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 ...
June 9, 2023
Ithaca High School senior and National Merit Finalist Mika Gazit has been awarded the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Scholarship.
“Winning this scholarship feels reall...
May 25, 2023
Ithaca High School has been recognized as a 2022-23 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School. It is one of 262 high schools across the U.S. and one of eight in New York S...
May 9, 2023
When Luba Kryshchuk first arrived in America in 2021, she packed her tennis racket ‘just in case.’ Today, Luba is one of only six players to compete in sectionals, state qualifier...
May 9, 2023
The Ithaca City School District has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music ...
May 9, 2023
The ICSD VEX IQ Robotics Team 639E is headed to the VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, Texas, from April 29 to May 3.
ICSD Technology and Engineering teachers Daniel ...
May 9, 2023
In 2021, the Cayuga Heights Elementary School (CHES) Student Council started a discussion using the simplest of tools: a suggestion box.
Comprised of 5th-grade students, the St...
February 15, 2023
In the summer of 2021, a group of Ithaca City School District (ICSD) elementary teachers gathered to think critically about what shifts could be made to enhance elementary learnin...
February 15, 2023
On Saturday, February 11th, the Ithaca High School (IHS) Chorale participated in the 43rd Annual Ithaca College Choral Composition Festival. The festival is nationally recognized ...
February 15, 2023
When federal meal waivers expired in June of 2022, more than 726,000 New York State students lost access to free school meals. Among those impacted were ICSD students and families...
January 24, 2023
FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics team Code Red has kicked off a new season! On Saturday January 7th, 89 students, 16 mentors and advisors...