Mt. Pleasant residents have longed for its neighborhood schools to be transformed into community schools. Social service organizations are providing services to our neighborhood schools as they try to reach academic success. An out-of-school time pilot demonstration program was initiated at Charles Dickens School in October 2006. Students participate in programs twice per week.

The pilot demonstration program includes: Dance Afrika Dance Village Institute – Boys 2 Men, D.I.V.A.; Young Audiences Arts and Crafts; Beech Brook’s Anger Management Program; Seniors’ in School Literacy Program; A Vision of Change, Inc. (SPELLMASTER); and the Neighborhood Leadership Institute.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s state report card designation of Continuous Improvement for all of its schools speaks, in part, to the level of community involvement and interest in educating our children for the future.

The five public schools in Mt. Pleasant are:

Charles Dickens (K-8)

Robert H. Jamison (K-8)

Nathan Hale (K-8)

Andrew J. Rickoff (preK-8)

Robert K. Fulton (K-8)

In addition to these schools, other educational services are provided by two Cleveland Public Libraries. They are:

The Mt. Pleasant Branch Library at 14000 Kinsman Road

The E. 131st Branch Library at 3830 East 131st Street

Throughout Mt. Pleasant, parents and caregivers can access certified and quality child care from either day care centers or from in-home day care providers.