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Board approves grant director role amid trustee concerns over process and salary

Mount Vernon City School District Board of Education · November 26, 2025
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Summary

The board approved an employment agreement for an executive director of strategic development (Lauren McCoy) — a Title-funded grant-management position — after trustees voiced concern about short notice, process and salary level; the motion carried with recorded abstentions.

Mount Vernon — Trustees voted to authorize an employment agreement for Lauren McCoy to serve as executive director of strategic development, a Title-funded position responsible for grants and related portfolios.

Trustee discussion centered on process and pay. Trustee Middleton said she had not seen an introduction or had time to review the candidate, and expressed concern about repeatedly approving hires on short…

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