Johnson is an Evansville native and has been an educator for more than 16 years.