Welcome to Gates Chili Middle School! We are proud of our school and invite you to travel "inside GCMS" to learn more about the quality of our instructional programs, staff commitment, and community partnership. Gates Chili Middle School enjoys a proud tradition of academic excellence. We are an innovative school with an educational program that is challenging, integrated, and standards-based. Our instruction and support is focused specifically on the needs and characteristics of young adolescents. The single mid-level building within the Gates Chili School District, GCMS enrolls 900 students in grades six through eight.
GCMS establishes smaller learning communities by dividing a large school into three separate, small communities (6 – 8). The communities are designated a specific hallway in which the students attend their core, academic classes. For exploratory classes, the students have an opportunity to travel to different parts of the building and mix with other students.
Each community has an administrator, faculty, and 6th - 8th-grade students and teachers, with a student assignment process that ensures equitable distribution of students by race/ethnicity, socio-economic status (SES), language, gender, prior educational achievement, and ability/disability. The grade levels within each community are effectively teamed, creating a small personalized learning environment in which interdisciplinary teams share the same students. The three communities are named: Amerks, Red Wings, and Rhinos. The Assistant Principals are:
Our staff is dedicated to the service of children and their families. Together we teach and inspire excellence for all learners.
Sincerely,
Dr. Lisa C. Buckshaw, Principal
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has developed a Parent Dashboard to increase transparency and make information about school performance and other school-level data easier for parents and the public to access.
Donations are being accepted at every Gates Chili school building through Nov. 3. Acceptable items: gently-used coats, snow pants, mittens, gloves, hats, scarves and boots.
We want more of your feedback so we can continue to improve as we progress through the year. This interactive thought exchange will allow you to share anonymously and endorse others’ feedback as well. It will be open through Friday, Nov. 6.
It takes 21 days to create a habit, so we invite you to turn a habit into a commitment to advocate for equity through the 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge.
Thank you for being vigilant about mask-wearing, handwashing and social distancing in school and outside of school to minimize the spread of COVID-19.
Gates Chili Central School District has been recognized by the New York School Public Relations Association (NYSPRA) in the 41st Annual Communication Awards. The district was awarded three Awards of Honor for three pieces of work produced in the 2019-20 school year.
These meals are free to all students whether they are in school or learning remotely from home. We encourage families to apply for Free and Reduced Price meals, if they have not done so already, as the free meals program may end at any time.
