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Our District envisions a rigorous and diverse educational learning experience for all scholars; creating contributors to a global culture of collaboration through innovation, and engagement grounded in recognition and appreciation for all people.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Regular Meeting of the Mount Vernon Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at Graham School, 421 East Fifth Street, Mount Vernon, NY 10553.
The charter meeting for the proposed Mount Vernon City School District Special Education Parent Teacher Association will be held on Thursday, June 8, 2023. The meeting will be from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Education Center, 165 North Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY, 10553.
Scan the QR code to RSVP or contact Michelle Raio for more information at ptacouncil@mtvernoncsd.org.
Mount Vernon Athletics is hosting its Sports Awards Celebration on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at Mount Vernon High School at 6 pm.
The Mount Vernon City School District is holding a gift card drive to support families affected by the fire on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Help make a difference in our community by assisting these families who lost everything. Please assist by donating a gift card of any amount.
Safety Protocols Update
Dear Mount Vernon Community:
April 11, 2023 is a day that we will not ignore. What our students and staff at Hamilton School experienced that day was very unfortunate and scary. We are implementing changes to ensure this does not happen again. Safety plans at each school are being reviewed and implemented.
Register online for the 2023-2024 school year!
New student admission online registration for pre-K 4 and kindergarten students is open from March 1, 2023, to May 31, 2023
Slots are still available for FREE universal pre-K in the Parker and Traphagen School Zones. Find more registration information here:
Welcome to MVCSD Registration - Mount Vernon City School District (mtvernoncsd.org)
All students enrolled in the Mount Vernon City School District will be able to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch for free. There will be no need to apply or pay a fee for this program.
For assistance please email: InfiniteCampushelp@mtvernoncsd.org
see The PRC
The Parent Resource Center is a place for parents, students and families to receive support. Click the link below for more information!
School News
The Mount Vernon City School District held its annual Health Fair on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Mount Vernon Honor Academy. Families in Mount Vernon came out for a day of outside activities and fun for the children.
Cecil H. Parker School held its sixth annual “Your Future is Bright” college and career day on Friday, May 26, 2023. Professionals from every background visited the school to discuss their careers and show students the wide array of options available to them.
All 16 Mount Vernon City School District schools were presented with No Place for Hate (NPFH) Banners at the NPFH Banner Ceremony on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The district became the largest school district in Westchester County to have all of its schools designated as No Place for Hate. They are among the 239 NPFH schools in downstate New York.
Kevon Palmer and Levonn Latham, 11th-grade students at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy, were inducted as 2023-24 My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) fellows on Friday, May 19, 2023. The induction ceremony was held at the annual My Brother’s Keeper Symposium. They traveled to Albany, New York, where the symposium was held, with their mentors Brother Arthur Muhammad, youth development specialist, and Noel Campbell, director of career and technical education.
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Fernanda Carvalho, District Psychologist, is offering yoga to students and staff. There were staff yoga sessions at Edward Williams School, Hamilton School, Mount Vernon Honor Academy, and the Education Center throughout the month.
Students lined up on stage for a competition of the minds at the annual PTA Cecil H. Parker Spelling Bee. The spelling bee was held on Friday, May 19, 2023. Chibuikem Okwudili, third-grade student, won the third-grade spelling bee on the words “pronounce” and “encyclopedia.” Justin Montaleza placed second, and Leshay McBryde placed third.
Josephine Kirkland-Hudson has been a school social worker for close to 25 years. She began her educational career in the Yonkers Public School system in 2000 and became the school social worker at Rebecca Turner Elementary School in 2005. Throughout her career, she has always searched for engaging and enriching programs for her students to participate in, including No Place for Hate.