News

4-22-2024 
Dr. K. Veronica Smith, Acting Superintendent of Schools:  

We are collectively letting out a sigh of relief in the Mount Vernon City School District, as we have been notified that our state aid funding for the upcoming school year will not be reduced. After over a month of lobbying with state and local officials, we prevailed and will receive the $2.9 million that was set to be removed from our budget in Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget proposal. 

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Special Meeting of the Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education will take place on Thursday, April 25, 2024, beginning at 8:00am at the Education Center, 165 North Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 10553. 

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The Mount Vernon City School District is hosting a parent workshop via Zoom on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, from 6 to 7 p.m. The webinar, Pathways to Healing, will provide information about navigating substance abuse and mental wellbeing. James Hughes, program director for Lexington Center for Recover, will facilitate the webinar. Click here to register.

Principals throughout the district set up tables with brochures highlighting the District’s accomplishments at the Mount Vernon High School cafeteria to showcase their school for potential applicants during the Mount Vernon City School District Community Fair on Thursday, April 18, 2024.  

Secondary students in the Superintendent’s Advisory Council stood in front of the room and showed off their leadership skills during their presentations on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Each student was given a scenario where they would need to lead, and they presented the methods they would use to reach their goal. 

Cheers erupted with every basket made in the Mount Vernon High School gym, as students with disabilities from Mount Vernon High School and Woodlands High School competed in a game of basketball on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The game was held through the New York State Pioneer League, which provides students with disabilities the opportunity to play on a team. 

The winners of the Mount Vernon City School District “Biggest Loser” challenge gathered around the Education Center with smiling faces, holding their plaques and checks during the Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2024.