Superintendent warns failed referendum would force deep staff and program cuts
Summary
At a public meeting the superintendent said losing the referendum would reduce the district budget by roughly $25 million and would mostly affect personnel and programs, possibly eliminating electives, raising class sizes and curtailing safety and mental‑health services.
Dan, superintendent of Noblesville Schools, warned that the operating referendum supports the majority of district personnel and programs and that a failure to renew would require a large budget reduction. He said the referendum accounts for roughly 20% of the operating budget and that approximately 87% of spending is personnel; "So to put this in a number... we have about 700 teachers... 20% of 700 is a 140," he said to illustrate the scale of potential teacher reductions.
Dan listed services likely to be reduced or eliminated — from elective classes and career pathways to school safety and mental-health positions — and stressed the trade-offs: if the district cannot offer raises or must make cuts, retention and recruitment of teachers would be more difficult. He emphasized that most of the $25 million would have to come from people and people‑equal programs, not from facilities or debt service.
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