About Us
Mount Pleasant Academy is a program of Family Service of RI (FSRI). Family Service of Rhode Island, Inc., is a non-profit organization that provides a wide array of social, medical and educational services to primarily low-income children, adults and families in every Rhode Island community, and in Massachusetts and Connecticut communities along the Rhode Island border.
Certified as a regular and special education facility, MPA is one of the first such programs in RI. Dual certification promotes ‘inclusion’ classrooms that include students a range of abilities. Children who meet their goals and may no longer require an IEP can therefore remain with the same teacher and set of peers.
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Our Mission
Since 2001, Mount Pleasant Academy (MPA) has established itself as a premiere facility for children who need extra support for their educational and emotional development. Mount Pleasant Academy provides cutting-edge education and therapeutic services for its children and their families. By combining current research findings, state-of-the-art teaching and multisensory strategies, and a fully-integrated team of educators, occupational therapists, speech/language therapists, children’s mental health specialists, and family support workers, we can provide children at MPA comprehensive services that surpass those available in a public school setting.