The Knight Times - 2025-2026 School Year Budget Newsletter
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The Knight Times - 2025-2026 School Year Budget Newsletter
The Knight Times 2025-2026 school year budget newsletter is available online and can be viewed and downloaded by clicking here. The newsletter contains a comprehensive overview of the proposed budget for the 2025-2026 school year. The budget vote will be held on Tuesday, May 20, with polls open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Click here to visit the budget page for more information about the 2025-2026 budget.
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After a year of competing in sports and balancing their academics, Mount Vernon City School District student-athletes were recognized for their achievements at the 2024-2025 Sports Awards Celebration on Thursday evening. You can view the full ceremony on Facebook by clicking here.
View the full list of awards here or by clicking here to view the full program.
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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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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.
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Ring the bell!
A group of budding entrepreneurs at the Mount Vernon Leadership Academy was presented with the first-ever CTE Stock Market Challenge Trophy on Thursday after the eighth graders saw their virtual stocks soar.
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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)