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Elementary students create survey questions for the January Superintendent’s Advisory Council meeting

Elementary students create survey questions for the January Superintendent’s Advisory Council meeting

On January 8, 2025, members of the Elementary Superintendent’s Advisory Council met to create survey questions to ask their classmates about important topics affecting their schools. Representatives from each K-8 school and Denzel Washington School of the Arts met at the Mount Vernon City School District office to brainstorm questions based on activities, equipment, cleanliness, repairs, bullying, and safety.

The digital survey will be sent out to students after the Superintendent’s Advisory Council reconvenes to select the best questions and assemble the questionnaire. Through this survey, every elementary student in the District’s voice can be heard.

"Our elementary-level student advisory got together to advise the superintendent and her cabinet about concerns in their buildings," said Dr. Jamal Doggett, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Administration. "We want to give them a voice and have a platform for them to voice their concerns. Once we take that feedback, we will do what we can to make the necessary adjustments.

Student writing on note card placed on wall
Student writing on note card on wall


 

Dr. Smith and Betty Rosa

Today, Friday, February 14, 2025, marks the two-year anniversary of Dr. K. Veronica Smith’s first day as Acting Superintendent. Join the Mount Vernon City School District in wishing her a happy anniversary! In these two years, the District has emphasized its commitment to its scholars. Through the Back to Basics, Forward to Mastery approach, where teachers are getting back to the fundamentals of teaching and learning, the District has seen great academic improvements, leading graduation rates and test scores to trend upward. 

Yanick and Anna Valinda

Yanick St. Cyr and Anna Valinda Mendy, Mount Vernon High School 12th-grade Nursing Assistant Program students, volunteered at the Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) SkillsUSA Regional Competition on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at the Center for Career Services. Yanick and Anna are also in the SkillsUSA Club at MVHS.

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The Mount Vernon City School District’s superintendent search survey, conducted by Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates (HYA), has been extended to Monday, February 24, 2025, at 11:59 p.m., to allow for further engagement with the community. HYA will present their leadership profile report at the Board of Education on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

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