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Shawanda Tyson, a parent, said the work of the alliance should focus on identifying \"how do we measure with data what schools are doing good? And how can we replicate it?\" Tyson said her oldest son, who is autistic, had found a right-fit charter school and was \"thriving\" there, while her younger son had not experienced the same fit.

Multiple speakers urged the alliance to expand transportation so families can choose schools that better meet students' needs. Crystal Salgado, a single mother, described leaving a charter that fit her son academically because the family could not sustain transportation to the school.

Speakers repeatedly asked for a single, consistent school performance framework applied across traditional district-run, innovation and charter schools. Latoya Hale and other commenters said accountability should extend beyond test scores to include teacher credentials and retention, attendance, suspension rates and outcomes for students with special needs.

Teacher and school-staff speakers called for a pause on new charter school authorizations until the system can ensure sufficient staffing and equitable services. Sarah Tacolsti, a teacher with 10 years' experience in Center Township, urged a moratorium on new charters \"unless we can guarantee we have the teachers and school leaders to staff all of our schools, regardless of governance structure.\" Some public commenters asked the alliance to recommend that the state institute a single local charter authorizer for Indianapolis.

Several speakers, including Anh Nguyen and representatives of the IPS Parent Council, pressed for transparency: open meetings, clearly published data and accessible reports. A representative of multiple IPS innovation school leaders asked that any district facility assessment be performed by expert evaluators, that the full results be made public and that facility-transfer language in innovation partnership agreements be considered in planning.

Speakers represented a mix of parents, educators and community advocates and raised differing policy preferences. Some praised charter options as meeting student needs, while others warned that rapid expansion of choice can deepen segregation and drain resources from district-run schools. Several callers asked the alliance to center equity for Black and Latino students in its recommendations.

The alliance did not respond directly during the public-comment period to individual requests. Members reiterated that the group's roadmap includes continued data collection through August, facility and transportation deep dives in September and October, and a goal to finalize recommendations by Dec. 31, the deadline set in state law establishing the alliance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council of Indianapolis, IN - Indianapolis Local Education Alliance - Jul 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","More than two dozen public commenters at the ILEA meeting called for a uniform performance framework, better transportation access to high-quality schools and stronger transparency around facility decisions and school closures.","taxTitle","Indianapolis City, Marion County, Indiana","taxId",3627,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6505919,"New state property-tax law will lower IPS property-tax revenue, presenters say",2509,573270,3082829,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5459572-0c5e17b086003a377fac0a85ad56f2fa&start=573&end=3082","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5459572-0c5e17b086003a377fac0a85ad56f2fa/thumbnail_573270.jpg","/articles/6505919/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/New-state-property-tax-law-will-lower-IPS-property-tax-revenue-presenters-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6505919-591cad953b22b91459f7e1629ffa1887/orig.mp4?Expires=1771012044&Signature=k5KdRyXly3AbyuoQgKkX8q65hMfjP4WzFzm3DJidHhg58tjMv1---rAxknyq--umHvw6~9DqFnQat5AUZNzPw1AnX49zDv82RqcmuQ3LgBMN8UTu0K2YwQRbB6DpvTcg~mYjt0EGbW6atBhFV0zdOVmMp0L-6mWfklhDJVkh68cfTXSmrRCQWIpFh5KlM5apWuQLW8GWnWkhwfadwbm2UWYNpnrW9uRCIID0AvoRgvDUeVj1WZH-HxJt2XB1fmQjsuXfTg2XEiyO485DROkTanposPlaZniJdh9mur9kCdbi~DyLeAA7~6TRJVLTsBbAJQMDyP0dwrza5K4IhaL8fg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At a meeting of the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance, policy analysts and Indianapolis Public Schools officials warned that Senate Enrolled Act 1 — the property-tax legislation passed this year — will reduce property-tax revenue available to the district and change how operations funding is allocated to charter schools.

Jason O'Neil, managing director of Policy Analytics, told the alliance that SEA 1 creates new homeowner credits and deductions that will lower assessed value and local property-tax receipts. He cited an estimate from the Legislative Services Agency projecting about a $5,000,000 reduction in IPS property-tax revenue in 2026 compared with the prior baseline.

The changes O'Neil summarized include a state-provided homestead credit equal to 10% of tax liability (capped at $300), a phased increase in homestead deductions that will reduce taxable value over time, a new non‑homestead residential deduction and exemptions for some depreciable personal property. He said the law also restructures local income-tax mechanics and changes how operations fund dollars are shared with charter schools.

\"The dollar property-tax dollars coming into I.P.S. as a corporation will continue to decrease both due to the property-tax effects of SEA 1 and also the way that operations fund revenue is allocated to charter schools,\" O'Neil said during the presentation.

Andrew Stroh, IPS deputy superintendent, walked alliance members through basic funding sources for schools, noting the district relies on three revenue streams: federal grants, state tuition support and local property taxes. Stroh said IPS received about 43% of its revenue from state tuition support in 2024, roughly 35% from property and other local taxes, and about 22% from federal sources.

Presenters also detailed how SEA 1 phases in a proportional, per‑student share of the operations fund for charter schools. Under the new allocation methodology, O'Neil said, charter schools within IPS boundaries will receive a share of operations-fund dollars that phases in through the late 2020s; the presentation showed a transition beginning in 2028 from the prior method to a full proportional allocation.

O'Neil and other presenters flagged two consequences for fiscal planning: first, local taxing units should expect reduced property-tax revenue compared with prior law once the credits and deductions phase in; and second, because the law reduces taxable base per property, future revenue growth will depend more heavily on growth in the overall tax base rather than increases in tax rates. He said legislative estimates and the alliance's projections show continuing downward pressure on non‑debt property-tax revenue for IPS under current assumptions.

Weston Young, IPS chief financial officer, responded to a question about the charter school grant by saying he was not aware of any legislative plan to phase out the per-pupil charter school grant currently in statute. Alliance members asked for additional data, and city staff said maps and TIF district boundaries within IPS would be circulated to members for fiscal analysis.

The alliance did not take formal action on the item. Presenters told members that further financial and budget detail would be included in future meetings and that the operating referendum currently in place will expire in 2026; IPS will still receive roughly half of that referendum revenue in its 2027 fiscal year because of the district's fiscal calendar.","Speakers at an Indianapolis Local Education Alliance meeting outlined how Senate Enrolled Act 1 will reduce local property-tax revenue for Indianapolis Public Schools, shift more operations funding to charter schools over time and increase reliance on tax-base growth to raise future revenue.","actionData","errors"]

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Parents, teachers and residents urge ILEA to prioritize transportation, accountability and equity

New state property-tax law will lower IPS property-tax revenue, presenters say