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Several speakers described personal experiences. Shawanda Tyson said, \"The conversation isn't about school type. It's about how do we measure with data what schools are doing good?\" and urged the alliance to act on the ILEARN results, which she called an emergency for children of color. Crystal Salgado described losing a transportation option that prevented her from keeping a child at a school that fit his needs and asked that charter schools be included in transportation planning.

Multiple commenters asked the alliance to recommend a uniform school performance framework that would use more than ILEARN scores. Virginia Ramos, speaking as an educator and grandparent, asked the alliance to evaluate teacher retention, credentials, attendance patterns, suspension rates and outcomes for ESL and special-education students. \"It's not until we hold all those things, all those data points, can you have a complete picture of how schools are doing,\" Ramos said.

Other speakers asked for transparency and community control. Representatives of parent organizations called for ILEA meetings and supporting data to be publicly available; one parent council requested a moratorium on new charter schools inside the IPS boundary until 2035 to avoid further disruption and closures. Educators and advocates also warned that supply-side issues — the statewide teacher shortage — complicate immediate expansion. Sarah Tacolsti, a teacher with experience in both IPS and charter settings, said she supports 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.\"

Speakers representing innovation-charter operators asked to be part of facility discussions and requested that facility assessments be done by experts familiar with Indianapolis' landscape; they asked for public release of full facility-assessment results. One signed letter from 13 innovation leaders representing 21 network partners requested that the alliance consider existing innovation partnership language for possible facility transfers and suggested coordination with the independent facility authority established under HEA 15.

Ending: Alliance staff said public comments and submitted materials will be posted online and that the alliance plans facility and transportation deep dives in September and October, with recommendations to be refined by November and December as part of the comprehensive plan work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council of Indianapolis, IN - Indianapolis Local Education Alliance - Jul 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Dozens of parents, teachers and community members urged the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance to adopt a single school performance framework across governance types, expand transportation access, maintain transparency, and consider a moratorium on new charter approvals while staffing and accountability issues are addressed.","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},6588843,"Indiana property-tax overhaul will shrink IPS property revenues, analyst warns",1225,1331530,2557520,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5464356-7fe1d39cc776140c23253acae3ccac89&start=1331&end=2557","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5464356-7fe1d39cc776140c23253acae3ccac89/thumbnail_1331530.jpg","/articles/6588843/Indianapolis-City/Marion-County/Indiana/Indiana-property-tax-overhaul-will-shrink-IPS-property-revenues-analyst-warns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588843-4eac688d82c2d9c736b99f7c0c739080/orig.mp4?Expires=1771046887&Signature=O0oSrwC0CD1cJIXhq6SXIkiGVe0xZuVyDX17dZYhA02~iBPnNzq-4FqPmS6Pw8KjHHLjYW65Tr7khwcS23qhe97XYLGFC~AM5DNnISJspVJYK2IRxQUbIwpnDrQvpAxgBQ6nduEyQFXrplFqZqelwDEPe7CFn3Onx~sX9PFfyNs9xx4409a2jluNbOC8MjgJBFe0Bur5sWjmIRxEENdKHSbIArZiuLIUdB0F6Q3sSChHNY~eaqJhaVtboGWaWl6711qXJNZDsqL7smcXuGfwhwDqr7vGsQr39NT-SgZ4aqO1DY-~osUa2ZHLSkysG-mwyfCzzRExrMJI8XicpwE3Fw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jason O'Neil, managing director of Policy Analytics, told the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance on a night focused on school finance that the property-tax changes passed this year in Senate Enrolled Act 1 will reduce local property-tax revenue for Indianapolis Public Schools and alter how operations funds are shared with charter schools.

\"Senate Enrolled Act 1 introduced a property tax credit for homeowners equal to 10% of the property tax liability up to $300,\" O'Neil said, summarizing a set of changes he called \"over 200 pages long.\" He added the law phases in new deductions and other credits that will reduce assessed value and thus local tax collections for taxing units in coming years.

The change matters because IPS receives substantial revenue from local property taxes. Andrew Stroop, IPS deputy superintendent, said district revenues come from three main sources: federal grants, state tuition support and local property taxes. \"State tuition support is essentially 43% of our revenue in 2024,\" Stroop said, and property taxes and other local taxes made up about 35% of IPS revenue in the district's 2024 snapshot presented to the alliance.

Why it matters: O'Neil and IPS staff told the alliance the combination of the new state credits and deductions, continuing circuit-breaker limits and the new formula in SEA 1 that allocates a proportional share of the operations fund to charter schools will, together, reduce the dollar amount of property-tax revenue that remains with IPS as a corporation. O'Neil presented a preliminary revenue projection showing a decline in IPS non-debt property-tax revenues through the implementation period and a growing share allocated to charter schools under the new methodology.

O'Neil described specific provisions that will affect fiscal planning. Among them: a new homeowner credit (10% up to $300, phased in deductions for homesteads and non‑homestead residential property through 2031, exemptions for some personal property, and a restructuring of local income tax beginning in 2028. He said the Legislative Services Agency estimates roughly a $5 million revenue reduction for IPS in 2026 versus baseline because of the law's changes.

Alliance members asked clarifying questions about mechanics. One member asked whether the changes meant referenda would lose meaning as a revenue source; O'Neil said referenda remain allowed, but that the formula and caps mean future revenue growth will depend more on tax-base growth than on rate increases in many places. He noted operating referendum revenue is rate-driven and will still produce revenue while the referendum is in effect, and that the district's operating referendum expires in calendar year 2026 (with IPS still receiving about half the referendum revenue in fiscal 2027 because of fiscal-year timing).

IPS CFO Weston Young explained that at present charter schools continue to receive the per-pupil charter school grant in addition to any property-tax share under SEA 1. He said there was no active plan in statute to immediately end the charter school grant, though that could change legislatively.

Alliance members and staff emphasized implications for planning. Mayor Hogsett and others noted the state law included no new dedicated state funding to offset implementation losses for local units; local entities will need to plan for reduced property-tax yields and altered responsibilities if charter schools receive a larger proportional share of operations funds.

The presentation closed with a reminder that the alliance's work includes producing a comprehensive plan for public schools within the Indianapolis boundary by Dec. 31, 2025, and that the finance topic will require ongoing, deeper analysis in the coming months.

Ending: Alliance members agreed to follow up with additional data requests and mapping of tax increment finance (TIF) districts inside IPS boundaries; the alliance will dig further into district- and school-level finance breakdowns in future meetings.","Policy analyst Jason O'Neil told the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance that Senate Enrolled Act 1 will reduce local property tax revenues for Indianapolis Public Schools and change how operations funds are shared with charter schools, requiring careful planning by the alliance and IPS.","actionData","errors"]

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Public commenters push ILEA for unified accountability, more transportation and a pause on new charters

Indiana property-tax overhaul will shrink IPS property revenues, analyst warns