Mount Vernon City Schools

Mount Vernon School District
Emblem of Mount Vernon School District
Location
Mount Vernon, New York
United States
Coordinates 40°54′51″N 73°49′50″W / 40.91417°N 73.83056°W / 40.91417; -73.83056Coordinates: 40°54′51″N 73°49′50″W / 40.91417°N 73.83056°W / 40.91417; -73.83056
District information
Type Public School District
Motto Home of the Knights
Superintendent Kenneth R. Hamilton
Asst. Superintendent(s) Ken Silver, Denice Gagne-Kurpiewski
Students and staff
District mascot Knights
Colors Gold and Maroon
Other information
Website www.mtvernoncsd.org

Mount Vernon School District is a public school district located in Mount Vernon, New York. It serves over 8,000 students and consists of eleven elementary schools, three high schools, and two middle schools.[1]

List of current schools

There are sixteen public schools in the district as follows:[2]

SchoolType
A.B. DavisMiddle School
Cecil H. ParkerElementary School
ColumbusElementary School
Edward WilliamsElementary School
GrahamElementary School
GrimesElementary School
HamiltonElementary School
LincolnElementary School
Rebecca TurnerElementary School
Benjamin TurnerMiddle School
Mount Vernon High SchoolHigh School School
Nellie A. Thornton HighHigh School School
Nelson Mandela HighHigh School School
PenningtonElementary School
TraphagenElementary School
William H. HolmesElementary School

Controversies

Some of Mount Vernon's schools have fallen in disrepair due to financial issues. In a 2011 article by The Journal News, writers Cathey O'Donnell and Gary Stern noted:

In Mount Vernon, meanwhile, where a high school wall collapsed last year, inspectors flagged buildings for insufficient smoke detectors, poor air quality, evidence of rodents and vermin, halls without emergency lighting and junction boxes with exposed live wires.[3]

The school district also came under fire in 2011 when then-superintendent, W. L. Sawyer, blocked charter schools from receiving funding, citing a lack of funds due to budget cuts and a new 2 percent cap on local property-tax increases.[4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Our Schools - Mt Vernon CSD". Mount Vernon City School District. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Schools in Mount Vernon, New York, School District: MOUNT VERNON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT - List of Elementary, Middle, and High Schools: Grades, Scores, Classes, Enrollment, Ratings, Teachers, Students". City-Data.com. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Region's aging schools crumble as finances falter". The Journal News. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "School Has a Charter, Students and a Strong Opponent: Its District". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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