ESSA Notification and Plan

As required by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), all public schools must meet the 95% assessment participation rate for students enrolled in tested grades. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and consequent quarantines of students, Gateway School did not meet the 95% assessment participation requirement during the 2021 - 2022 school year. Click the heading above to view the Gateway ESSA Plan.

STUDENT EMAIL

• It is important that students check their school email daily!! This needs to happen beginning Monday, August 29th for ALL students! 
• In order to access school email, go to the Gateway homepage, click on “Students”, and click on “Student Email”. 
• The user name is the student’s first name, first initial of their last name and last 3 numbers from their lunch number. (For example, JosephJ111.)  
• Students have set their own password. 
• If students need their email password reset you may call the tech support line at (828)728-8407 ext. 14122.  Please begin checking email on Monday, August 29th!! 

BUS RIDERS: 

• All students must be wearing a mask prior to getting on the bus and must keep the mask on the entire time they are on the bus.
• Students will have their temperatures taken as they exit the bus. Any student found to have a fever will be taken to the office and parents will be contacted to pick the student up.
• Bus riders leave at 2:25pm.
• Bus riders will be escorted to and from the bus to ensure they maintain proper social distancing.

CAR RIDERS:

• Students will not be allowed to enter the school until 8:00am.
• Dismissal is at 2:30pm. Students are picked up in front of the school in the horse shoe shaped pick up area. 
• Students may not walk off campus to meet their ride. 
• Car riders will wait in their classroom until their name is called.

HEALTH AND WELFARE EXPECTATIONS 

• Students will not be able to borrow items from teachers - for example they can not borrow pencils, glue sticks, etc. 
• Students will also not be allowed to borrow from or share items with other students. 
• Each student will be provided with a personalized pencil pouch 
•  If students bring cell phones or other technology to school, they collected and powered down as they enter the school and returned at the end of the day.

LUNCH

• There are NO microwaves available for students to use for lunchtime.
• Students will be eating lunch in the classrooms. 
• Visitors will not be allowed at this time. 
• Due to current conditions, students can not bring in food items to share with classmates.

FOOD ASSISTANCE

Emergency Contact Number for Food Assistance or Packet Pickup is 828-237-2259.