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Principal: Dr. Jacqueline Green
Assistant Principal: Tamisha Grey
Parent Liaison: Dardane Prelvukaj
Phone: (914) 665-5100
625 S 4th Avenue

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Celebrating Student Achievement
Every week, the Mount Vernon City School District highlights the outstanding work happening throughout the schools in Mount Vernon's Jewel Box. Tune in for a peek into the great things happening throughout our schools!

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The Science of Reading
Literacy is a student's passport to the world, so reading is a key focus in Mount Vernon classrooms.

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Building Bright Futures
Students start learning as early as three-years-old in the Prekindergarten Program! 

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Shows
Tickets can be purchased, when available through the DWSA PTA's webpage.

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School Notices and Upcoming Dates

The Billboard

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CTE & Work-Based Learning seeking community partners

Career readiness starts here! The Mount Vernon City School District Career and Technical Education and Work-Based Learning programs are seeking community partners. The Work-Based Learning Program is a school community partnership that provides students with college and career readiness skills that bridge the gap between high school and students' future endeavors. Continued support from educators, community members, businesses, and the Industry Advisory Board helps create meaningful opportunities for students. Click here for more info.

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Dr. Seuss with the Supt. - Reading Event for Prek to Grade 2 Students (Sat., Nov. 7 at 10:45 a.m.)

The Mount Vernon City School District is excited to host Dr. Seuss with the Supt! This event is only for MVCSD Students Prek to 2nd Grade, and it will be on Saturday, November 7, from 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Pelham Picture House, 175 Wolfs Lane, Pelham, NY. Tickets are $8 for children and $6 for adults. Payments are due by November 1. Scan the QR code or click here for payment.

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Bus Passes: For information on student bus passes: Contact Daffodil Graham (914) 358-2888 dgraham@mtvernoncsd.org
Student OMNY Cards for Bee-Line buses available now

The MVCSD continues to value students coming to school every day and getting here safely. This year, we will be participating in the OMNY program for the Bee-Line bus service. MetroCard will no longer be accepted. The Mount Vernon City School District is able to subsidize some of the cost of the pass due to our state aid eligibility. Students can purchase the Student OMNYCard from Ms. Daffodil Graham at MVHS. Ms. Graham may be reached at 914-358-2888 or dgraham@mtvernoncsd.org. Click here to access the order form.

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School District News

Excellence by Design

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Special Education PTA hosts Ice Cream Social and encourages families to join

Families had a sweet afternoon at the Mount Vernon City School District Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) Ice Cream Social yesterday! The event brought together families of students in grades K-8 from across the school district, as SEPTA encouraged families to join and help support Mount Vernon children with disabilities. You can join SEPTA too, by visiting https://www.givebacks.com/causes/mvcsdsepta!

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Mount Vernon's Jewel Box - Fire Prevention Week

This week in the Jewel Box, we’re shining the light on the importance of fire safety. For Fire Prevention Week, students in our schools learned about how to avoid dangerous situations with fire, who to call in an emergency, and other safety tips that could save lives! Several schools even received special visits from the Mount Vernon Fire Department. Educating our students about safety is vital to ensure that they enter the world prepared for anything! #ExcellenceByDesign

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ATLAS returns: $1.1M investment restores Gifted and Talented Program in Mount Vernon schools

A $1.1 million investment secured in the 2026-27 budget has brought the ATLAS Gifted and Talented Program back to life, restoring advanced learning opportunities for third-through-sixth-graders after the popular program was eliminated last school year. The return of ATLAS – which stands for Academics of Talent, Leadership and Scholars – was celebrated Wednesday at Mount Vernon High School, where some 150 family members attended a Welcome Night to meet teachers, learn about the curriculum and discover what awaits their 326 children across 11 schools. 

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Strategic Planning Steering Committee meets for the first time

The Mount Vernon City School District Strategic Planning Steering Committee met for the first time this Wednesday. The committee – a diverse group of educators, students, parents and community members – met each other and staff from K-12 Coalition, the educational consultants helping to develop the strategic plan. The committee reviewed examples of plans from other districts and began discussing priorities for how this school district’s strategic plan should be developed. The next meeting will be on October 28. #ExcellenceByDesign

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Mount Vernon Voice and Vision executive committee meets to plan year of advising superintendent

The executive committee of the Mount Vernon Voice and Vision student-led advisory board met yesterday to begin planning their year advising Superintendent Dr. Demario Strickland. The committee – Chairman Timothy Jenkins (MVHS), Vice-Chairwomen Vidhi Goel (STEAM) and Elisheba Navina Mattadeen (MVHS) and Secretary Alistair Bell (STEAM) – met with Dr. Strickland before discussing their plans for the year, including bylaws, among themselves. MV Voice and Vision will come together in mid-October for their full council meeting. One of their first orders of business will be to add a student to the executive committee from Denzel Washington School of the Arts.#ExcellenceByDesign

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MVCSD Statistics

By the Numbers

13

Total Schools within the District

Four pre-K to 6th-grade schools; two pre-K to 8th-grade schools; two K-8 schools; two 7-12 schools and one 9-12 high school.

8

Pre-K Programs

Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 programs are housed at six schools in the district and two community partner locations.

37

Athletics Teams

The Athletics Departments offers 15 varsity sports across 23 varsity teams. In total, the department fields 37 teams.

8

NYSED-Approved CTE Pathways

CTE provides meaningful, real-world career exploration and exposure to prepare students for success in college/career.

6,448

Total Enrollment

The district serves a diverse population of approximately 6,500 students at 13 schools.

950+

Teachers and Support Staff

Over 950 teachers, TAs, school counselors, social workers, psychologists and security staff work in the MVCSD.