Mission Statement:
The mission of Salem School District, a mutually accoutable partnership forged among home, school, and community, is to provide training and experiences in a safe and positive environment through which students develop:
- personal skills
- academic achievement
- creativity
- intellectual curiosity
-independent thinking

in order to prepare for a lifetime of productivity, accomplishment, and continued learning.

Vision Statement:
Salem School District will be a place where:
- All energy and resources are directed toward the development of the whole child.
- We are strengthened by diversity in its many forms.
- Everyone is allowed to focus on learning because of its safe, trusting, and caring atmosphere.
- Technology is used as a tool to enhance learning and teaching.
- Students gain skills and attitudes that support life-long learning.
- Home, school and community collaborate to increase student achievement and improve student performance.
- The time, information, and support needed to assure student success are readily available to all stakeholders.