FY2026 SUPERINTENDENT’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET
ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT FY26 SCHOOL OVERVIEW
SCHOOL:
PRINCIPAL:
Paul P. Gates Elementary
Allison Warren
MISSION/CORE VALUES:
ENROLLMENT SUMMARY Use Oct 1, 2024 enrollment Data from DESE Profile
The mission of Gates Elementary is to foster confident, engaged students, who embrace challenges, value inclusivity, and contribute to their community by providing educational opportunities to explore, collaborate and problem solve in a safe environment, guided by our values of kindness, inclusivity, and respect.
GRADE K
59
GRADE 1
60
GRADE 2
62
Our all school rules reflect our values: Be respectful, Be Kind, Be Safe and Try your best.
GRADE 3
64
GRADE 4
42
GRADE 5
45
GRADE 6
48
SELECTED FY25 ACCOMPLISHMENTS ● Social Emotional Learning (SEL) - Gates is now in its second year of using the DESSA screener to identify school and grade level SEL needs. This year the school is focused on relationship skills through all school community meetings, classroom morning meetings, and second step lessons. We have continued to focus on deepening our commitment to Responsive Classroom practices schoolwide to support creating a safe and welcoming environment. ● High Leverage Practices - This year Gates has focused some of our or school wide professional learning time on high leverage practices, specifically teacher efficacy and clarity. Our focus on collaborative practices and learning targets directly supports Tier 1 classroom instruction and student progress. ● Values, Mission and Purpose- Over the course of the school year, the staff, student, and community has been working on developing a Mission, Purpose, and Values. This important work will help us focus our priorities and support the development of our next school improvement plan. ● EL Curriculum - Gates staff have continued to deepen their understanding of our new ELA curriculum and adapt it to meet the needs of our students. Through district-wide professional learning and frequent data meetings, staff have had the opportunity to share learnings and best practices.
FY26 BUDGET PRIORITIES, INITIATIVES & BUDGETARY CONSIDERATIONS It will be important to continue to focus on meeting our diverse set of needs at Gates elementary. ● Supportingallstudents’ social, emotional, academic,and behavioral needs of all students through MtSS ● Continuing to support the implementation of Tier One Instruction
SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM FY25 TO FY26 The district wide reductions of Tier 2 and 3 interventionists (1 math specialist and 4 Reading Assistants) and classroom assistants,
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