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″E / 40.91417°N 73.83056°ECoordinates: 40°54′51″N 73°49′50″E / 40.91417°N 73.83056°E |
| District information | |
| Type | Public School District |
| 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 |
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]
| School | Type |
|---|---|
| A.B. Davis | Middle School |
| Cecil H. Parker | Elementary School |
| Columbus | Elementary School |
| Edward Williams | Elementary School |
| Graham | Elementary School |
| Grimes | Elementary School |
| Hamilton | Elementary School |
| Lincoln | Elementary School |
| Longfellow | Elementary School |
| Longfellow | Middle School |
| Mount Vernon High School | High School School |
| Nellie A. Thornton High | High School School |
| Nelson Mandela High | High School School |
| Pennington | Elementary School |
| Traphagen | Elementary School |
| William H. Holmes | Elementary 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
- E. B. White, writer
- Ken Singleton, Major League Baseball player
- Carol Wax, print maker
- Art Carney, actor
- Dick Clark, television personality
- Al B. Sure!, singer
- Denzel Washington, actor
- Heavy D, rapper and actor
References
- ↑ "Our Schools - Mt Vernon CSD". Mount Vernon City School District. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Region's aging schools crumble as finances falter". The Journal News. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ↑ "School Has a Charter, Students and a Strong Opponent: Its District". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, July 12, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.