Proposed $272M Mount Vernon School Budget On The Ballot May 20

MOUNT VERNON, NY — The 2025 budget and school board vote is May 20, and three seats are up for election on the Mount Vernon City School District school board.

The proposed spending plan of $272,206,615 is 0.35 percent higher than the current budget.

The tax levy is expected to be increased 3.3 percent, which amounts to $24.15 per month for a home with a full market value of $555,000.

"This budget, while reducing costs, provides our scholars with the same opportunities that we have been able to offer them in past years," Acting Superintendent K. Veronica Smith said. "This budget ensures that the District is using its resources efficiently to ensure that students will receive the same level of instruction. We appreciate the community for the support of past budgets, and we explored every avenue possible — including grant funding, petitioning the NYS legislature for additional state revenue, and an increase in partnerships — before coming to the difficult decision to propose a tax levy increase. This budget serves as the first step toward a path to financial sustainability."

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Three school board seats are up for election, for three-year terms.

Candidates running include: Sakai Brown, Orville Gayle, Chara Gladden, Lorna Kirwan, Erica Peterson, Adriane Saunders, and Randolf Scott.

In addition, two library trustee seats are up for election, one for a five-year term, and one for a three-year term.

Candidates running include: Cynthia Crenshaw, Jonathon Davis, Cynthia Dickerson, Tamara Stewart, and Hudson Trader.

The May 13 PTA Council Meeting School Board Candidate Forum can be viewed here: