MANISTEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Manistee Area Public Schools
Welcome to Manistee Elementary – Grades 1-5
Mariners aim to be leaders in our own way at school, at home, and in our community. Through learning, we explore our world, inspire our potential, and achieve our goals. Together Mariners Lead the Way to a brighter future.
Mariners Lead the Way!
Please Note!
Construction of the newly renovated MANISTEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is complete and the students are attending class at 550 Maple Street for the 2025/26 school year serving all students in grades 1-5, directions: MAP
2025/26 School Day Start/End Times & Academic Dates
Below are the start and end times for the learning schedule for each building.
For Manistee Early Childhood Center (MECC):
MECC is a licensed child care center. Any unaccompanied children left on the premises before or after school will be signed into Before/After Care and charged hourly/daily rates for supervision.
For Manistee Elementary School & Manistee Middle High School:
Unless students are participating in a school activity, school staff will not provide supervision before or after these times.
MAIN DOORS OPEN:
Manistee Early Childhood Center: 7:50 am
Manistee Elementary: 7:40 am
MMHS: 7:35 am
START TIME:
Manistee Early Childhood Center: 8:00 am
Manistee Elementary: 7:50 am
MMHS: 7:55 am
END TIME:
Manistee Early Childhood Center: 3:10 pm
Manistee Elementary: 2:50 pm
MMHS: 2:40 pm
MAIN DOORS OPEN:
Manistee Early Childhood Center: 8:50 am
Manistee Elementary: 8:40 am
MMHS: 8:35 am
START TIME:
Manistee Early Childhood Center: 9:00 am
Manistee Elementary: 8:55 am
MMHS: 8:45 am
END TIME:
Manistee Early Childhood Center: 3:10 pm
Manistee Elementary: 2:50 pm
MMHS: 2:40 pm
MAIN DOORS OPEN:
Manistee Early Childhood Center: 7:50 am
Manistee Elementary: 7:40 am
MMHS: 7:35 am
START TIME:
Manistee Early Childhood Center: 8:00 am
Manistee Elementary: 7:50 am
MMHS: 7:55 am
END TIME:
Manistee Early Childhood Center: 11:40 am
Manistee Elementary: 11:20 am
MMHS: 11:15 am
School Nutrition Services Information
We are pleased to inform you that we will be participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as part of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.
The GREAT NEWS is that ALL students enrolled at Manistee Area Public Schools can receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at NO CHARGE to your household each day.
As we start this program for the 24/25 school year, we ask that each household complete a Household Information Report found online at: https://manisteeps.familyportal.cloud. Click "Apply for benefits" to get started. This report only takes five minutes to fill out and must be completed by each household in our District. Paper copies are available upon request. We also ask that you pay any lunch balance due from the prior school year. The CEP Program cannot be in place with overdue balances remaining.
In addition, the Household Information Report is critical in determining the amount of money that our school receives from a variety of State and Federal supplemental programs like Title I A, At-risk (31a), Title II A, E-Rate, etc. These supplemental programs have the potential to offer supports and services for our students including, but not limited to:
- Instructional support (staff, supplies & materials, etc.)
- Non-instructional services (counseling, social work, health services, etc.)
- Professional Learning for staff
- Parent and Community engagement supplies and activities
- Technology
We are asking that you please complete and submit the Household Information Report as soon as possible to ensure that additional funding for our school is available to meet the needs of our students. All information on the report submitted is confidential. Without your assistance in completing and returning the report, our school cannot maximize the use of available State and Federal funds. If we can be of any further assistance, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Keri Carlson, Nutrition Services Director
Manistee Elementary Announcements
R E M I N D E R — Jefferson Elementary Book Exchange — February 19
The Jefferson Book Exchange will be held on February 19th, from 8:30 am to 10:45 am. Be sure to bring in a "once-loved/soon-to-be-loved" book for the exchange!
KENNEDY ELEMENTARY TALENT SHOW — Friday, February 28, 2020
The Kennedy Elementary Talent Show will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020, at 6 pm in the Manistee Middle/High School Auditorium. Come out for a fun-filled evening for the whole family!!
MAPS Board of Education Work/Study Session (RESCHEDULED)
The MAPS Board of Education Work/Study Session has been RESCHEDULED from Wednesday, February 26, to TUESDAY, February 25, 2020, at 7 pm in the Kennedy Elementary School Library.
Your Manistee Elementary Team
View Manistee Elementary Staff
Administrative Team
Principal: Shelly VanVoorst | svanvoorst@manistee.org
Assistant Principal: Beth Adams | eadams@manistee.org
Secretary: Kasandra Johnson | kkjohnson@manistee.org
Office Assistant/Secretary: Carly Liston | cliston@manistee.org
Instructional Staff
First Grade
Deb Erdman, derdman@manistee.org
Josh Smith jsmith@manistee.org
Anna Thompson, athompson@manistee.org
Michelle Wilson, mwilson@manistee.org
Second Grade
McAnn Bradford, mbradford@manistee.org
Cindy Matthes, cmatthes@manistee.org
Sarah Padgett, spadgett@manistee.org
Bryan Tomaszewski, btomaszewski@manistee.org
Third Grade
Kelly Petersen, kpetersen@manistee.org
Tristan Baller, tballer@manistee.org
Kayla Szokola, kszokola@manistee.org
Leah Antal, lantal@manistee.org
Fourth Grade
Tina Mannon, tmannon@manistee.org
Nicole Weaver, nweaver@manistee.org
William Edmondson, wedmondson@manistee.org
Fifth Grade
Rose Savela, rsavela@manistee.org
Jaclyn Kaminski, jkaminski@manistee.org
Taylor Mellon, tmellon@manistee.org
Tanya Hunter, thunter@manistee.org
Special Education
Emily Noteware, Special Education enoteware@manistee.org
Jennifer Abel, Resource Room jabel@manistee.org
Chasity Gouker, Special Education cgouker@manistee.org
Academic Support
Krista Bennett, Math Coach, kbennett@manistee.org
Cate Hollenback, 1-2 Interventionist, chollenback@manistee.org
Kelly Zimmerman, 3-5 Interventionist, kzimmerman@manistee.org
Deb Forward, Academic Specialist, dforward@manistee.org
Tamara Jackoviak, Academic Specialist tjackoviak@manistee.org
Specials
Sam Zeller, Elementary Coding szeller@manistee.org
Cassie Miller, Elementary PE/Health cmmiller@manistee.org
Michael Rosteck, Elementary Art mrosteck@manistee.org
Amanda Feyen, Elementary Music afeyen@manistee.org
Ryan Biller, Instrumental Music rbiller@manistee.org
Parapros
Teri Barkholz tbarkholz@manistee.org
Vanessa Bergeman vbergeman@manistee.org
Ingrid Bond, ibond@manistee.org
Christina Delacruz, cdelacruz@manistee.org
Mirage DeLing mdeling@manistee.org
Alyssa Hendges ahendges@manistee.org
Phil Kroll pkroll@manistee.org
Stephanie Johnson stephaniejohnson@manistee.org
Natalie Knickerbocker nknickerbocker@manistee.org
Sara Papes, spapes@manistee.org
Meredith Rose, mrose@manistee.org
Clay Slawinski, cslawinski@manistee.org
Stacey Smith ssmith@manistee.org
Behavioral Health Team
Olivia Nichols-Lenon, Behavioral Specialist, olenon@manistee.org
Stephanie Johnson, Behavioral Specialist, stephaniejohnson@manistee.org
Theresa Patnoude, Therapist, tpatnoude@manistee.org
School Custodial Team
Sue Steinberg, Head Custodian, ssteinberg@manistee.org
Sarah Picklesimer, Custodian, sspicklesimer@manistee.org
Avery Cook, Custodian, acook@manistee.org
2025-26 ATP Schedule
All meetings are held 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm at Manistee Elementary School - Zoom is available.
September 10th
October 8th
November 12th
December 10th
January 14th
February 11th
March 11th
April 8th
May 13th
Current Officers
President: Ariel Ferreira
Vice President: Jennifer Abel
Treasurer: Kelly Vartyak
Secretary: Tianna Gremore
ATP Contact Information
ATP Contact: mapsatp1@gmail.com and we can be found on Facebook as MAPS Elementary ATP
Building Contact: Shelly VanVoorst: svanvoorst@manistee.org
MAPS Elementary ATP (Assembly for Teachers & Parents)
What is ATP?: ATP is our parent-teacher group for all of the MAPS Elementary buildings – grades Pre-K through 5.
Parents who become involved in their child’s education can make a positive difference.
What does ATP do?
We fundraise to help support our schools and students. We pay for field trips, school supplies, recess/playground equipment, books, staff appreciation activities, and more! We also organize many family events: Fall Carnival, Daddy-Daughter and Mother-Son nights, Holiday Caroling, Birthday Lunches, Book Fairs, and Santa Shop are some examples.
What are the objectives of the ATP?
The MAPS Elementary ATP (Assembly of Teachers & Parents), is a dedicated group parents that spearhead projects to benefit our students grades Pre-K through 5th. It is similar to a Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) only a little more prescriptive and based on committees, including:
- Parenting
- Communicating
- Volunteering
- Learning at Home
- Decision Making
- Community Collaboration
Monthly Minutes
Your Journey Continues at Manistee Elementary
The staff at Manistee Elementary are looking forward to an exciting school year. Manistee Elementary offers a challenging academic program along with many athletic opportunities and after school programs. We are proud of the programs our school offers and encourage you to work hard, do your best, and find success both academically and in your personal accomplishments.
We offer the following programs throughout the year:
- PowerLearning 1:1 iPad instruction
- Data Driven Instruction
- Guaranteed & Viable Curriculum
- Educational based field trips & assemblies
- Paraprofessional Assistance
- After-School Tutoring
- Response to Intervention (RTI) & Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
- Safenet
- Child Study Meetings
As Manistee Mariners, we are all leaders in our own way. Mariners lead at school, with friends, and in the community by developing healthy relationships, using responsible decision-making and respectful communication.
Mariners are:
T | TRUSTWORTHY — Always tell the truth
R | RESPECTFUL — Listen and are polite
A | ACCEPTING — Friends to all
C | COOPERATIVE — Work as a team
K | KIND — Thoughtful and caring
“TRACK” is the Manistee Area Public Schools global, district-wide, leaders platform that all educators, staff and students follow throughout their educational journey. This initiative is connected to course curriculum, extra curricular programs, disciplinary procedures, and internal culture.
