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Mount Vernon board hears curriculum update: student film festival and rising demand for career-technical programs

6439140 · October 24, 2025
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Summary

The board received a curriculum update that highlighted a student film festival addressing middle-school issues, local high school career-technical partnerships that earn college credit, and capacity constraints at the district career center.

Dr. Bennett delivered the curriculum report, summarizing three items: a student film festival on middle-school challenges, career-technical education (CTE) programming at another district that partners with Sinclair Community College, and employer emphasis on industry credentials.

The film festival — presented as the Friends for Friends Film Festival — featured student-made short films addressing topics such as cyberbullying, dating abuse, peer pressure and…

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