Each September we open our school doors to eager, excited, and motivated students. In education, everybody gets a fresh start each year. These new beginnings can be the most exciting times of our lives.

The kindergartners joining us this year will be the class of 2021 from North Salem High School. Their working lives will take them past 2060. Those years, unimaginable to us, are the future for our children.

At our board meetings this past year we kept a student chair in the center of the room. This reminds us, in all of our decisions, to put the needs of children first.

High achieving school districts put student needs at the center of all that is done. They honor and protect intellectual curiosity, social engagement and kindness. They use data about student performance to make changes. They teach students the value of motivation from within and a life rich in passion for new learning.

In North Salem, we never stop asking questions about how we can be better at what we do. This commitment to continuous improvement gives us the best chance of successfully preparing our students for life after 2021.