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Parent tells Ithaca school board to hold superintendent accountable, prioritize teacher pay in budget
Summary
At the Ithaca City School District Board of Education meeting April 29, parent Wes Pan urged the board to hold the superintendent accountable for teacher pay and to rework the budget to prioritize classroom staff rather than raise taxes.
Wes Pan, a taxpayer and parent of two district students, told the Ithaca City School District Board of Education on April 29 he is “struggling with the idea of voting yes on this budget” and urged the board to hold the superintendent accountable and prioritize teacher pay.
Pan said he follows negotiations with the Ithaca Teachers Association and disputed public statements he said cast responsibility back and forth between the superintendent and the board. “I hear the superintendent say he’s not authorized to increase the teacher salaries…
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