The ICSD is seeking community feedback on a proposed change to the current 2023–2024 academic calendar before the Board of Education votes to adopt it at an upcoming voting meetin...
On April 19, Liya Zhou, a world languages teacher at Boynton and DeWitt middle schools, participated in the 15th United Nations’ Chinese Language Day Celebration , Learn from Chin...
On April 30, district leadership and the ICSD Board of Education recognized the extraordinary achievements of students and staff at the second Commendation Ceremony of the 2023-20...
On March 27 and 28, the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) welcomed Connie Morrison, author of I Got the Rhythm , into classrooms across the district to engage with our youngest ...
Check out the April 2024 issue of the e-Insider ! In this issue, you'll find articles about a student-led protest march and assembly at Belle Sherman, the Ithaca Robotics Tea...
Check out the March 2024 issue of the e-Insider ! In this issue, you'll find articles on student-led Lunar New Year celebrations, notable education leaders visiting DeWitt an...
Written by Liya Zhou, Foreign Language Teacher at Boynton Middle School In mid-February, the Lunar New Year —celebrated as the Year of the Dragon—commenced, marking a momentous...
On March 7, the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) welcomed Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) , and Melinda Person, President of New York St...
Check out the February 2024 issue of the e-Insider ! In this issue, you'll find a new edition of "Sitting Down with Dr. Brown" featuring IHS 9th grader Gracie Lomax and artic...
A recent article posted online has left members of our community with a false impression of how and why the school district plans to invest in an integrated clock system for the e...
Check out the January 2024 issue of the e-Insider !
In this issue, you'll find articles about Ithaca High School being recognized as a STEM School of Excellence, DeWitt's Farm-...
Check out the December 2023 issue of the e-Insider !
In this issue, you'll find articles on Ithaca High School’s Creatives of Color, who were commissioned by Cornell to create ...
On December 12, district leadership and the ICSD Board of Education recognized the extraordinary achievements of students and staff at the first Commendation Ceremony of the 2023-...
Check out the November 2023 issue of the e-Insider !
In this issue, you'll find articles on how a group of Ithaca High School students is urging the Board of Education to fly t...
This past month, Samantha Little, the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Director of Athletics and Wellness, was named Educator of the Year by NAMI-NYS for her tremendous dedica...
Beginning on December 1, 2023, all students in the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) will be eligible to receive a free healthy breakfast and lunch at school . This will conti...
Dear ICSD Community,
We are deeply saddened by the tragic events that have escalated in Israel, Palestine, and other places across our globe and country. We are heartbroken ove...
The ICSD e-Insider provides news from around the district and updates on Learning Forward ICSD , our multi-year approach to academic and social-emotional learning. The four tenets...
Over the past year, the Ithaca City School District Child Nutrition Department has been working with the Chef Ann Foundation to create a robust nutrition program that allows us ...
On August 8-9, hundreds of educators from New York and surrounding states gathered at Ithaca High School for the annual Diversity Symposium of Thought Leaders: Cultivating Excelle...