The Mount Vernon NAACP, in collaboration with the Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church hosted a Mount Vernon City School District Trustee Board Candidate Forum on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at 6:30 PM, at Greater Centennial located at 312 South 8th Avenue in, Mount Vernon.
The purpose of this forum was to allow you to engage with the candidates, ask questions, and learn more about their visions for our children, school district, and the community.
The six (6) candidates: Warren Mitchell, Keith Chisolm, Dr. Lynne Middleton, Gwendolyn Janelle Allbritton, Carleen Evans, and John Woodbury are running for three (3) seats on the MVCSD Board of Trustees to serve one (1) three (3) year term beginning on the first day of July 2026 and expiring on the thirtieth (30th) day of May 2029. The Mount Vernon City School District consists of nine members serving three-year terms. Voters will elect three (3) members to the Board of Education for full three-year terms.
The election for School Board and Library Trustee candidates and budgets is Tuesday, May 19, 2026, from 7 am to 9 pm.
Where do you vote? ED#1 – Lincoln School 170 East Lincoln Ave, ED#5 – Hamilton School 20 Oak St, ED#6 – Traphagen School 72 Lexington Ave, ED#7 – Edward Williams School 9 Union Lane, ED#9 – Graham School 421 East 5th St, ED#11 – Pennington School 20 Fairway, ED#14 – Rebecca Turner Academy 625 4th Ave, ED#22 – Grimes School 58 South 10th Avenue
The Mount Vernon N.A.A.C.P. Branch meets on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm at Macedonia Baptist Church, located at 141 South 9th Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10550. For more information, contact us at (914) 297-7228 or via email at naacpmountvernon@gmail.com
