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Public commenters urge fully elected IPS board, moratorium on new charters, and transparency in charter tax spending
Summary
More than two dozen community members used the Alliance's public comment period to press the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance for a fully elected school board, a pause on new charter openings inside IPS boundaries, stronger accountability for charter spending of property tax dollars and improved transportation for families.
A broad cross section of parents, teachers, community advocates and neighborhood leaders used the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance public comment period on Tuesday to press the Alliance toward recommendations that would preserve a fully elected Indianapolis Public Schools board, impose a moratorium on new charter openings within IPS boundaries and require transparency in how charter schools spend locally raised property‑tax dollars.
Speakers also demanded improved transportation and uniform accountability standards for district, innovation and charter schools.
"Democracy only works when all members answer directly to voters," Anh Nguyen, who identified herself as an immigrant and a parent with family ties to Indianapolis Public Schools, told the alliance. "This is why I strongly…
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