Food Services Feedback Survey - Submit Responses by May 22
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Food Services Feedback Survey - Submit Responses by May 22
The Mount Vernon City School District Food Services Department would like your feedback to help make your students' dining experience better. Please click this link to take a short 2-minute survey. If you have multiple students, please take one survey per student. Please submit your feedback by Friday, May 22. Thank you for your time!
![Graphic for budget meeting on Monday, May 4 at Greater Centennial Zion Church.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776433701/mtvernoncsdorg/rx63ago54xhxzfgtrea0/MVCSDBudgetMeetings6.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1776433701/mtvernoncsdorg/rx63ago54xhxzfgtrea0/MVCSDBudgetMeetings6.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776433701/mtvernoncsdorg/rx63ago54xhxzfgtrea0/MVCSDBudgetMeetings6.jpg","width":555}])
The Mount Vernon City School District’s draft proposed budget for the 2026-27 school year will be presented at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4, at Great Centennial Zion Church, by Superintendent Dr. Demario Strickland. Please attend to learn more about how the District plans to invest in its schools in the upcoming year, provide feedback, and ask questions about the budget. The presentation will also be livestreamed.
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The Mount Vernon City School District’s draft proposed budget for the 2026-27 school year will be presented from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21, at Pennington School, by Superintendent Dr. Demario Strickland. Please attend to learn more about how the District plans to invest in its schools in the upcoming year, provide feedback, and ask questions about the budget. The presentation will also be livestreamed.
![MV Knights Homecoming Game - Thursday, April 23 at 4pm at Mount Vernon High School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776708760/mtvernoncsdorg/pj7ocv2e9pwinz0suhdf/MVKnightsHomecomingGame.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1776708760/mtvernoncsdorg/pj7ocv2e9pwinz0suhdf/MVKnightsHomecomingGame.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1776708760/mtvernoncsdorg/pj7ocv2e9pwinz0suhdf/MVKnightsHomecomingGame.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1776708760/mtvernoncsdorg/pj7ocv2e9pwinz0suhdf/MVKnightsHomecomingGame.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1776708760/mtvernoncsdorg/pj7ocv2e9pwinz0suhdf/MVKnightsHomecomingGame.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776708760/mtvernoncsdorg/pj7ocv2e9pwinz0suhdf/MVKnightsHomecomingGame.jpg","width":2000}])
Come support the Mount Vernon Knights Pioneer Basketball Team in their Homecoming Game at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, at Mount Vernon High School! Go Knights!
![In-person half day - Friday, May 22]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776706421/mtvernoncsdorg/ohsqse0sdlqkmkq9hjrp/In-personhalfday-FridayMay22.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1776706421/mtvernoncsdorg/ohsqse0sdlqkmkq9hjrp/In-personhalfday-FridayMay22.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1776706421/mtvernoncsdorg/ohsqse0sdlqkmkq9hjrp/In-personhalfday-FridayMay22.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776706421/mtvernoncsdorg/ohsqse0sdlqkmkq9hjrp/In-personhalfday-FridayMay22.jpg","width":1200}])
Please take notice that all schools in the Mount Vernon City School District will be open for a half day of in-person instruction on Friday, May 22, 2026. The date was reinstated as a school day due to closings from inclement weather in order to help the District satisfy New York State Education Law requirements for minimum days of school. Please adjust your calendars accordingly.
![Mount Vernon Knights gear up for a busy week of competition]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1776438959/mtvernoncsdorg/s2vpygmyr4soov8zunh0/SportsSchedule25-26_4-20to4-25-26.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1776438959/mtvernoncsdorg/s2vpygmyr4soov8zunh0/SportsSchedule25-26_4-20to4-25-26.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1776438959/mtvernoncsdorg/s2vpygmyr4soov8zunh0/SportsSchedule25-26_4-20to4-25-26.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1776438959/mtvernoncsdorg/s2vpygmyr4soov8zunh0/SportsSchedule25-26_4-20to4-25-26.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1776438959/mtvernoncsdorg/s2vpygmyr4soov8zunh0/SportsSchedule25-26_4-20to4-25-26.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1776438959/mtvernoncsdorg/s2vpygmyr4soov8zunh0/SportsSchedule25-26_4-20to4-25-26.jpg","width":1920}])
Mount Vernon Knights athletics is preparing for another busy stretch of action the week of April 20, with teams competing across the region in softball, baseball, tennis, track & field and flag football.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Annual School Board/Budget Vote Election will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; for the purpose of electing three (3) members of the Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Mount Vernon, New York, to serve for a full term of three (3) years, beginning the first day of July, 2026, and expiring on the thirtieth day of June, 2029.
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Join us for parent workshops at the Parent Resource Center at Graham School from 10:00-11:00 a.m. on April 8, 15, 22, and 29. Workshops are for adults only and are run by Mr. R. Julius, Student Assistance Services. If you would like to attend the Positive Parenting Program, please fill out the form and return it to the school or sign up here. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to Ms. Graham, the Parent Liaison, at cell: (914) 308-4248 or email: vgraham@mtvernoncsd.org
![Once upon an island flyer. Denzel Washington School Of The Arts will host their spring musical, “Once on This Island Jr.: The Musical,” at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in the Phylicia Rashad Auditorium. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for senior citizens, and $5 for students with ID. To purchase tickets, scan the QR code]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774369540/mtvernoncsdorg/ztilzexahuiwrh5oqhrq/Onceuponanisland.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1774369540/mtvernoncsdorg/ztilzexahuiwrh5oqhrq/Onceuponanisland.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1774369540/mtvernoncsdorg/ztilzexahuiwrh5oqhrq/Onceuponanisland.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1774369540/mtvernoncsdorg/ztilzexahuiwrh5oqhrq/Onceuponanisland.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1774369540/mtvernoncsdorg/ztilzexahuiwrh5oqhrq/Onceuponanisland.jpg","width":1294}])
Denzel Washington School of the Arts will host their spring musical, “Once on This Island Jr.: The Musical,” at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in the Phylicia Rashad Auditorium. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for senior citizens, and $5 for students with ID. To purchase tickets, scan the QR code or click here. Vendors will be onsite selling tasty foods and pastries! Come out to support our DWSA artists!