Withhold Final Approval for New Roots Charter School At This TIme

"I think we can work to incorporate new ideas into the current school curriculae rather than commit financially to an entirely new school"

"The existing schools are in a dire need of funding."

"As a parent of 4 children in the ICSD, I do not support taking resources from our already beleaguered district to support the necessary staff, administration, transportation and curriculum costs to fund an additional school. This proposed new school will "

"This is a fiscally irresponsible venture at this time."

"Public funds for charter schools should be allocated to areas where they are most needed, and there is great and dire need elsewhere in our state and our country for recourses that the New Roots school intends to command. This is a question of equity. Acr"

"This school is a narrow focus,dogmatic curriculum, experimental exercise in indoctrination."

"Our public schools offer an extensive curriculum of "green studies" including an AP environmental studies at the Ithaca Highschool."

"Given the current fiscal crisis in the state and the nation, starting a new school in our small community is irresponsible. School tax increases have been an issue here for years, even before the current crisis. In addition, I believe that sustainability "

"I am not opposed to New Roots permanently. But more supportive of fiscal responsibility in this difficult economic time. Witholding approval can be temporary until the fiscal circumstances change."

"This new school is a duplication of existing programs."