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Travis Randall, the districts construction project manager, told the committee that the Ithaca High School STEM addition is taking shape, with a new roof and mechanical systems in place and interior masonry and mechanical work underway, and that the district has set a Nov. 5 bid opening for the next phase of projects.
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District staff presented a proposed renovation of Ithaca High School locker rooms and showers after crews observed suspected sewage backup during heavy spring rain; staff gave a rough order-of-magnitude estimate of about $2.5 million and will perform further investigative work.
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The districts finance team reported that tax collections begin Oct. 1 and that interest earnings have declined from last year. Staff described pilot (PILOT) invoicing mechanics, a surplus list and reserved fund balances (restricted reserves about $21.2 million, assigned $8.5 million, unassigned about $6.5 million or ~3.85% of the budget). Staff
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Ithaca School District officials presented a written counterproposal to the Ithaca Teachers Association (ITA) that would create a step‑in‑lane salary structure and add on‑site "time to work at work" minutes to the teacher workweek.
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Negotiators reviewed Article 16 proposals the district said would expand parental and family‑leave access while relying on existing legal definitions.
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The district proposed operational upgrades (digital pay stubs, digital timekeeping, telemedicine), a retiree supplemental plan choice at retirement, a 2% annual COLA for extracurricular pay, protections acknowledging AI as a supplement to instruction, and a counter on teacher‑enrollment slots capped at 50 teachers. The district also rejected some
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The ITA asked the district to allow legally recognized domestic partners to enroll in district health insurance and to preserve a Medicare-supplement benefit for retirees equal to or better than active group coverage.
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The ITA proposed expanding parental and family leave in the collective bargaining agreement to provide more paid sick-day coverage for birth-giving and non-birth-giving parents and to add a family-care category aligned with FMLA timelines; the union said the expansion responds to exit-interview feedback about respect and retention.
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Teacher-librarians proposed scheduling guarantees including duty-free lunch, a daily preparation period and a 40-minute duty-free block for administrative responsibilities, and asked that librarians not be reassigned outside the library without mutual agreement.
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Both sides agreed on a principle that generative AI should only supplement teaching and not result in displacement of unit-covered work, but district officials urged caution before adopting contract language that mirrors pending state legislation.