Learning Forward ICSD
Learning Forward ICSD is the Ithaca City School District’s three-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:
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
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
STRUCTURES OF SUPPORT
- Mental health integration
- Professional learning
- Multidirectional communication
- Community partners
- Personalized instruction
- Summer programming
- After school opportunities
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Updates Presented to the Board of Education |
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