Gary residents are a tiny step closer toward having an indirect say in the membership of the reconstituted Gary Community School Corp. board of trustees.
"We ve got some brilliant people in Gary, Indiana," said state Rep. Vernon Smith. "We have people who are qualified to both make appointments and serve on the school board."
The proposal re-establishes a school board in Gary on July 1, 2023, whose seven members would be appointed entirely by Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner.
At that time, Gary schools were running an annual $21.5 million operating deficit, racked up $103 million in debt and frequently struggled to make payroll.