Welcome to Sibley Elementary (PK-5)
If you are looking for a school that not only loves community but feels like a community, then Sibley is the place for you! We have strong neighborhood partnerships, an incredibly dedicated staff, and classrooms full of scholars eager to learn. At Sibley, nosotros somos familia, and we want you to join ours! Please give us a call or schedule a tour today.

Sibley Elementary
School Hours
Breakfast 8:10 a.m.
Start Time 8:30 a.m.
Dismissal 3:28 p.m.
Half Day Dismissal 11:40 a.m.
School Transparency

We are a Community School!
Connect with your KSSN Coordinator
Whether our scholars come from across the world or across the street, they all learn and grow at Sibley.
Sibley Elementary serves scholars in grades Pre-K through fifth. As a cultural center and neighborhood school, we believe in creating a learning environment that embraces the language, skills, and culture of each of our scholars. Our teaching practices help all scholars, whether English is their first language or not, develop strong academic and social skills. Some of the skills we emphasize in our classrooms include reading, writing, speaking, listening, mathematics, scientific and historical inquiry, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and collaboration. We also offer additional supports for our scholars who are learning academic English.
Sibley scholars have so much to look forward to during their time with us. Some of our favorite activities, events, and partnerships are as follows:
- fall kickoff
- spring resource fair
- annual spirit weeks
- mobile food pantries
- family nights
- community cleanups and other volunteer events
- book fairs and reading events
- Parent Teacher Community Council
- Kent School Services Network (KSSN)
- partnership events with Stocking Elementary and Westwood Middle School
- community mentoring
- peer tutoring
We have incorporated distance learning for years and are poised to be a leader in the district as a blended model of new technologies and old practices, giving our students the best of both worlds. Our 1-to-1 student technology device approach ensures that every student has the opportunity to learn inside and outside the classroom.
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24 Nov
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Board of Education Special Meeting | Finance Committee 4:30 PM to 5:30 PMBoard of Education Special Meeting | Finance CommitteeDate: Nov 24Time: 4:30 PM to 5:30 PMLocation: GRPS University, 1400 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, USACalendar: Board of Education
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Board of Education Special Board Meeting | Work Session 5:30 PM to 6:30 PMBoard of Education Special Board Meeting | Work SessionDate: Nov 24Time: 5:30 PM to 6:30 PMLocation: GRPS University, 1400 Fuller Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49505, USACalendar: Board of Education
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26 Novthru Nov 28
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No School | No LOOP Programming | Thanksgiving BreakDate: Nov 26 - Nov 28Calendar: GRPS District Calendar
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26 Novthru Nov 28
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No School - Thanksgiving BreakDate: Nov 26 - Nov 28Calendar: Sibley Calendar
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2 Dec
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Coffee with the Board (Gilda's Club Grand Rapids) 6:00 PM to 7:30 PMCoffee with the Board (Gilda's Club Grand Rapids)Date: Dec 2Time: 6:00 PM to 7:30 PMLocation: Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, 1806 Bridge St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, USACalendar: Board of Education
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5 Dec
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Friday Treat Sale - Blow PopsDate: Dec 5Calendar: Sibley Calendar
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8 Dec
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Board of Education Special Meeting | Ad Hoc Facilities Committee 5:00 PM to 6:00 PMBoard of Education Special Meeting | Ad Hoc Facilities CommitteeDate: Dec 8Time: 5:00 PM to 6:00 PMLocation: Ottawa Hills High School, 2055 Rosewood Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506, USACalendar: Board of Education
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Board of Education Regular Board Meeting 6:30 PM to 7:30 PMBoard of Education Regular Board MeetingDate: Dec 8Time: 6:30 PM to 7:30 PMLocation: Ottawa Hills High School, 2055 Rosewood Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506, USACalendar: Board of EducationLocated in the Auditorium
Agenda will be postedon BoardDocs.
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The 3Rs Program at Ottawa Hills: Teaching rights, responsibilities, and the realities of the law November 21, 2025
Ottawa Hills High School is home to a unique learning experience that brings the legal world directly into the classroom. The 3Rs Program—Rights, Responsibilities, and Realities of the Law—partners scholars with local lawyers, judges, and civil rights experts for monthly sessions designed to help young people better understand the laws that shape their lives.
Principal Profile: Meet the leader who decided to be an educator in first grade November 20, 2025
Grand Rapids Montessori Academy and Middle High School Principal Kerri Reed has known she wanted to be a teacher since she was a child.
Whitley and Dan Morse met as new teachers in Grand Rapids Public Schools. Fifteen years later, the married couple are still there, Whitley as a teacher at Ottawa Hills High School and Dan as principal of North Park Montessori Academy.







