Belle Sherman Elementary

Student-athletes from the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) are continuing their seasons in sectional and state-level postseason competition across multiple sports. Their efforts...

On February 12, Belle Sherman Elementary School’s 5th-grade students brought history to life during the school’s annual Human Rights Hero Wax Museum, a long-standing tradition tha...

Five Ithaca City School District (ICSD) schools rank within the top 25 percent of schools statewide for overall academic achievement, and two schools have exited state support sta...

Check out the February 2026 issue of the e-Insider ! Featuring a recent weather unit at Enfield Elementary, school meal options for students observing Ramadan, TST BOCES CTE stud...

The Ithaca City School District will offer simple, to-go school meals for students who observe Ramadan and fast during the school day. Students who are fasting during Ramadan may...

Check out the January 2026 issue of the e-Insider ! Featuring IHS's AP School Honor Roll recognition, the Mbangba Cultural Troupe's recent visits to all eight elementary schools,...

At the January 13, 2026 Voting Meeting, the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Board of Education was presented with enrollment projections from the Cornell Population Center in t...

Check out the November 2025 issue of the e-Insider ! Featuring a look inside the expanding IHS Community Market, fall athletics celebrations, performance season updates, import...

The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) is closely monitoring the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent announcement that it will not issue November Supplemental Nutrition Assist...

At the October 28 Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Board of Education meeting, Ithaca High School and Beverly J. Martin (BJM) Elementary School technology teacher Akil Atiba was...

The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) is proud to announce that three Ithaca High School soccer teams have claimed Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC) championship titles. ...

Early childhood educators in the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) are piloting Learning Stories , a child-centered assessment tool, in 10 preschool classrooms and one communi...

The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) has received a $100,000 donation establishing the Steve Brookhouse Technical Theater Fund. Managed by the Ithaca Public Education Initiative...

The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) has been awarded a $617,770 grant through the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to support a two-year initiative aimed at improving th...

Check out the September 2025 issue of the e-Insider ! Featuring a welcome back message from Superintendent Brown, an overview of the new student cell phone policy, an update ...

We are thrilled to celebrate Grace Chung, a fourth-grade student at Belle Sherman Elementary, who was awarded first place in a national writing contest hosted by Young Writers USA...

Over the past eight years, I’ve had the incredible privilege of serving as the Director of Athletics and Wellness for our district. During this time, I’ve worked alongside an insp...

On May 28, U.S. Representative Josh Riley visited the ICSD to examine local efforts to combat food insecurity, in a tour organized by the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. The visi...

The results of the 2025 Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Budget Vote and School Board Election listed below have been certified and adopted by the ICSD Board of Education. Prop...

The preliminary results from the 2025 Ithaca City School District (ICSD) Budget Vote and School Board Election, as of 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, are listed below. These result...