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Welcome to Jackson Elementary
Jackson Elementary School serves grades 3K-5. Jackson has a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) status, which means all students receive a breakfast and lunch at no cost. We also have a food pantry called Hunger Heroes Jaguar Den, and all families of Jackson Elementary School are eligible, no questions asked.
Our Principal
Gina Cornu-Zacharias
School Information
1306 S Ridge Road,
Green Bay, WI 54304
Hours: 7:57 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.
4K AM: 7:40 - 10:45 (M-Th)
4K PM: 11:30 - 2:35 (M-Th)
Contact Us
Phone: (920) 492-2620
Fax: (920) 492-5568
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.
Jackson 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
Jackson 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.
![Students jump, cheer and point at the new fruit tree in front of them at McAuliffe Elementary School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746219325/gbapsorg/wy4jeerkgaob4gzk4s6z/OrchardplantingsMay2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746219325/gbapsorg/wy4jeerkgaob4gzk4s6z/OrchardplantingsMay2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746219325/gbapsorg/wy4jeerkgaob4gzk4s6z/OrchardplantingsMay2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746219325/gbapsorg/wy4jeerkgaob4gzk4s6z/OrchardplantingsMay2025.png","width":1100}])
Three GBAPS schools planted fruit trees on May 2, 2025.
![Large group of student quilters from Jackson Elementary School]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743626814/gbapsorg/rabu9avqeikq7oo40utx/JacksonQuilters2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743626814/gbapsorg/rabu9avqeikq7oo40utx/JacksonQuilters2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743626814/gbapsorg/rabu9avqeikq7oo40utx/JacksonQuilters2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743626814/gbapsorg/rabu9avqeikq7oo40utx/JacksonQuilters2025.png","width":1100}])
Students and the Calvary Quilters completed 35 quilts during the 2024-25 school year.
![Student portraying Oprah Winfrey holds up a book titled Who is Oprah Winfrey?]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1740762807/gbapsorg/xn0zgvm8yokfdvl3a9p2/JacksonLivingMuseum.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1740762807/gbapsorg/xn0zgvm8yokfdvl3a9p2/JacksonLivingMuseum.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1740762807/gbapsorg/xn0zgvm8yokfdvl3a9p2/JacksonLivingMuseum.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1740762807/gbapsorg/xn0zgvm8yokfdvl3a9p2/JacksonLivingMuseum.png","width":1100}])
Jackson Elementary School fourth graders researched Black Americans for the "Living Museum."
![Golden apple with reflection below floating on black background]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1737998761/gbapsorg/nfvgjras8d0m7bujpmwu/TeachersofDistinction2025.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1737998761/gbapsorg/nfvgjras8d0m7bujpmwu/TeachersofDistinction2025.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1737998761/gbapsorg/nfvgjras8d0m7bujpmwu/TeachersofDistinction2025.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1737998761/gbapsorg/nfvgjras8d0m7bujpmwu/TeachersofDistinction2025.png","width":1100}])
Fourteen GBAPS educators are finalists for the 2025 Golden Apple Awards.
![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.
![Vicki Bayer (left) Sec. Cardona (center) and Jackson principal Gina Cornu-Zacharias, wearing pink, walk down the hallway with people in dark outfits following behind.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725471551/gbapsorg/tnadr6rl1r6m64wnqmrj/CardonaVisitGBAPSStoriesBlogPhotoSize1100X500.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725471551/gbapsorg/tnadr6rl1r6m64wnqmrj/CardonaVisitGBAPSStoriesBlogPhotoSize1100X500.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1725471551/gbapsorg/tnadr6rl1r6m64wnqmrj/CardonaVisitGBAPSStoriesBlogPhotoSize1100X500.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725471551/gbapsorg/tnadr6rl1r6m64wnqmrj/CardonaVisitGBAPSStoriesBlogPhotoSize1100X500.png","width":1100}])
U.S. Department of Education Secretary Dr. Miguel Cardona visited on September 3.
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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.