Gates Chili Central School District

ICYMI The district held its Annual Meet the Candidates Night last night where the community had the opportunity to hear from candidates running for the Gates Chili Board of Education. The district also held a public budget hearing and special board meeting. Links to all the meetings can be found on the district's YouTube page. Subscribe to the account to be alerted any time the district hosts and posts videos! https://www.youtube.com/gateschilicentralschooldistrict

We are live now for Meet the Candidates Night 2021: youtu.be/1768sULfiMY

It's Staff Appreciation Week at Gates Chili Central School District! Please click HERE: https://youtu.be/-sHWHqr7npM for a special message from our students in honor of Staff Appreciation Week.... Whether you’re a teacher, bus driver, aide, school nutrition team member, facilities staff member or another valuable member of our GC family, you make a difference in our students’ lives each day. Now it is their turn to make your day special! #GCPride #GCCares

This week is Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week but it's also SCHOOL LUNCH HERO WEEK! We want to take a moment to thank our school nutrition team of heroes, who have been serving breakfasts and lunches in our cafeterias and drive-up meals every day, sometimes in some unique conditions! We are grateful for you today and every day. #GCcares #GCPride

Vaccine appointments are now available for students, families. Students ages 16+ and their eligible family members are encouraged to make appointments as soon as possible. Get more details here: https://www.gateschili.org/site/default.aspx

BUDGET BUZZ: Over the next few weeks, Assistant Superintendent for Business Dr. Mitchell Ball will be breaking down all things budget in a new video series we're calling "A Bit of Budget with Dr. Ball!" This week, Dr. Ball is on the ball with details about the WHAT, that is, what our budget funds each year. Each week he'll focus on a different aspect of the budget so district residents can make an informed decision at the polls on May 18. #GCPride #GCcares #GCforEquity

WEEK 4 OF A BIT OF BUDGET: Last week, Dr. Ball talked about the district's sources of revenue. This week, he continues that discussion on the two largest sources - state aid and property tax. Watch here: https://youtu.be/PvmfEKRHADM

RAMADAN KAREEM: Worldwide, 1.6 billion Muslims celebrate the month of Ramadan, which begins tonight. In the video below, English Language Learners at Gates Chili Middle School share their Ramadan traditions and how their peers and teachers can support them throughout this month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GeCYnsRPGA

We've received several questions related to the return to in-person learning. While we continue to wait for NYSDOH health and safety guidelines, we’ve put together a video that outlines where our plan stands today and goes into greater detail about the schedule for the week of April 19 and beyond. In a nutshell: - All UPK students at Armstrong and Imagination will return in person four days per week beginning Monday, April 19, with Wednesdays remote. - All K-12 districtwide w...ill be remote from Monday, April 19 through Wednesday, April 21 and return fully in person on Thursday, April 22 and every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday going forward. Watch the video below for more details. #GCPride #GCcares

We were so excited to show NYS Assemblymember Demond Meeks around GCCSD today and let him in on some of the great things going at Gates Chili - including a Community Circle at Florence Brasser Elementary School, the construction underway at Gates Chili High School and student-engineered marble runs at Gates Chili Middle School!