School Procedures
Inclement Weather
Morning Inclement Weather
Grades PreK – K: Students will enter the building at 8:00 am through the auditorium door, where teachers will escort students at 8:15 am to their classrooms or designated locations.
Los estudiantes ingresarán al edificio a las 8:00 am por la puerta del auditorio, donde los maestros los acompañarán a las 8:15 am a sus salones de clase o lugares designados.
Grades 1-2: Students will enter the building at 8:00 am through the auditorium door, where teachers will escort students at 8:15 am to their classrooms or designated locations.
Los estudiantes ingresarán al edificio a las 8:00 am por la puerta del auditorio, donde los maestros acompañarán a los estudiantes.
a las 8:15 am a sus salones de clases o lugares designados.
Grades 3-5: Students will enter the building at 8:00 am through the main door. Hall monitors will guide students to the gymnasium, where teachers will escort them at 8:15 am to their classrooms.
Los estudiantes ingresarán al edificio a las 8:00 am por la puerta principal. Los monitores de pasillo guiarán a los estudiantes al gimnasio, donde los maestros los acompañarán a las 8:15 am a sus aulas o lugares designados.
Grades 6-8: Students will enter the building at 8:00 am through the cafeteria door and wait in the cafeteria to be escorted by teachers at 8:15 am to their classrooms or designated locations.
Los estudiantes ingresarán al edificio a las 8:00 am por la puerta de la cafetería y esperarán en la cafetería para ser acompañados por los maestros a las 8:15 am a sus salones de clase o lugares designados.
Afternoon Inclement Weather
Grades PreK-K: Students will be escorted to the Porch by teachers at 3:05 pm. VP Carlisle and designated staff will assist with parent pick-up.
Los maestros acompañarán a los estudiantes al porche a las 3:05 pm. El vicepresidente Carlisle y el personal designado ayudarán con la recogida de los padres.
Grades 1-2: Students will be escorted by teachers to the auditorium at 3:05 pm. VP Carlisle and designated staff will assist with parent pick-up from the Porch.
Los maestros acompañarán a los estudiantes al auditorio a las 3:05 pm. El vicepresidente Carlisle y el personal designado ayudarán con la recogida de los padres en el porche.
Grades 3-5: Students will exit the building through Door 3 to the alleyway at 3:05 pm. All late pick-ups will be escorted to the auditorium through Door 3.
Los estudiantes saldrán del edificio por la puerta 3 hacia el callejón a las 3:05 pm. Todas las personas que lleguen tarde serán acompañadas al auditorio por la puerta 3.
Grades 6-8: Students will exit the building through Door 3 into the alleyway at 3:05 pm.
Los estudiantes saldrán del edificio por la puerta 3 hacia el callejón a las 3:05 p.m.
Delayed Opening/Emergency Closing
Delayed Opening
When there is a delayed opening the following procedures will be followed:
- School will open at 10:00 AM.
- Breakfast will not be served.
- Lunch periods will be 30 minutes long.
- Schools will close at the regularly scheduled dismissal time.
- All school trips and staff development activities will be cancelled. Staff should report to their normal assignments.
- All after school programs and athletic events will be held as scheduled.
- Transported special-needs students and infant/toddler program students should expect buses to arrive between 60 and 90 minutes later than their normally scheduled pick-up time.
- Students transported on shuttle buses between schools and students in the gifted and talented program should expect their buses to depart between 60 and 90 minutes later than their normally scheduled departure times.
Emergency Closing
Only the Superintendent or his designee may authorize official emergency announcements. Calls should not be made to the school, Central Office or media outlets.
At times hazardous weather conditions or other emergencies may necessitate the closing or delayed opening or schools. News of these closing and delays will be broadcast between 6:00am and 9:00am, on several radio and TV stations in our state. Parents, students and school personnel are advised to listen for those announcements on the following radio and TV stations.
| Television Stations | FM Radio Stations | AM Radio Stations |
| WABC-TV New 12 New Jersey FOX-5 - TV NBC-TV CBS-TV Univision Channel 41 |
WBGO-88.3 FMWRKS (KISS) - 98.7 FMWKXW - 101.5 FM WBLS - 107.5 FM |
WCBS - 880 AM WINS - 1010 AM WADO - 1280 (Spanish) |
School Lunch & Breakfast Program
Chartwell is the food services vendor at Mount Vernon. They are responsible for preparation and service of the breakfast and lunch meals at the school. In addition, the staff provides meals for the After School Programs and alternative meals, such as, bag lunches for field trips and school excursions.
Technology Policy
Using computers in school is different from the way you might use your computer at home. For the protection of all students there are restrictions to Internet use at school.
If you would like your child to use the Internet at school you need to first sign an Acceptance User Policy (AUP) stating that you and your child understand how the computers are to be used in the Newark Public Schools. This form is filed with the Technology Coordinator while the child is a student at Mount Vernon.
Any questions on this policy please contact the Technology Coordinator. Technology AUP Policy