Communication

The Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation app is available for free in Google Play or the App Store. Just search "Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation" and you will see the app image that looks like this image. If you had our previous app, you will just need to refresh it.

•  The internal sync with our Staff Directory is being worked on and a few errors/omissions may be remaining in the app and on our website. We appreciate your patience as this work progresses.
• To follow specific schools and/or the district, select "More" and then "My Schools" and toggle your choices.  

MVCSC is partnering with BusRight to provide a free app displaying their child's bus location in real time! To take advantage of this opportunity during inclement weather or anytime, parents should:

1. Download the BusRight App
2. BusRight will send an email invitation at the beginning of the year to all parents that includes a personal link specific to your child's BusRight account. Click this link to login to BusRight and view your child's routes.
3. If you cannot find the email invitation in your spam folder at the beginning of the year, parents should send an email to Support@BusRight.com. 

5-minute video to view the app instructions and layout

Troubleshooting: If you log into the system and observe the bus appears to be offline, it does not mean the bus route is not in operation, but rather, it is the result of one of the following reasons:

• The bus route has completed its run and is back at the bus lot and the GPS is not turned on
• The driver is using a spare vehicle that is not equipped with BusRight's GPS tracking system
• The GPS tracking system on the vehicle is not online due to technical issues
• If the route does not show as an option on your route list, you might not be assigned to that stop in the BusRight system. Please contact the transportation office at 317-485-3100. 

This is a new app so we ask for your patience as we continue to make tweaks and improvements over the next few months.

Questions or issues with the app? Contact support@busright.com.

Questions about your child's bus stop or route? Contact transportation office at rita.osborn@mvcsc.k12.in.us or 317-485-3100.

MVCSC uses ParentSquare for our main communication platform. ParentSquare is designed to keep parents informed and facilitate participation at school. 

See the ParentSquare Webpage for more informatioN
 

YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION IN PARENTSQUARE:

• For each student, the family member's contact information listed in Family 1 of your Skyward account is synced nightly into ParentSquare. 
• If you have contact changes needed, you need to change them in Skyward Family Access in Family 1. These changes will be uploaded into ParentSquare every evening.

The Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation takes great care to communicate with our community and recognizes the importance of sharing how tax dollars are spent. MVCSC strives to share the good news happening at Mt. Vernon with our incredible staff and students so the community can be proud of the district they support. Here are a few methods we share Mt. Vernon updates with the community:

Mt. Vernon Mainstream Newsletter 
~ mailed quarterly to in-district residents and parents
~ shared electronically with staff and the greater community

Superintendent's Summary
~ shared digitally to all parents/guardians and staff
~ shared on social media for the greater community

Both of these district newsletters are linked on our newsletters webpage.

News Articles on the District & School homepages
~ shared to the community through the media and the district/school social media
~ shared to staff through an internal Insider Newsletter

Individual School Newsletters & Announcements
~ each school sends weekly newsletters to their parents/guardians via ParentSquare
~ school announcements are shared daily with students through a variety of methods (email, daily announcements and slideshows)

"Traveling Talks" with Superintendent Dr. Parker
~ be on the lookout for near-monthly events to grab a lunch or dinner with Dr. Parker and ask him any questions while getting an update on Mt. Vernon. These will be frequently listed in our news articles on our homepage. 

Niche Events/Meetings
~ Mt. Vernon hosts chamber meetings, realtor breakfasts, speaks at town hall meetings, PTO/Booster meetings and more.

Want to get involved? 

Check out our Ambassadors Program, 65+ Club (free events for in-district residents 65 years or older), the Mt. Vernon Education Foundation or our PTO's/Boosters!