To promote safety and security districtwide, the Mount Vernon City School identification system called Universal Card System (UCS) is being implemented during the fall of 2016 at the following locations:

• Mandela High School
• Thornton High School
• Mount Vernon STEAM Academy
• Pennington Middle School- Grades 6-8
• Benjamin Turner Middle School
• Graham Middle School. Grades 6-8

The Univeral Card will be required for buidling entrance and entrance to the cafeteria.

The card will also serve as a school lunch card, and school library card.

Additional features are being planned for release in the near future.  

This program will replace the  CAASS system.