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Superintendent’s Advisory Council concludes for the year

Council posing for the camera.
Superintendent’s Advisory Council concludes for the year

The Elementary and Secondary Superintendent’s Advisory Council's met for their first combined meeting on Wednesday to discuss the results from the survey they worked on diligently this year and contribute to the School-Parent Compact for Achievement.

The mission of the Advisory Council is to gather students from various schools to get their input and concerns about curriculum, school leadership, social-emotional learning, instruction, and other topics. The group works year-long to create a survey to go out to students to address these issues. 

​​“The results from the student survey will be shared with District administration to ensure that students’ voices are a part of the decision-making process for the upcoming school year,” said Dr. Jamal Doggett, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Administration.

A School-Parent Compact for Achievement is an agreement that parents, students and teachers develop together. It explains how parents and teachers will work together to make sure all our students reach or exceed grade-level standards.

To close out and celebrate this year’s Superintendent’s Advisory Council, students played games and exchanged phone numbers. These students from different schools have built relationships, and they want to maintain those relationships as they continue their education. 

“’I’m very proud to work with this group and give them the leadership experience that they deserve,” Dr. Doggett continued. “We are going to use their input to help us make better decisions, with student voices in mind.”
 

Aidan and Isaac
Meet the Class of 2025 Mount Vernon STEAM Academy Valedictorian and Salutatorian

In just two weeks, seniors of the Mount Vernon City School District will be celebrating their final days as high school students and walking across the graduation stage and into the real world. At Mount Vernon STEAM Academy, two students who have molded themselves into well-rounded scholars will lead their class. STEAM has chosen Isaac Alvarado Calderon and Aidan Forman as its Class of 2025 valedictorian and salutatorian. 

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NYS Department of Labor Rapid Response team holds orientation for MVCSD Employees

Representatives from the New York State Department of Labor’s (NYS DOL) Rapid Response team held an orientation for employees affected by layoffs last Thursday, providing them with information about personalized job placement services that are available at zero cost. They will also hold a meeting from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, in the boardroom of the Mount Vernon Board of Education to address questions by Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) staff affected by layoffs. Click to view the full presentation.

Pre-K Social Workers
UPK social workers chosen to present at conference for their success in building early childhood mental health program

Social workers in the Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) Department were chosen to present at the Division for Early Childhood’s International Conference for Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families this October. Social workers Andrea Marano and Elena Lupo will discuss pre-K mental health initiatives in the Mount Vernon City School District with a presentation titled “Creating a Comprehensive Early Childhood Mental Health Program.”

(Reminder: Pre-K lottery registration closes on June 27, visit https://www.mtvernoncsd.org/family-community/registration/online-registration to learn more)