Iranetta Wright

Monday evening, the CPS Board of Education announced two internal employees, Shauna Murphy and Alesia Smith, will be charged with leading the school system.

Wright's resignation comes shortly after the six unions representing employees at CPS held votes of no confidence in the superintendent, who joined the district in 2022.

And, Iranetta Wright responds.

During her State of the Schools address at the School for Creative and Performing Arts Thursday night, Superintendent Iranetta Wright highlighted the district's accomplishments since she took over in 2022.

Iranetta Wright says the plan focuses on building a strong foundation for the district by putting resources toward improving academic outcomes for high school students, prioritizing teachers, and growing ESL programs.

Since taking over the district last year, Superintendent Iranetta Wright has set her sights on addressing some of the district's ongoing issues, particularly student transportation delays and chronic absenteeism.

The proposed budget totals $565 million. While Superintendent Iranetta Wright pointed out the budget wasn't finalized, it still garnered criticism since the plan reduced the district's budget by $48 million compared to the previous fiscal year.

As the CPS emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, Wright says the district needs to go back to the basics to build an environment that can keep students in the classroom and eventually take them to the next academic level or into a career.

Cincinnati Public Schools new superintendent, Iranetta Rayborn Wright, packed a lot into her first 100 days on the job, including the creation of a plan to move the district forward.

CPS Superintendent Iranette Wright made Aiken High School in College Hill her first stop on the first day of school Thursday.