NY The Mount Pleasant Cottage School UFSD was created by the New York State Legislature in 1971 to serve the educational needs of the approximately 325 emotionally disturbed children who are residents of the Jewish Child Care Association s 175 acre campus.
Students reside in one of three separate programs on the campus.
The Pleasantville Cottage School is a co-educational facility for 200 students of normal intelligence who are socially and emotionally challenged. The Edenwald Center serves 100 boys and girls who have intellectual and emotional challenges. Programs follow the standard New York State curriculum and include academic diagnosis and remediation, computer aided instruction, and a focus on the development of individual responsibility. Regents, local and IEP diplomas are awarded to students meeting the requirements of the New York State Department of Education.