Green Bay Schools

The first day of school is almost here! Here's a reminder of how the first few days of school work: August 31 - First day of school (in-person instruction) for 4K, K-5, 6th & 9th grade and K-8 at Aldo, da Vinci and Red Smith. Asynchronous instruction for 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade.

September 1 - All students grades 5K-12 report to school. See the full District calendar and some school specific calendars at gbaps.org/26-27calendar.

Diane (Dockry) Ford will be honored as an inductee into the Green Bay Area Public School District Hall of Fame on October 9, 2026. Diane, a Green Bay East High School graduate, is a trailblazing business leader and philanthropist. As a first-generation college student, she rose through the ranks at Wisconsin Public Service to become the first female vice president in company history, retiring as Vice President, Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer of Integrys Energy Group.

🏆 Read more about Diane at gbaps.org/hof2026.

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now for the event on October 9, 2026. Order tickets: https://bit.ly/4waT1WW

Thank you to everyone who came out our Meet & Greet with Superintendent Michael Hernandez on August 4, 2026, at McDonald's on Shawano Avenue in Green Bay. There will be more opportunities to meet and connect with Superintendent Hernandez throughout this school year - more info to come.

👋 In the meantime, if you see him out in the community, please say hello and introduce yourself!

The School Spirit Education Endowment grant application window is now open. The School Spirit Educational Endowment is available for Green Bay Area Public School teachers, staff, students, and parent associations. It provides mini-grants to explore creative ways of delivering educational experiences.

Applications are due by October 15, 2026.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/3TyUwAR

Congratulations to Green Bay Southwest High School teacher Jason Krings who was named the 2026 Wisconsin History Teacher of the Year by the the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History!

He will now be a nominee in the national contest. Congratulations, Mr. Krings!

Looking for a way to support Green Bay Area Public Schools teachers? Help out during a Helping Hands Day shift this year!

Volunteers are needed at schools across the District to help teachers and staff set up classrooms and students spaces before school starts. Volunteer tasks include: organizing classrooms, assembling parent folders, labeling, unpacking boxes and more to get ready for open houses. Questions? Reach out to Kathleen Neuser at [email protected].

💙 Register for a volunteer slot: https://bit.ly/4w3UbDy

Community members are invited to an open house to celebrate the next chapter of the Northeast Wisconsin School of Innovation. Thanks to community support of GBAPS 2024 Referendum, N.E.W. School of Innovation has a newly renovated space on the NWTC campus that provides appropriate learning spaces for grades 6-12 and offers the same safety and security measures available at other GBAPS schools.

📆 Join us on August 12, 2026, for tours of the newly renovated space from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. A brief program will start at 4:00 p.m.

Serving students in grades 6-12, the N.E.W. School of Innovation is a public charter school operated by GBAPS that first opened in 2018. Built around personalized learning plans designed to support students academically, socially and emotionally, the school helps students explore their interests while learning at their own pace.

Through its partnership with NWTC, students experience college early through career exploration, dual credit and college coursework, helping to build connections between higher education and careers years before graduation.

We're a few weeks away from the first day of school! Here's your Back to School GBAPS checklist:

✅ Registration: New students should register for school. Visit gbaps.org/registration to learn more. Contact Central Registration at 920-448-2001 or [email protected] with questions about registration or to check on your current enrollment.

✅ School Supplies: Find your school's supply list at gbaps.org/schoolsupplies.

✅ Open House: Check your school's website for Open House dates and times.

✅ Transportation information: Parents/guardians will be notified during the week of August 24, 2026, to login to the Infinite Campus Parent Portal to view the transportation bus number, stop location and pick-up/drop-off times. Information will also be available via the My Ride K-12 app. Learn more at gbaps.org/transportation.

✅ Update contact information: Visit gbaps.org/registration and click on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal button under Existing Families. Access the Parent Portal to update your contact information.

🌳 Review everything you need to know for Back to School: https://bit.ly/3TWuaJ7

After a great summer of learning, Summer School 2026 wrapped up on July 31! 🌞

In session 2, students enjoyed reading books and cooking meals, learning about world cultures, practicing fitness, learning card games and more.

While we say goodbye for now, it's just a few short weeks away until school starts on August 31, 2026. See you soon, GBAPS! 👋

Tickets are on sale now for the Green Bay Area Public Schools Hall of Fame Class of 2026 induction event. Join us at the Hotel Northland on Friday, October 9, 2026, to honor GBAPS alumni as they are inducted into the GBAPS Hall of fame.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for a cocktail hour (cash bar) with light hors d’oeuvres, followed by the program beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Tickets are $35 and available to order online. Seats are limited and first come, first served.

🎟️ Order tickets: https://bit.ly/4vY3PHT