I feel so blessed to once again be working with an exceptional group of students, families, community, and staff!  I would like to extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to all of you as we begin another exciting school year at Gulf Gate Elementary!

We are very fortunate to be part of such an incredible school.  Gulf Gate Elementary is steeped with history and many generations of Sarasota families have walked our halls. This year we have four staff members that attended Gulf Gate when they went to elementary school!  From our pre-school children to our fifth graders, we carry the “Tiger Pride” with us every place we go. 

Our staff goes the extra mile each and every day to ensure we provide our students with a high-quality education.  As we strive to promote healthy development in all aspects of each student’s life, we also strive to develop a community of students of good character.  We are proud to be a Positive Behavior Support School where our students are “STARRS!”  We encourage each student to be “Safe, Timely, Active Learners, Responsible and Respectful!”

Gulf Gate is a family-oriented school, and you will find volunteers all over our campus every single school day! Our staff, in conjunction with these community volunteers and our fabulous PTO, work tirelessly on behalf of our students…we love all of the children as if they were our own!

This is looking to be a very promising year and I want to thank each member of the Sarasota community—our school system is one of the best in the State and it’s because we have the support of each one of you.

Have a great year, everyone….we are the Tigers….Hear us ROAR!!