Green Bay Area Public School District interim superintendent Vicki Bayer (GBAPS photo)
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Green Bay’s superintendent says she is retiring at the end of the school year.
The Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education accepted the retirement of Vicki Bayer, effective June 30, 2026.
In her letter to the Board, Bayer stated, “It has been an honor to serve as Superintendent and to lead this exceptional community of educators and leaders through some very challenging and transformative times. As I have often stated, my hope is that our faculty, staff, administrators and community feel proud of all we have accomplished together. Green Bay is a special place, and it truly has been a privilege to serve this District.”
While it was previously stated that Superintendent Bayer would return to her role as Deputy Superintendent, she has since recommended that the position remain unfilled as a cost-saving measure to help address future budget deficits.
Bayer joined the District in 2013 as an Associate Principal at Lombardi Middle School. Since that time, she has served as the first principal of Dr. Rosa Minoka-Hill, as the Director of Student Services, Associate Superintendent of PK-16 Programming, and as Deputy Superintendent. She has 35 years in public education, serving many of those years as classroom teacher, department chair, and program coordinator working in rural, suburban, and urban school settings. Ms. Bayer has been awarded the National At-Risk Education Network Anthony Dallmann Jones Award for Child Advocacy, Outagamie County Exemplary Service Award, Neenah Police Department “Friend in Education” award, Teacher of the Year, 2025 Insight Magazine Women of Influence: Educator Advocate Award, and was a finalist for the 2025 Athena Award.
Most recently Bayer served as the interim superintendent after the retirement of Superintendent Stephen Murley in April 2022, until the hiring of Claude Tiller as superintendent in June 2023. She served as interim superintendent beginning in February 2024, upon Tiller’s resignation, and was named superintendent in December 2024.
Meanwhile, the district has been searching for a new superintendent since 2024. The board hopes to interview candidates in March.
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