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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.
Monday, February 13, 2023, is Parent Involvement Day in the Mount Vernon City School District. Every school in the district will host class visits, family workshops, and more.
Learn what each of our high schools have to offer at the High School Showcase Night on February 2, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 8p.m. at Mount Vernon High School, 100 California Rd, Mount Vernon, NY 10552.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Regular Meeting of the Mount Vernon Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at The Board of Education, 165 N. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10553.
The Parent Resource Center will be hosting a "Building Healthy Relationships For Teens" virtual and in-person workshop for parents on Friday, January 27, from 12 - 2 p.m. at Mount Vernon STEAM Academy.
View the upcoming week's Mount Vernon Knights schedule here!
Please take note of the following changes to the extended tax hours:
Tax collection hours are on Thursday, January 26, 2023, from 10am to 6pm.
Friday, January 27 and Tuesday, January 31 are NOT tax days.
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.
The Mount Vernon City School District is subsidizing half the cost of Bee-Line MetroCard student bus passes for students in grades 7-12. The per-semester cost has been reduced from the regular $290 to just $145. Buy them through the district!
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
Principal's Message
Welcome to the second half of the 2022-2023 school year. We have much to do as we continue to write our success story. I am confident that we will make greater strides and impact during this half of the year.
Read about three fundamentals that will make our journey that much easier here: https://www.smore.com/6dukh
Students, teachers, and community members from countries around the world filled the cafeteria for Mount Vernon High School’s No Place for Hate - A Walk Around the Globe on Friday, January 20, 2023. The room was lined with flags from around the world, and tables were set up with displays detailing the cultures of each country. There was an assortment of food from several countries as well.
Universal Prekindergarten students in the Mount Vernon City School District are currently learning about health and nutrition. To support the learning in this unit, pre-K students from across the district took a trip to House of Sports.
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, pre-K students in Stephanie Tirado’s class created a "Peaceful Promise Tree."
Three Mount Vernon City School District scholars were given awards at the African American Men of Westchester’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Youth Awards Luncheon on Monday, January 16, 2023.
Barbering and cosmetology students from the Career and Technical Education Program (CTE) visited Edward Williams School on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. The students provided haircuts, shape-ups, and hair straightening to their peers at Edward Williams, while being rewarded with valuable on-the-job experience.
Traphagen scholars took an in-house field trip that featured a tortoise, ferret, and albino rabbit. Students were allowed to touch all the animals and see them up close. Nick Coon, a naturalist educator at Greenburgh Nature Center, brought his scaly and furry friends to Traphagen School on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, for the field trip.
On Sunday, December 11, 2022, the Mount Vernon High School Cheerleading Team made history by becoming the first Mount Vernon cheerleading team to qualify for Nationals. They will compete in the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championship (NHSCC) at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, one of the largest cheerleading competitions in the country.
A month after the beginning of the Mount Vernon City School District's universal pre-kindergarten program for 3-year-olds (UPK-3), parents are seeing development in their children's communication and reading skills. Scholars began their pre-K journey at WestCOP Bethel Early Childhood Center, Friendship for Tots, and Our Lady of Victory School.