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At-a-glance: board approves liaison appointment, safety-plan hearing notice, strategic-plan RFP and athletic cooperative
Summary
At the Nov. 18 special meeting the Ithaca board appointed Jacob Shiffrin as the NYSBA advocacy liaison, directed publication of a Jan. 6 public hearing on the district-wide safety plan, authorized RFP(s) for strategic-planning support, and approved an athletic cooperative for girls ice hockey for 2025-26.
The Ithaca City School District board approved several agenda motions at its Nov. 18 special voting meeting.
Appointment: The board moved to appoint Jacob Shiffrin as the districts New York State School Boards Association advocacy liaison for the 2025-26 school year; the motion was moved and seconded and the chair announced the motion passed.
Public hearing notice: Trustees voted to direct the district clerk to prepare and publish legal notice for a public hearing on the district-wide safety plan at 4 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2026, to be held in the district administration boardroom.
Strategic-plan RFP: The board approved a resolution authorizing the superintendent or designee to develop one or more requests for proposals seeking professional-service firms to support drafting a district strategic plan. Trustees discussed using established RFP templates, presenting draft RFP language to committees, and involving board members in the selection process before finalizing scope.
Athletics: The board approved an athletic cooperative to allow Ithaca to join with Maine and Wells for Mercy girls ice hockey for the 2025-26 season; trustees noted a clerical typo in the board documents and amended wording to clarify "season."
Process notes: Several motions were described as "pro forma" by trustees; voice votes were used and the chair confirmed passage on each item. No detailed roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript excerpt.
What happens next: Administration will publish the legal notice for the safety-plan hearing and draft and circulate RFP language for board and committee feedback before issuing any solicitation.
