December 20, 2023
“If the land that the U.S. agricultural system is built on is Indigenous American and the hands that built the system are African - where is the African and Native American repre...

December 19, 2023
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 ...

December 13, 2023
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-...

December 5, 2023
“ Math is one of those things that people decide in elementary school that either they’re good at it or they’re bad at it.”
This common misconception about math class ...

December 1, 2023
On November 28, 2023, the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Board of Education unanimously voted to permit the flying of the Haudenosaunee (Hood-en-no-sho-nee) flag on one of the...

November 21, 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...

November 20, 2023
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...

November 13, 2023
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...

November 8, 2023
By Carly Hare, PR Officer, Code Red Robotics | ch20@icsd.k12.ny.us
Code Red Robotics at Ithaca High School is one of thousands of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recogniti...

November 1, 2023
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...

October 16, 2023
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...

October 5, 2023
The Ithaca City School District’s Early Childhood Program offers a play-based curriculum that fosters creativity and curiosity while laying a foundation for developing skills, nu...

October 3, 2023
Ithaca High School teachers Jill Kautz and Paul Heiland believe the history of our country should center Indigenous voices; here in Ithaca, this means a focus on the Haudenosaunee...

September 19, 2023
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 ...

September 7, 2023
Dr. Luvelle Brown, Superintendent of the Ithaca City School District (ICSD), announced at the district’s annual Convocation that the Aspiring Educators Award will be renamed to ...

August 11, 2023
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...
August 2, 2023
SOUTH HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
New to the ICSD, Arthur Brown, Jr. will serve as principal of South Hill Elementary School.
Originally from Charleston, South Carolina, Ar...

July 28, 2023
This week, the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) added two electric, zero-emission school buses to its fleet as part of its long-term plans to switch to a completely electric bus...

June 13, 2023
Kids Discover the Trail! Ithaca ( KDT! Ithaca ) provides all ICSD elementary students the opportunity to enhance their learning through curriculum-based field experiences alon...

June 12, 2023
On June 5, 19 seniors from Ithaca High School and Lehman Alternative Community School gathered at Stewart Park to celebrate their recent achievement of earning the New York State ...