21 | ACTON-BOXBOROUGH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ANNUAL REPORT 2024–2025
As we close another successful school year at Gates, we are proud to share the many accomplishments and highlights that have contributed to a vibrant, supportive, and engaging learning community. SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM PRACTICES • Responsive Classroom Routines: We continued our focus on responsive classroom routines, fostering a positive and inclusive environment where all students feel valued and ready to learn. • Quiet Time Integration: This year, we incor- porated quiet time into our daily schedule to support students as they transitioned back to the classroom after recess. This practice has helped students refocus and prepare for learning. • Second Step Curriculum: In our second year of implementing the Second Step social-emotional curriculum across all grade levels, we delivered targeted lessons on a range of topics, including bullying prevention, helping students build empathy, resilience, and positive relationships. • School-wide Social Emotional Screener: For the second year, we utilized a social- emotional screener school-wide. The data collected informed our focus on relationship- building, which was woven into all-school assemblies, classroom activities, and unified arts lessons.
Allison Warren PRINCIPAL Kate Worth ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Gates Core Values • Generosity • Acceptance • Trust & Respect
• Enthusiasm • Scholarship
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