The following pages represent the Salem School Board’s proposed 2024-2025 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.
The Salem School Board presented the following slide show to the Budget Committee highlighting specific aspects of the 2024-25 Budget.
The Salem School Board presented the following slide show at the first session of the Annual Meeting of the highlighting specific aspects of the 2024-25 Budget, two collective bargaining agreements, and an all-weather turf field.
The following documents provide a overview of the significant elements of the Salem School District 2024-25 proposed budget.
This document is 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.
This document is 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.
This 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.