Mount Pleasant Community School District
{{Short description|Public school district in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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{{Infobox school district
|name = Mount Pleasant Community School District
|logo = File:Mount_Pleasant_CSD_logo.png
|motto =
|type = Local school district
|grades = K-12
|established =
|closed =
|location = Mount Pleasant, Iowa
|region = Henry County
|country = United States
|coordinates = 40.963329, -91.538214
|superintendent = John Henriksen
|schools = 7
|budget = $29,188,000 (2020-21){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=1919890&DistrictID=1919890|title=Mount Pleasant Comm School District|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=June 19, 2024}}
|us_nces_district_id = 1919890
|conference = Southeast
|mascot = Panthers
|colors = Dark Red and Gold
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|website = {{URL|https://www.mtpcsd.org}}
}}
The Mount Pleasant Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. The district is mainly in Henry County, but has small areas in Jefferson, Lee, and Van Buren counties.{{cite web|url=https://educate.iowa.gov/media/7938/download?inline=|title=Mount Pleasant|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2024-06-17}} The district includes the city of Mount Pleasant and the surrounding area, which has the municipalities of Rome, Salem, and Westwood,{{cite web|url=https://educate.iowa.gov/media/7938/download?inline=|title=Mount Pleasant Iowa Department of Education School District Boundary Verification 2022 - 2023|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2024-06-17}} and the census-designated place of Trenton,{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st19_ia/schooldistrict_maps/c19087_henry/DC20SD_C19087.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Henry County, IA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-06-17}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st19_ia/schooldistrict_maps/c19087_henry/DC20SD_C19087_SD2MS.txt Text list] along with rural area students.
History
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In 2023 the district purchased sections of the shuttered Iowa Wesleyan University for a combined total of $1,250,000.{{cite web|last=Vidmar|first=Brad|url=https://www.mississippivalleypublishing.com/the_hawk_eye/a-win-at-1-25-million-mount-pleasant-school-district-buying-portions-of-iowa-wesleyan/article_357d4f0a-3d12-11ee-b0c7-4f01c9174984.html|title='A win at $1.25 million': Mount Pleasant School District buying portions of Iowa Wesleyan University|newspaper=The Hawk Eye|date=2023-08-18|access-date=2024-06-11}} These included some buildings on the main campus and the sports practice fields.{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Vanessa|url=https://www.thegazette.com/higher-education/mount-pleasant-school-district-looks-to-buy-iowa-wesleyan-properties/|title=Mount Pleasant school district looks to buy Iowa Wesleyan properties|newspaper=The Gazette|place=Cedar Rapids, Iowa|date=2023-08-04|access-date=2024-06-11}} The district funded the purchase via the penny sales tax.{{cite web|last=Lee|first=Maddie|url=https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/public-forum-on-mt-pleasant-csds-iowa-wesleyan-purchase-agreement-draws-a-full-crowd-on-monday-night|title=Public forum on Mt. Pleasant CSD's Iowa Wesleyan purchase agreement draws a full crowd on Monday night|publisher=CBS 2 Iowa|date=2023-08-28|access-date=2024-06-11}} John Henriksen, the superintendent, stated that the district could immediately use some of the facilities, now district-owned, for athletic purposes and not have to use municipal complexes.{{cite web|last=Redfield|first=John|url=https://ktvo.com/news/local/mt-pleasant-csd-moves-forward-with-plans-to-buy-portions-of-iowa-wesleyan-campus|title=Mt. Pleasant CSD moves forward with plans to buy portions of Iowa Wesleyan campus|publisher=KTVO|date=2023-08-29|access-date=2024-06-11}}
Schools
The district has seven schools. all located in Mount Pleasant:
- Lincoln Elementary
- Harlan Elementary
- Van Allen Elementary
- Salem Elementary
- Mount Pleasant Community Middle School
- Mount Pleasant Community High School
- WisdomQuest Education Center
The MPCSD also provides the educational component for the Christamore House, a court-appointed juvenile facility located in Mount Pleasant.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
Other facilities
The district uses the Cottrell Gymnasium. In 2018 it was renovated for $150,000.{{cite web|last=Benedict|first=Joe|url=https://www.southeastiowaunion.com/news/cottrell-gym-finished/|title=Cottrell Gym finished|newspaper=Southeast Iowa Union|date=2018-09-30|access-date=2024-06-17}}
The Iowa Wesleyan facilities on the main campus that the district sought to acquire were: Old Main, the school's chapel, John Wesley Holland Student Union, Howe Student Activity Center, the PEO Memorial Building, Pioneer Hall, and the Ruble Arena. The district also sought the Iowa Wesleyan practice fields.
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.mtpcsd.org/}}
- [https://mtpmusic.wixsite.com/mpmusic Mount Pleasant Music Boosters]
Category:Education in Henry County, Iowa
Category:Education in Jefferson County, Iowa
Category:Education in Lee County, Iowa
Category:Education in Van Buren County, Iowa
Category:School districts in Iowa
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