Luvelle Brown

Luvelle Brown has served as superintendent of the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) in Ithaca, New York since January 2011. Prior to arriving in Ithaca, Dr. Brown had experiences as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, school CIO and district-level leader in Virginia.

During his tenure in Ithaca, the ICSD has experienced significant levels of success. The graduation rate has skyrocketed from 78 percent to above 94 percent , while students are reaching unprecedented levels of performance, including an 8 percent increase in enrollment and diversity in higher-level courses, an 8 percent increase in attendance, a 53 percent increase in enrollment in co-curricular programs, a 6 percent increase in number of students reading on-grade level K-5, a 63 percent reduction in discipline referrals, and a reduction of the district’s Special Education classification rate from significantly above state average (14.8 percent) to significantly below (11.6 percent).