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Public commenters urge ILEA to recommend fully elected IPS board, charter moratorium and transparency on property-tax spending
Summary
Dozens of Indianapolis residents told the Local Education Alliance to preserve a fully elected Indianapolis Public Schools board, place a moratorium on new charter schools inside IPS boundaries and require public accounting of property-tax funds sent to charters and transportation arrangements.
Speakers at Tuesday’s Indianapolis Local Education Alliance meeting used the public‑comment period to press the alliance for recommendations that preserve a fully elected Indianapolis Public Schools board, halt additional charter openings within IPS boundaries and increase transparency on how charter schools spend property-tax revenue.
More than two dozen individuals spoke during the allotted public comment time; Alliance staff said written comments submitted online would be shared with members afterward. Commenters included parents, teachers, community leaders and former and current IPS graduates. Several said they were part of a coordinated petition drive that had collected more than 2,000 signatures asking for unified standards and clearer local accountability.
Anh Nguyen, who identified herself as a parent and immigrant, framed her remarks around democratic accountability: “Democracy only works when all…
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