Middle School building to reopen & house 3rd - 6th grades
On Friday afternoon, many families were surprised to get a letter from Manchester Community Schools shortly before school let out for the weekend. The letter informed them that a new building configuration had been decided upon at a special board meeting, held on Tuesday January 16th. The letter stated that the dormant former middle school […]
School District takes out $3.1 million energy efficiency improvements loan
In addition to the new building configuration, at the Tuesday night special school board meeting, the school board voted to take out a $3.1 million government loan at 1.25% with 15-year financing to upgrade the district’s energy efficiency. The district applied for the Qualified Zone Academy Bond through the U.S.Department of Education just before Christmas […]
Ackerson building & Alumni Field to close; Community Resource Center and Co-op Preschool to relocate
As part of the building configuration decision on which the school board voted last Tuesday, the school board decided to close the Nellie Ackerson building located at 410 City Road and discontinue the district's use of Alumni field, located adjacent to the Ackerson building. Although no vote was taken beyond closing Ackerson and Alumni Field, […]
School board changes course on public engagement strategy
The decision to re-configure the school district buildings has actually been an ongoing conversation for more than two years. In January 2016, a board-appointed committee composed of teachers, support staff, parents, students, community members, and administrators met to study how to shrink district costs through more efficient building use. The committee met multiple times and by March 2016 decided […]
Manchester Mens Club holds election, supports the community in 2017
The Manchester Men's Club held elections at the January meeting last week. The results are, President- John Stedman; VP- Lester Koch; Treasurer- Henry Earhart; Secretary- Eric Frasier; Board Members- Jim Montgomery, Austin Scott, Andy Mahony, Jim Carpenter, Dan Fleck, and Mike Parks. The Men's Club is a non profit 501(c)3 that raises funds by putting […]
Special technology helping Manchester students with reading & writing disabilities
Lots of technical options exist for students with reading or writing deficits. Some are easy to learn and work well with existing technology in the district. Co:Writer is one of these technologies, and recently the Manchester Community Schools Foundation was able to provide a grant to supply seven students in the Manchester School district a trial […]
Kindergarten information night
The Manchester Community School District is pleased to announce that planning for the 2018-19 Kindergarten program is now under way. Families of children who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2018, are encouraged to attend a special information night on Monday, February 12, 2018 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. This meeting […]
Exhale yoga hosting Codependents Anonymous meetings
Exhale Yoga, located at 118 E Main St. in Manchester, is hosting a twice-monthly Codependents Anonymous meetings. Wondering what it’s all about? Want to learn more about co-dependency? Codependents Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women whose common purpose is to develop healthy relationships. The only requirement is a desire for healthy and loving relationships. The next […]
Free tax prep at the CRC for low-income tax payers
Free tax preparation assistance is available at the Community Resource Center here in Manchester, to low-income Washtenaw County taxpayers through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program. Managed through the United Way of Washtenaw County (UWWC), VITA is a national IRS program providing free tax preparation for individuals and families making $54,000 or less, persons with […]
Skate party at Chi-Bro Park postponed
The Manchester Mens Club ice skating party in Chi-Bro Park, scheduled for the end of January, has been postponed to Feb 17 at 3 pm. It takes at least two weeks of continually below-freezing weather to flood and freeze the ice rink and even though we've had very cold weather, there has not been two weeks straight […]
