September 11: Dr. Lewis Ferebee, Superintendent, IPS
The largest public school district in Indiana, Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is an agile, innovative educational organization committed to academic excellence built through individualized, relationship-based learning. Though they cover 80 square miles, employ over 5,000 people, and serve over 30,000 students, they remain committed to serving individual students with what they need. During a time when school funding has dropped, their graduation rates are going up. IPS is consistently creating ways to serve more families and set students up for long-term success. IPS has implemented strategies around recruiting more teachers, right-sizing central office, developing career pathways for graduates and leveraging resources creatively to address funding gaps.
Dr. Lewis D. Ferebee began his work with Indianapolis Public Schools as Superintendent in 2013, after serving the previous three years as Chief of Staff for Durham Public Schools. Dr. Ferebee reduced to zero the number of schools in Durham designated by the state as “low performing.” Prior to this, the 22-year education veteran served as Regional Superintendent for Guilford County Schools in North Carolina where he also worked as an instructional improvement officer and school principal.
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