Organizations Filed Purposes:
GATEWAY COMMUNITY CHARTERS' MISSION IS TO CREATE AND MANAGE HIGH QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS WHICH PROVIDE ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE, QUALITY, STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS.
GATEWAY COMMUNITY CHARTERS (GCC) OPERATES NINE SCHOOLS AND SERVES OVER 5,200 STUDENTS IN THE GREATER SACRAMENTO AREA. WE OPERATE IN SACRAMENTO AND YOLO COUNTIES AND WORK WITH FIVE SEPARATE AUTHORIZING AGENCIES, TWIN RIVERS UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SAN JUAN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, SACRAMENTO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, ELK GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND YOLO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. EACH SCHOOL HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE MISSION AND VISION BUT ALL OF THE SCHOOLS SERVE TRADITIONALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENT POPULATIONS. EACH SCHOOL HAS A FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH POPULATION OF 75 PERCENT OR HIGHER WITH LARGE NUMBERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. FOUR OF THE SCHOOLS SERVE PRIMARY NINTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE STUDENTS WHO ARE CREDIT DEFICIENT AND HAVE OTHER RISK FACTORS SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, TEEN PREGNANCY, PROBATION, OR FOSTER YOUTH. ALL OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE ACCREDITED THROUGH THE WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. THREE OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) SCHOOLS. HIGHER LEARNING ACADEMY RECEIVED IB CANDIDATE STATUS IN 2019-20 AND IS WORKING TOWARDS IB CERTIFICATION, AND OUR GATEWAY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND EMPOWERING POSSIBILITIES INTERNATIONAL CHARTER WERE SUCCESSFUL IN RECEIVING IB CERTIFICATION, A THREE YEAR RIGOROUS PROCESS. A NUMBER OF OUR SCHOOLS EXPANDED CLASSROOMS, AND PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE 2020-21 YEAR ENABLING US TO PROVIDE EXPANDED ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. GATEWAY COMMUNITY CHARTERS SERVES AS THE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION FOR THE NINE CHARTERS IN ORDER TO ALLOW THE CHARTER SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND STAFF TO FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. GCC ASSISTS THE SCHOOLS WITH BUDGET MANAGEMENT, STAFF DEVELOPMENT, PAYROLL, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, PERSONNEL, AND DATA MANAGEMENT. GCC IS HONORED TO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED ONE OF SACRAMENTO'S BEST PLACES TO WORK IN 2020. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF GCC, EACH SCHOOL HAS SHOWN ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. THE GRADUATION AND STUDENT RETENTION RATES HAVE INCREASED AT THE INDEPENDENT STUDY HIGH SCHOOLS AND STAFF RETENTION HAS INCREASED AS WELL. AT THE SITE BASED SCHOOLS, ACADEMIC INDICATORS SHOW POSITIVE GROWTH. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES ARE EXTREMELY SATISFIED WITH THE SCHOOLS AND OVERALL ENROLLMENT HAS CONTINUED TO INCREASE ANNUALLY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cindy Petersen | CEO | 50 | $220,701 |
| Michael Gillespie | ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT | 50 | $131,653 |
| Larisa Gonchar | PRINCIPAL | 40 | $124,968 |
| Jason Sample | DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT | 50 | $122,122 |
| Joi Tikoi | PRINCIPAL | 40 | $119,608 |
| Michael Blomquist | DIRECTOR OF ACADEMICS | 40 | $118,146 |
| Aaron Thornsberry | CBO | 50 | $117,141 |
| Harry Block | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Lillie Campbell | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Anderson | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Jack Turner | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Bruce Mangerich | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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