Withhold Final Approval for New Roots Charter School At This TIme

"With the State's financial situation already in murky water, I feel this new prospect should be postponed at this time"

"In this time of tight budgets , these people need to get an education , not another school !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, Howser"

"I cann ot understand how we can possibly consider starting a new school in a time of financial crisis. Ithaca High School is facing many cuts in programs and I di not believe it is prudent to consider funding a charter school at this time."

"This is the wrong time to spend precious dollars on a new school. Money is neede to serve the existing schools in our district."

"Please DO NOTAPPROVE the New Roots Charter School at this time."

"Diluting existing Public School funding is the main issue."

"The ICSD already has the Lehman AS, so a charter school is not needed, esp. during this time of scare funding."

"Given the excellence of the present Ithaca school system and the current financial crisis there is no way this school can be justified"

"Financially, I believe that this year is not the year for our district with an exisitng alternative high school to be supporting New Roots."

"I believe that sustainability should be integrated into the entire ICSD curriculum and not siphoned off into a "special" school. Also, this is the time to think of more effective consolidation and cost-savings--not taking on an extra burden--especially on"

"I am against the Charter School. We don't have enough funds for the public schools we have now."