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Bartholomew Con School Corp official explains operating referenda, cites district gains from 2020 vote
Summary
Brett Bozeman, assistant superintendent for finance and operations at Bartholomew Con School Corp, explains how Indiana operating referenda work, says revenue pays for staff and programs (not buildings), and attributes improved retention and graduation metrics to BCSC's 2020 referendum.
Brett Bozeman, assistant superintendent of finance and operations at Bartholomew Con School Corp, outlined how operating referenda work in Indiana and described outcomes the district attributes to a 2020 referendum. "Operating referenda are questions placed on the ballot asking taxpayers to pay additional property taxes to fund specific operations of a school corporation," Bozeman said.
Bozeman said operating referenda exist because state funding follows enrollment while property tax caps limit local revenue. He cited a 2008 Indiana law that introduced property tax caps, often called the "circuit breaker," and said those caps reduce the amount school corporations — and other local taxing entities — can collect. "As…
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