Winter Principal Q&A - January 9th at 5:45 pm in person!

Please join us for a Winter Principal Q&A with our CHES Principal Lisa Sahasrabudhe, who will be joined by guests Supt. Luvelle Brown and Deputy Supt. Lily Talcott.


It will be held this Monday, January 9th from 5:45 - 6:45 pm in person in the CHES Cafeteria!  You can enter through the upper parking lot.

The first half of the hour will include an interactive presentation by Supt. Brown and Deputy Supt. Talcott, and then the rest of the hour will remain for questions.  The presentation will cover ICSD's Learning Forward Initiative (see more here or below).

We look forward to seeing you all soon!


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