The Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education acted on a series of routine and fiscal resolutions during its March 18, 2025 meeting. Below is a concise "votes at a glance" summary of resolutions discussed and the meeting record of the board’s actions.

Key votes (motion carried unless otherwise noted)

- Human resources and personnel resolutions: The board approved human resources items including certified and classified appointments and a set of leaves of absence (resolutions listed at agenda items 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3). These carried by voice vote.

- Contract/continuing services: The board authorized continuation of services with Mercy College to implement the Smart Scholar program for the 2024–25 school year (resolution 7.1). Motion carried.

- 2025–26 school calendar: The board adopted the 2025–26 district calendar (resolution 7.2). Motion carried.

- Pupil personnel and program items: The board approved pupil personnel services memorandum No. 16 dated 03/18/2025 (resolution 8.1). Motion carried.

- Cooperative procurement: The board authorized entering into a cooperative joint bidding arrangement with Putnam‑Northern Westchester BOCES for the 2025–26 year to bid for supplies and materials (resolution 9.1). Motion carried.

- Certification of uncollected taxes: The board certified the district’s statement of uncollected taxes for the 2024–25 tax roll as of March 13, 2025 (resolution 10.1). The certification documents taxes in arrears that remain in the two‑year enforcement period; board discussion noted that certification is an administrative act that establishes the district’s statement to the enforcement officer and that payment obligations become due under the statutory timetable.

- Fiscal and administrative items: The board approved the internal claims/auditor’s report for January 2025 (10.2); established a mileage reimbursement rate (10.3); accepted a donation from the Tisch Foundation to Rebecca Turner Academy (10.4); and declared certain computer network equipment obsolete for disposal (10.5). Motions carried.

- Athletics and program mergers: The board authorized merged athletic activities for the 2025–26 school year (10.6) and approved an athletic merger with Bronxville High School for specific programs (10.7); trustees discussed liability and insurance requirements for interdistrict participation. Motions carried; at the meeting trustees requested the administration provide follow‑up on participant counts and insurance documentation.

- Policy adoption: The board waived the third reading and adopted a revised policy on student searches and interrogations (policy 7300.6) (11.1). The motion to waive the third reading passed; the policy was adopted that evening.

- Executive session: The board entered executive session to discuss pending litigation and personnel matters (12.1); the meeting adjourned from executive session.

Notes on voting record and roll call: Board actions during this meeting were recorded as voice votes with motions and seconds shown in the minutes. The public record in the meeting transcript documents "All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Abstain?" for multiple items; individual roll‑call tallies and individual trustee vote attributions were not printed in the transcript for every motion, and where roll‑call was not recorded the board clerk signified passage by voice vote. If the board needs a full roll‑call record for any item, the district clerk or board office can supply the signed meeting minutes.