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Principal Wilson to Resign After Five Years at IHS

By Eva G.

On Tuesday, February 26, the Board of Education (BoE) passed a resolution granting Joe Wilson tenure beginning June 30, 2008. In the same resolution, the BoE accepted Wilson's resignation as principal of Ithaca High School, effective June 30, 2009. Although The Ithaca Journal reported that Wilson had offered his resignation in exchange for tenure, both Wilson and BoE President Tom Frank said that there had been no such arrangement.

The following statement was included in the Personnel Recommendations of the BoE passed February 26, 2008:

"Be it resolved, that the Board of Education, on the terms and conditions set forth in a written agreement among Mr. Joseph Wilson, the Ithaca Principals and Directors Association, and the District, which the Board accepts and approves (the "Agreement"), hereby:

(a) accepts the resignation of its High School Principal, Joseph Wilson, effective June 30, 2009; and

(b) grants tenure to Mr. Wilson in the administrative tenure area Secondary Principal, effective July 1, 2008.

(c) authorizes the Board President to execute the Agreement on the Board's behalf."

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ICSD Survey Reveals High Rate of Alcohol Use - By Eva G.
According to the Student Life and Culture Survey (SLCS) conducted in April 2007, the percentage of students at IHS who have tried alcohol is higher than the national average. Seventy-four percent of 10th graders and 77 percent of 12th graders at IHS have used alcohol at least once in their lives, compared to 62 percent and 73 percent, respectively, of 10th and 12th graders nationally. Additionally, the percentage of students in Ithaca schools in grades 6-12 who used alcohol in the 30-day period before taking the survey increased between 2005 and 2007.


Recyclables Throughout District Thrown Away - By Ryan A.
In Tompkins County, residents are required to recycle newspaper, glass bottles and jars, metal food and beverage cans, and corrugated cardboard. In addition, residents are encouraged to recycle mixed paper, boxboard, and #1-#7 plastics. Despite this, much of the waste in Tompkins County is made up of recyclable materials.


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