The Mount Vernon City School District (MVCSD) was appointed an academic monitor by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) and will hold a public hearing regarding the Monitor’s Findings Report. The hearing will take place from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, in the Board Room at the Education Center, 165 N. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York, 10553.
You must register to speak in advance, no later than 12 noon on the day of the hearing, by contacting the District Clerk in person (165 N. Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York), by phone (914-665-5235), or by email rjames@mtvernoncsd.org. Anyone who did not submit a request to speak before the hearing can still submit comments to kyoungwilkins@mtvernoncsd.org
Public hearings will be livestreamed on the District website and on their Facebook page.
The NYSED appointed Dr. Kimberly Young Wilkins as state monitor for academic and financial plans for the District through June 30, 2027. The Board approved her appointment. Dr. Young Wilkins will provide oversight, guidance, and technical assistance related to the educational and financial policies, practices, programs, and decisions of the District, Board, and superintendent. Dr. Young Wilkins will work with the Board to develop a five-year financial plan and a five-year academic improvement plan by November 1, 2025.
Dr. Young Wilkins, MVCSD Superintendent, Dr. Demario A. Strickland, and the Mount Vernon City School District welcome comments related to the monitors’ report.
If you are unable to appear in person at the public hearing, comments may be submitted to the state monitor via e-mail at kyoungwilkins@mtvernoncsd.org with “State Monitor” in the subject line.
You can view the Mount Vernon City School District Academic Improvement and Financial Plans 2025–2026 through 2029–2030 School Years Draft for the Board of Trustees below.
Draft 1-MountVernonAcademicFiscalPlan2025 by BLACK WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE
The draft states that, “The Mount Vernon Board of Education (“the board”) shall operate in accordance with the ‘Eight Characteristics of Effective School Boards.'” (See Eight Characteristics… below)
Eight Characteristics of Effective School Boards by BLACK WESTCHESTER MAGAZINE
