2025-26 Salem School District Proposed Budget
Message from the Superintendent
The following pages represent the Salem School Board’s proposed 2025-2026 school district budget. The Board considered our need to maintain student programs and services and to focus on the organization’s fundamental responsibilities, which include curriculum, instruction, and assessment with all related resources. Board members also looked to areas where expense reductions could be made.
School Board Budget Presentation
- Proposed 2025-2026 Budget PresentationThe Superintendent of Schools presented this slide show to the Salem School Board highlighting specific aspects of the 2025-26 Budget.
- Budget Committee PresentationThe Salem School Board presented this slide show to the Budget Committee highlighting specific aspects of the 2025-26 Budget.
- Deliberative Session PresentationThe Salem School Board presented this slide show at the first session of the Annual Meeting of the highlighting specific aspects of the 2025-26 Budget and two collective bargaining agreements.
Budget Documents
The following documents provide a overview of the significant elements of the Salem School District 2025-26 proposed budget.
- Overall Budget Summary by ObjectThese documents represent a broad overview of all the primary object codes. These are the series numbers used during the School Board’s discussions and in the Board’s discussions with the Municipal Budget Committee. The revised document reflects the budget determined by the Budget Committee.
- Summary Multi-Year BudgetThese documents are where you’ll see the more detailed object codes. For example, within the 400 series object code, “Purchased Services”, you’ll find more specific services such as object code 422, snow plowing, and you’ll find object code 430, equipment repairs. The revised document reflects the Municipal Budget Committee's budget.
- Detailed Budget by SectionThis budget document includes all the items within each program or function code as well as all expenses related to the object codes within those functions. You’ll also see the levels and the locations for where the money is to be purposed. Finally, you’ll see the amount of money budgeted and the funds expended for the same purposes during this current year as well as three prior years.
Supporting Documents
- Accounting Classification GuideThis document will help explain the classification system we use to organize all expenses associated with operating the school district.