Greetings MVCSD Community,

The growth of our Career and Technical Education Department has been exciting to watch. The addition of Mount Vernon STEAM Academy students to our automotive classes is a wonderful development and opportunity for students. Earle Mitchell, the regional placement specialist at Ford, visited the class this week to discuss the wide breadth of careers that will be available to them with the knowledge and certifications gained in the class. Thank you for visiting, Mr. Mitchell! Our partnership with Ford’s ACE program provides a great option and career head start for our students, and I am excited to see its continued growth and success.

Women’s History Month is in full swing, and our pre-K students were able to speak to a wonderful role model who graduated from the Mount Vernon City School District just eight years ago. Naya Lovell is already having great success in her dancing career. She spoke to the children and encouraged them to follow their dreams, because anything is possible. Ms. Lovell is a great example of the amazing women that come from Mount Vernon, and there are so many more just like her. Women from Mount Vernon aspire for greatness and often reach it with hard work and talent.

I also want to extend a congratulations to our new Assistant Superintendent of Business, Sandra Myke. Ms. Myke has an extensive background in accounting, financial reporting and school administration. She will work diligently on the budget to ensure we are delivering the most possible services to students in the most fiscally responsible way. Working with her on the upcoming budget has been delightful, and I am certain she will have great success in her new position.

Kindest Regards,

Dr. K. Veronica Smith

Acting Superintendent of Schools

Students from the Mount Vernon STEAM Academy, Mount Vernon High School and Rebecca Turner Academy (RTA) are coming together to learn car mechanics. Earle Mitchell, technical placement specialist at Ford, visited the auto shop at Mount Vernon High School on Monday, March 18, 2024, to share more information about trends in the automotive industry and career opportunities.

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Preschool scholars in the Mount Vernon City School District celebrated Women’s History Month with a Zoom meeting from Naya Lovell, Mount Vernon native and graduate, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. She is a former student of Columbus Elementary School, A.B. Davis Middle School, and Mount Vernon High School.

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Ms. Sandra C. Myke, the Mount Vernon City School District’s new Assistant Superintendent of Business, brings a wealth of experience to the role. She has worked in finance and accounting for over three decades and has years of knowledge and experience that have prepared her well to lead the Business Office. She started in the position in February 2024.

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On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, the English language arts (ELA) and social studies teachers at Denzel Washington School of the Arts spent their morning collaborating with Lisa Yokana from One World. Ms. Yokana taught the teachers about “design thinking”, a problem-solving process, and shared the best practices for teaching it to students.

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Students in the Culinary Arts program at Mount Vernon High School prepared and catered a full meal for the principal's meeting at MVHS on Thursday, March 21, 2024.

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The Mount Vernon PTA Council will be celebrating this year's honorees at the Edith Kaplan Scholarship Dinner Dance on Friday, April 12, 2024. Proceeds from this event will help support the graduating senior in the Class of 2024 from all three high schools. If you are interested in attending this event, you can purchase tickets via the link here.

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