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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.
Every June, National Caribbean American Heritage Month recognizes and celebrates the significant contributions of Caribbean people to the United States, and it shares in the community’s rich history and diversity.
The Pre-K 3 lottery will be called virtually on Thursday, June 8, 2023, and will be featured on our Facebook Live Page at 1pm: https://www.facebook.com/MountVernonCitySchoolDistrict
The replay will be available on the District Website, www.mtvernoncsd.org
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.
Edward Williams School is selling yearbooks to commemorate the 2022-2023 school year. The yearbook will include class pictures, memorable moments within the class and showcase events held at school.
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:
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The Parent Resource Center is a place for parents, students and families to receive support. Click the link below for more information!
Williams School News
Edward Williams School hosted the Scholastic Book from Monday, May 22 to Friday, May 26th, 2023. Scholars and their parents were able to purchase a wide variety of books and reading materials.
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.
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.
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.
The Mount Vernon City School District needed an extra day to determine the winners of the Board of Trustee race to fill four of the five seats being contested. Following the closing of the polls at 9 pm on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, electronic results were reported and absentee ballots were counted, but 23 affidavit ballots still needed to be verified by the Westchester County Board of Elections and ballots that met residency requirements were counted.