Support our Elementary Libraries

As a member of the Ithaca City School District community, I support a fully staffed elementary library, including a library clerk and certified library media specialist.  The current ICSD budget proposals will have a detrimental impact on our community and for our students.  With this petition, I am asking you to reconsider the cuts made to the library programs in each budget proposal.  Every elementary library should have a library clerk and teacher librarian every day, all day, as this will ensure accessibility for all students and community members, as well as foster a culture of literacy, and help students learn critical information literacy skills.

By submitting this form, the following people will be emailed your petition:

 Dr. Luvelle Brown, ICSD Superintendent

 Dr. Lori Bruce-Jawo, Academic Excellence Officer

 Dr. Matthew Landahl, Elementary Officer

 Rob Ainslie, Board of Education President

 Seth Peacock, Board of Education Vice President

 Dr. Sean Eversley Bradwell, Board of Education

 Brad Grainger, Board of Education

 Eldred Harris, Board of Education

 Christopher A. Malcolm, Board of Education

 Judy Maxwell, Board of Education

 Jay True, Board of Education

 Dr. Patricia Wasyliw, Board of Education

 Danielle Desilva, District Clerk