Withhold Final Approval for New Roots Charter School At This TIme

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"We need to support the current school system and focus our time and money on improvements there. This "private" school will take funding away from the very system they wanted to see improvements to. Ithaca already has an alternative school (LACS) that sha"

"There couldn't be a worse time to contemplate starting a new school given the current economic conditions. In addition, once the ICSD taxpayers have to start paying the debt service on the huge bond issue that was passed a couple of years ago our taxes ar"

"what the school is proposing as alternative, exists within the ICSD or can be accommodated within existing structures"

"I am concerned not only with the potential for increased taxes because of the loss of funding to the ICSD, but also with the charter school's curriculum. I feel that the current schools in the district have more opportunities for students who need support"

"Please do not make approval!"

"I believe in choice in education but This school will drain much-needed funds from other local school projects that benefit all the district's children. Paterson's proposed budget cuts will affect the poor disproportionally, let's not contribute to that p"

"Let's focus on improving what we have instead of pulling money away to start something new."