GROWING IN CLEVELAND

Cleveland ISD opened as a one-room schoolhouse with 25 students in 1908. Over the next 100 years, the district grew to more than 3,000 students housed in five buildings. For decades, Cleveland ISD was classified as a 3A school district with very little growth. But in 2015, that all began to change. And change came quick. Since 2015, Cleveland ISD has grown to more than 11,500 students Today, Cleveland ISD is classified as a 6A school district and competes against schools including The Woodlands High School, Grand Oaks High School, and College Park High School.

With fast growth comes opportunities. The additional student enrollment allowed the district to expand its Career and Technical Education (CTE) and extra-curricular offerings. Students now can enroll in robotics,health sciences, and medical technician courses. Students can even become certified cosmetologists in the district’s state-of-the-art cosmetology lab. And in January, a Green Monster made its debut in the outfield of a newly constructed baseball and softball field at the Cleveland ISD Hal McClelland Sports Complex.

Here at Cleveland ISD you will find a lot of our elementary students that look up to our high school athletes, hoping one day to be in their shoes.

Our Athletic Directors, Brian Ricci and Daylyn Harris recognize the impact our high schoolers can have on the younger students, so with a select group of those high school athlete students the Athletic Directors have allowed them to visit the elementary campuses during the morning time to greet the elementary students as they arrive at school. This is, and has been an amazing way for our younger students to become excited about school and see that their dreams are attainable!

We are several months into the school year and jumping into Spring with both feet. There are still lots of wonderful learning activities planned for the rest of the year as our Seniors are anxiously awaiting graduation. We at Cleveland ISD hope your family enjoys this wonderful season of Spring where we celebrate Easter and honor our mothers.

Cleveland ISD is led by Superintendent Stephen W. McCanless. Mr. McCanless is a Native Texan, havingbeenraisedinandcompletingallofhispublicschoolyearsinChannelviewISD. Being from a family of 4 brothers and 5 sisters, McCanless says that education was always a topic of discussionatthedinnertable.Mr. Science from San Jacinto College, his Bachelor’s Degree in Literature and Master’s Degree in EducationManagement,bothfrom all course work for his Ed.Din Educational Supervision at Lamar University.. Mr. McCanless’s philosophyis,“Everychildcanlearn;ourjobistosupportandinspiretheminthisjourney”.

havingbeenraisedinandcompletingallofhispublicschoolyearsinChannelviewISD. discussionatthedinnertable.Mr. EducationManagement,bothfrom philosophyis,“Everychildcanlearn;ourjobistosupportandinspiretheminthisjourney”.