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Mount Vernon STEAM Academy has been designated as a No Place for Hate School.
All students interested in playing fall sports should make sure they have an up to date physical. Athletes must do their physical at the school building they are attending in the fall. You may go to your own physician or click here to read when and where physicals will be offered.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Education will convene for a Work Session to be held on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at The Board of Education, 165 N. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10553. Members of the public may view the Work Session LIVE on our website: https://www.mtvernoncsd.org/our-district/board-of-education/meeting-video-library
The Mount Vernon City School District has opened its pre-K3 and pre-K4 lotteries from March 3 to June 27, 2025. Click here to visit the registration page and learn more.
The Mount Vernon City School District is offering subsidized Metro Cards for $145 per semester, half of the full price of $290, for all grade 7-12 students. The Metro Card is only valid on Bee-Line buses, not MTA. Cards are valid for five months, September through January and February through June. Cards are valid Monday through Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. with up to four trips per day.
Contact Daffodil Graham at dgraham@mtvernoncsd.org, 914-358-2888, or in room 231 of Mount Vernon High School from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday through Friday. Submit cash or a money order payable to MVCSD to purchase the passes.
Visit https://lhric.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx, or scan the QR code, to view open positions in the Mount Vernon City School District. The District is looking for talented professionals who want to make a difference in the lives of its students.
Please see the instructions below on how to create your new Infinite Campus Parent Portal account. To begin, click the following link: Parent Portal Activation (Please note Infinite Campus Portal works best in the Google Chrome browser.) If you did not receive your access code, please contact us via email at smcgarty@mtvernoncsd.org.
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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!
School News
The third session of Let’s Talk: Conversations with Dr. Strickland was held at Denzel Washington School of the Arts Saturday morning, where the new superintendent continued to engage with community members to hear more about their thoughts for the District.
The Universal Prekindergarten lottery for three-year-olds (UPK-3) was held on Friday morning at the Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education office for the upcoming 2025 - 2026 school year. This is the fifth year the District has offered UPK-3 and 30 spots were available.
Superintendent of Schools Dr. Demario Strickland was named June 26 as the inaugural recipient of Canisius University Alumni Association’s Emerging Leader Award, which recognizes accomplishments of alumni 40 years and younger.
At the most recent Board of Education meeting on Tuesday night, Dr. Demario A. Strickland was officially sworn in as Superintendent of Schools for the Mount Vernon City School District. Three new board trustees joined the Board of Education as well as a new student trustee.
Greetings Mount Vernon,
Thank you for entrusting your children’s education to me as Superintendent of Schools for the Mount Vernon City School District. Over the past few weeks, I have spent time getting to know the community of Mount Vernon, and I am impressed with the pride that fills the city. I am looking forward to making sure that residents are filled with that same pride for the schools that their children attend. I am excited to step in and get right to the important work of improving our District and achieving our shared vision of success.
The Mount Vernon City School District inducted former State Senator Ruth Hassell-Thomspon, Congressman George Latimer and the late Elise Finch-Henriques into the Mount Vernon High School Hall of Fame Saturday morning. Families, loved ones, administrators, educators, colleagues and community members gathered at Mount Vernon High School to celebrate this prestigious induction.
Dr. K. Veronica Smith, Acting Superintendent:
As their terms as trustees of the Mount Vernon City School District come to an end, I would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Trustee Adriane Saunders, Trustee Lorna Kirwan, and Trustee Helene Thompson-Njenga for all they have done for our District during their time in office. They served as champions for education, always making decisions to better serve the children of Mount Vernon. Our District will wear the mark of the work they have done for years to come, and I am so appreciative of everything we were able to accomplish together for our scholars.