All propositions on the Ithaca City School District’s ballot last week were voted down, including the controversial $168 million budget, an electric bus proposition and a capital improvement bond proposition.
ITHACA, NY The Ithaca City School District will start offering optional COVID-19 screening testing for students within the next couple of weeks. The program will allow the district to
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ITHACA, NY The Ithaca City School District Board of Education addressed myriad concerns from residents who claimed the COVID vaccine is an “experimental injection,” that the school district was
ITHACA, NY The Board of Education has revealed the proposed 2021â22 Ithaca City School District Budget. The total budget comes out to $145,179,885, which is up 6.09% from the year prior, an unusually large jump for the district.
The increase comes from some contractual obligations, such as $2.69 million in salary increases and $1.89 million in employee benefits increases, as well as pandemic circumstances, with $1.19 million of the figure attributed to COVID-19 staffing. Additionally, non-personnel costs related to COVID, such as hand sanitizer, PPE and the like, account for another half a million dollars.
According to Superintendent Dr. Luvelle Brown, the budget puts them at a tax levy increase of 2.96%, which he said is right at the tax levy limit this year. Despite that, he said, he anticipates the tax rate will go down. Itâs estimated that a $200,000 home will see a decrease of $7.60.