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Welcome to MacArthur Elementary
MacArthur Elementary School is located on the southwest side of Green Bay and serves students in 4K-5th grade. MacArthur is dedicated to making every child's school journey successful.
Our Principal
Kim Van Pay
School Information
1331 Hobart Drive,
Green Bay, WI 54304
Hours: 8:57 a.m. – 3:35 p.m.
Contact Us
Phone: (920) 492-2680
Fax: (920) 492-5573
District News
![Wisconsin Seal of Biliteracy logo 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1749480460/gbapsorg/kxjxttv9zp9pcfhjfsu6/SealofBiliteracy2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1749480460/gbapsorg/kxjxttv9zp9pcfhjfsu6/SealofBiliteracy2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1749480460/gbapsorg/kxjxttv9zp9pcfhjfsu6/SealofBiliteracy2025.png","width":700}])
Thirty GBAPS graduates earned the Seal of Biliteracy in 2025.
![Student creating giant colorful bubbles smiles. GBAPS welcome back celebration logo in lower left corner over a white glowing circle]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748362201/gbapsorg/mfqgfctpldfeaaynihaz/WelcomeBackGBAPS2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748362201/gbapsorg/mfqgfctpldfeaaynihaz/WelcomeBackGBAPS2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748362201/gbapsorg/mfqgfctpldfeaaynihaz/WelcomeBackGBAPS2025.png","width":700}])
Join us at Joannes Park from 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. on August 21, 2025.
![Staff Recognition Awards GBAPS 2024-25]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1744213431/gbapsorg/qk7viz5oyyay2pt6lghy/2024-25StaffRecAwards.png","width":700}])
Winners were surprised by Superintendent Vicki Bayer and other guests on April 8, 2025
![Strategic framework 2025-2030]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742832674/gbapsorg/wthpq3gwk7xdoezmue8r/StrategicPlan.jpg","width":700}])
At the March 17, 2025, Board of Education meeting, the Board of Education approved a five-year Strategic Plan.
![Orange sun logo with purple text that reads SCHOOL SPIRIT. Followed by orange text which reads: Giving Back for a Brighter Future. Additional text reads: Green Bay Area Public School District Educational Endowment]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724961244/gbapsorg/cf9obhqbpzcqorauzrpp/schoolspiritlogo.jpg","width":1656}])
Seventeen grants were awarded to special projects in across GBAPS.
![Green AED unit and blue instruction booklet on wooden table]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1739309480/gbapsorg/ucpmbf524fcfrtlpq2ng/NewAEDUnits2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1739309480/gbapsorg/ucpmbf524fcfrtlpq2ng/NewAEDUnits2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1739309480/gbapsorg/ucpmbf524fcfrtlpq2ng/NewAEDUnits2025.png","width":700}])
More than 60 new AED units were added to ensure the well-being of students, staff, athletes, and visitors to GBAPS.
MacArthur Events
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District Office Building, Room 331
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District Office Building, Room 331
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District Office Building, Room 331
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District Office Building, Room 331
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District Office Building, Room 331
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District Office Building, Room 331
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MacArthur Stories
![Students going back to school]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1718200951/gbapsorg/jqgxm3sknfyckox69eql/2024-25BacktoSchool.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1718200951/gbapsorg/jqgxm3sknfyckox69eql/2024-25BacktoSchool.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1718200951/gbapsorg/jqgxm3sknfyckox69eql/2024-25BacktoSchool.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1718200951/gbapsorg/jqgxm3sknfyckox69eql/2024-25BacktoSchool.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1718200951/gbapsorg/jqgxm3sknfyckox69eql/2024-25BacktoSchool.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1718200951/gbapsorg/jqgxm3sknfyckox69eql/2024-25BacktoSchool.jpg","width":2200}])
The first day of school is Tuesday, September 2, 2025. Prepare by reviewing this information.
![Staff member handing shaking hands with a Student Success Award winner]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1747408876/gbapsorg/jukt7j5e3bcubbqx6ogh/StudentSuccessAwards2025.png","width":1100}])
80 Equity & Education Student Success Award recipients were celebrated on May 14, 2025.
![Rendering of new west side elementary school enterance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746045779/gbapsorg/f0cxjw1xug08eaqx5eu0/StarrSchoolNameblog2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746045779/gbapsorg/f0cxjw1xug08eaqx5eu0/StarrSchoolNameblog2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746045779/gbapsorg/f0cxjw1xug08eaqx5eu0/StarrSchoolNameblog2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746045779/gbapsorg/f0cxjw1xug08eaqx5eu0/StarrSchoolNameblog2025.png","width":1100}])
The new west side elementary school officially has a name.
![Student looking at camera in graduation gown while peers stand nearby. Photo is treated to look blue and wash out main colors.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1733856151/gbapsorg/dhvzynww2sw7bwgkjz5a/POAGBlog.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1733856151/gbapsorg/dhvzynww2sw7bwgkjz5a/POAGBlog.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1733856151/gbapsorg/dhvzynww2sw7bwgkjz5a/POAGBlog.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1733856151/gbapsorg/dhvzynww2sw7bwgkjz5a/POAGBlog.png","width":1100}])
The Portrait of a Graduate identifies five key categories that make up the graduate profile.
![3rd grade students gather around high school student holding chicken. Green trees in the background and chain fence on the right side]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1727888471/gbapsorg/r6f7rb7g0nf7njth4acx/MacArthur3rdGradeVisittoSouthwestSeptember2024-49.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1727888471/gbapsorg/r6f7rb7g0nf7njth4acx/MacArthur3rdGradeVisittoSouthwestSeptember2024-49.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1727888471/gbapsorg/r6f7rb7g0nf7njth4acx/MacArthur3rdGradeVisittoSouthwestSeptember2024-49.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1727888471/gbapsorg/r6f7rb7g0nf7njth4acx/MacArthur3rdGradeVisittoSouthwestSeptember2024-49.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1727888471/gbapsorg/r6f7rb7g0nf7njth4acx/MacArthur3rdGradeVisittoSouthwestSeptember2024-49.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1727888471/gbapsorg/r6f7rb7g0nf7njth4acx/MacArthur3rdGradeVisittoSouthwestSeptember2024-49.jpg","width":2200}])
MacArthur 3rd graders enjoyed a trip to Southwest High School on September 27.
![Student smiling by microphone and wearing headphones in recording studio]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724253952/gbapsorg/pqukkdfyxjecq0543xi6/TogetherWeareonevideocredits1.jpg","width":1920}])
GBAPS is kicking off the school year with its theme, Together We Are One.
![Student smiles while holding large bubble wand and creating large colorful bubbles. Green Grass in the foreground.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724251759/gbapsorg/acxcesqzyrshakminmad/WelcomeBack2024-51.jpg","width":2048}])
Students, families and community members were invited to the event at Joannes Park.
![Student smiles with Riverside Ballroom stage and balloons in background.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1717449782/gbapsorg/wiwekubxcufs8tmwlw3b/StudentSucessAwards-191.jpg","width":2048}])
Students were honored at the 7th Annual Celebrating Student Success Community Gathering on May 8, 2024.
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The Green Bay Area Public School District launched new websites on June 10.