One Mount Vernon Digital Newsletter - November 8, 2024

The 2025-2026 proposed budget for the Mount Vernon City School District will be presented by Assistant Superintendent for Business Jose Formoso at the Board of Education meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. Click here to access Board of Education videos and streams to view the presentation virtually. This will be the first presentation of the proposed budget, and a budget hearing will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6. The budget vote will take place on Tuesday, May 20. 

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Acting Superintendent Dr. K. Veronica Smith presented the second State of the District Address to staff at their monthly staff meeting on Wednesday. She provided updates to employees about the developments in the school reconfiguration process and what they can expect in the next few months.

This week, the Mount Vernon City School District celebrates all assistant principals who play a major role in making schools a beacon of learning and safety. From April 7 to 11, schools around the country are showing love and well-deserved praise for National Assistant Principal Week, highlighting the heavy impact these people have on schools.

Students in the Secondary Superintendent’s Advisory Council completed an exciting team-building activity on Wednesday, creating go-carts with everyday supplies and candy. The group who was crowned the winner, naming their cart “Alexzandria,” cheered as their vehicle began rolling past the other groups’.

Kamora Alston is a celebrated Mount Vernon High School senior whose hard work in academics and presence on campus has awarded her praise in her school community.

Mount Vernon High School barbering and cosmetology students visited the Doles Center to provide free haircuts to the over 30 people in the community on Wednesday. Their charitable visit, which also earned them class credit and valuable experience, was even featured on News 12!

Click here to view the story on News 12

Thank you to News 12 for featuring our students using their talents and education to help the community!

Parent liaisons are continuing their series of monthly workshops at the Parent Resource Center (PRC) with the We Bloom Together workshop in celebration of Earth Day on Thursday, April 10, at 11 a.m. Parent liaisons also offer daily support on school days to share information about what is available at the PRC and how parents can support their children.