Legislative Priorities

Carmel Clay School’s Legislative Goal is to partner with our State and Congressional Legislators for the purpose of:

Being a credible resource from the field on the matters related to public education.
Offering support to develop initiatives to improve upon what the State’s Constitution describes as our “general and uniform system of Common Schools.”
Offering support to help minimize unintended negative financial or organizational consequences that inevitably occur when implementing even the best-intended policy.

Our Mission: Carmel Clay Schools will provide opportunities for all students to realize their potential in an ever-changing world.

Our Guiding Principles start with “Students are at the center of every decision” and end with “Fiscal responsibility is fundamental to achieving our vision.”

2024 - 2025
Legislative Letter

Areas of Common Interest & Focus

Funding

Workforce

We support enhancement of the education profession. We believe educator recruitment and retention should remain a top consideration when developing education policy. Thoroughly evaluating all policy proposals through this lens should be the priority. We can set Indiana apart by sending clear messages to current and future educators that they are valued, trusted, and we have their backs. We must seize the opportunity to compassionately restore the higher calling of being a professional educators.

Professional Development

Accountability

Referendum Language

On My Way Pre-K

GAAP Accounting

Make Accrual (GAAP) Accounting optional for the 15 large corporations required to use this method of accounting. We believe IC 5-1-11.5-3 should be amended and made optional to include all school districts. Currently, this section requires school corporations with an ADM of more than 15,000 students to prepare an annual financial report using the modified accrual basis of accounting that yields not tangible benefits for most entities. This requirement has resulted in an average annual cost increase of $100,000 for consultant services and consuming approximately 900 hours of additional work for our finance team with no known benefit.

Legislative Contacts

Indiana State and Congressional Leaders for CCS

Jim Banks (R-IN)
U.S. Senator
Contact Information

Todd Young (R-IN)
U.S. Senator
Contact Information

Victoria Spartz (R-IN)
U.S. Representative District 5
Contact Information

Scott Baldwin
State Senator
District 20
Email

J.D. Ford
State Senator
District 29
Email

Hunter Smith (R-IN)
State Representative
District 24
Email

Victoria Garcia Wilburn
State Representative
District 32
Email

Danny Lopez
State Representative
District 39
Email

Indiana Senate Education and Career Development Committee Members

Member	District	Position	Email
Jeff Raatz	27	Chair	s27@iga.in.gov
Greg Goode	38	Ranking Member	s38@iga.in.gov
Brian Buchanan	7	Majority Member	s7@iga.in.gov
Gary Byrne	47	Majority Member	s47@iga.in.gov
Spencer Deery	23	Majority Member	s23@iga.in.gov
Stacey Donato	18	Majority Member	s18@iga.in.gov
Tyler Johnson	14	Majority Member	s14@iga.in.gov
Linda Rogers	11	Majority Member	s11@iga.in.gov
Daryl Schmitt	48	Majority Member	s48@iga.in.gov
J.D. Ford	29	Ranking Minority Member	s29@iga.in.gov
Andrea Hunley	46	Minority Member	s46@iga.in.gov
Fady Qaddoura	30	Minority Member	s30@iga.in.gov
Shelli Yoder	40	Minority Member	s40@iga.in.gov

Indiana Senate Appropriations Committee Members

Member	District	Position	Email
Ryan Mishler	9	Chair	s9@iga.in.gov
Chris Garten	45	Ranking Member	s45@iga.in.gov
Eric Bassler	39	Majority Member	s39@iga.in.gov
Liz Brown	15	Majority Member	s15@iga.in.gov
Ed Charbonneau	5	Majority Member	s5@iga.in.gov
Michael Crider	28	Majority Member	s28@iga.in.gov
Aaron Freeman	32	Majority Member	s32@iga.in.gov
Greg Goode	38	Majority Member	s38@iga.in.gov
Travis Holdman	19	Majority Member	s19@iga.in.gov
Jeff Raatz	27	Majority Member	s27@iga.in.gov
David Niezgodski	10	Ranking Minority Member	s10@iga.in.gov
Rodney Pol	4	Minority Member	s4@iga.in.gov
Fady Qaddoura	30	Minority Member	s30@iga.in.gov
Lonnie Randolph	2	Minority Member	s2@iga.in.gov

Indiana House Education Committee Members

Member	District	Position	Email
Robert Behning	91	Chair	h91@iga.in.gov
Michelle Davis	58	Vice Chair	h58@iga.in.gov
Martin Carbaugh	81	Majority Member	h81@iga.in.gov
Becky Cash	25	Majority Member	h25@iga.in.gov
Andrew Ireland	90	Majority Member	h90@iga.in.gov
Julie McGuire	93	Majority Member	h93@iga.in.gov
Zach Payne	66	Majority Member	h66@iga.in.gov
Hunter Smith	24	Majority Member	h24@iga.in.gov
Jake Teshka	7	Majority Member	h7@iga.in.gov
Vernon Smith	14	Ranking Minority Member	h14@iga.in.gov
Edward DeLaney	86	Minority Member	h86@iga.in.gov
Sheila Klinker	27	Minority Member	h27@iga.in.gov
Tonya Pfaff	43	Minority Member	h43@iga.in.gov

Indiana House Ways and Means Committee Members

Member	District	Position	Email
Jeffrey Thompson	28	Chair	h28@iga.in.gov
Craig Snow	22	Vice Chair	h22@iga.in.gov
Edward Clere	72	Chair of Health and Medicaid Subcommittee	h72@iga.in.gov
Robert Heaton	46	Chair of Higher Education Subcommittee	h46@iga.in.gov
Harold Slager	15	Chair of Local Government Finance Subcommittee	h15@iga.in.gov
Jack Jordan	17	Chair of Budget Subcommittee	h17@iga.in.gov
Timothy O'Brien	78	Chair of K-12 Subcommittee	h78@iga.in.gov
Beau Baird	44	Majority Member	h44@iga.in.gov
Robb Greene	47	Majority Member	h47@iga.in.gov
Dave Heine	85	Majority Member	h85@iga.in.gov
Chris Judy	83	Majority Member	h83@iga.in.gov
Danny Lopez	39	Majority Member	h39@iga.in.gov
Peggy Mayfield	60	Majority Member	h60@iga.in.gov
J.D. Prescott	33	Majority Member	h33@iga.in.gov
Elizabeth Rowray	35	Majority Member	h35@iga.in.gov
Ben Smaltz	52	Majority Member	h52@iga.in.gov
Gregory Porter	96	Ranking Minority Member	h96@iga.in.gov
Mike Andrade	12	Minority Member	h12@iga.in.gov
Chris Campbell	26	Minority Member	h26@iga.in.gov
Edward DeLaney	86	Minority Member	h86@iga.in.gov
Earl Harris	2	Minority Member	h2@iga.in.gov
Sheila Klinker	27	Minority Member	h27@iga.in.gov
Tonya Pfaff	43	Minority Member	h43@iga.in.gov
Cherrish Pryor	94	Minority Member	h94@iga.in.gov

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