Special
Education
Committee
on Special Education
~ Ithaca
City School District
BOARD
OF EDUCATION
DISTRICT
MISSION STATEMENT
Our Mission
is to: educate every student to become a lifelong learner;
to foster academic, social, emotional and physical development;
to nurture an understanding and respect for all people in a multicultural
and multiethnic world; and to promote responsible citizenship
in a democracy.
PRIORITIES
SUPPORTING THE DISTRICT'S MISSION STATEMENT
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Continuing
to eliminate race and class as predicators for student academic,
social and co-curricular performance;
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Reemphasizing
the commitment to a "culture of evaluation" in all
the District's activities, with the primary focus on improvements
in academic programs and resulting outcomes;
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Guaranteeing
that every student shall have both access and sufficient resources
to reach his or her full academic, social, and co-curricular
potential;
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Continuing
to provide for the safety and security of all students and staff,
and to begin promoting aggressive new strategies to encourage
wellness and healthy lifestyle decisions; and,
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Evaluating
the results of elementary school redistricting, and completing
the unfinished tasks associated with the redistricting initiative;
viz., rethinking feeder patterns for the middles schools, and
starting times for all schools.
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