Our School District

The Manhattan Beach Unified School District (MBUSD) has seven schools and an enrollment of 6,580 students.  It employs 388 certificated teachers and 279 non-certificated staff.  In 2009-2010, MBEF grants of $4.1 million funded 84 (or 13 percent) of these positions, including certificated and non-certificated staff.

For a brief overview of our district, click here.  You can also learn more by visiting the MBUSD district website.

The seven schools in our district are listed below.  Please click on them for more information.

Grand View Elementary School
Meadows Elementary School

Pacific Elementary School
Pennekamp Elementary School
Robinson Elementary School
Manhattan Beach Middle School
Mira Costa High School

Each of our schools has its own representatives to MBEF, listed below.  MBEF’s partnership extends to each school’s PTA as well. The PTA president of each of our schools serves on the MBEF Board of Directors for the duration of his/her PTA presidency. Often PTA presidents remain on our board after their PTA term.

School Site Representatives

Mira Costa Berta Bissell Pacific Dawn Bush
Jamie Buckstaff Stephanie Siddons
Julie Oakes Whitney Sargent
MBMS Susy Werre Jeri Vick
Paki Wolfe Pennekamp Jennifer Ure
Grand View Carolyn Robb Chana Chaffer
Meadows Sue Bishop Robinson Franca Stadvec
Stephanie and Mark Maruyama Lori Keenan
Charlyn Naylor