Learning Forward ICSD is the Ithaca City School District’s multi-year approach to academic and social-emotional learning. Our commitment - to reverse the legacy of racism and establish communities built on love and joy - is centered around four key tenets:
Anti-Racist Curriculum for All
Meaningful, interdisciplinary learning experiences that de-center dominant narratives, with a focus on literacy through identity, skills, intellect, criticality, and joy
Authentic, performance-based assessments
Year-to-year learning maps for all grades and courses
Students as Partners and Leaders
Centering the perspectives of students of color in the curriculum design process
Holding ourselves accountable to doing this well, as staff
Educator Identity Work
Ongoing identity exploration to determine how my identities-
intersect with others
shape how I approach the work
connect with joy
Structures of Support
Mental health integration
Professional learning
Multidirectional communication
Community partners
Personalized instruction
Summer programming
After-school opportunities
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