Table Of Contents  Board Of Education
  School Administrators and Staff
  School Calendar
  Washington Academy Faculty
      Elementary Faculty
      Other Elementary Faculty
      Secondary Faculty
      Other Secondary Faculty
  School Hours
      Elementary K - 6
      Junior Senior High (7 - 12)
  Emergency Closing of Schools
  Pupil Services
  Transportation
      Transportation Regulations
      Bus Routes
      Transportation/Custodial Staff
   PTA Officers

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Board Of Education

The Board Of Education is comprised of five unsalaried citizens elected to serve overlapping terms of five years each. At the end of a term, a board member wishing to continue his/her public service to the community must be re-elected. The Salem Central Board Of Education meets on the third Wednesday of each month unless otherwise designated and and announced in the local newspapers. The meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. in the high school library and residents are encouraged to attend.

Ms. Laural Keys

As an alternative to closing school, plans have also been made to delay the opening of school by one hour or two hours if necessary. A one hour delayed opening means that students will be picked up at their bus stops one hour later than usual and a two hour delay means students will be picked up at their bus stop two hours later than usual; the school building will open at 9:00a.m. or 10:00a.m. instead of 8:00a.m. Also, parents should instruct their children as to where to go if school is dismissed unexpectedly during the day.

1. The bus driver has complete authority on the bus and to enforce all regulations.
2. Sit three in a seat, facing forward, and be careful not to block the aisles. Seats cannot be saved for a friend.
3. The bus driver, at his/her discretion, may assign seats to individuals or to the complete bus load. Keep the assigned seat unless you have permission to move.
4. Students must keep heads, arms, and hands inside the bus (windows) at all times.
5. Profanity, quarreling, fighting, rough play or unusual loudness is a violation.
6. Nothing shall be thrown inside the bus or out of the windows. Do not throw any kind of objects at the bus (snowballs, stones, etc.)
7. Not Permitted on the Bus: Animals (including snakes, mice, bugs or pets) Radios, tape players, glass objects of any kind, or any object of the size that students cannot reasonably hold on their laps. Eating or drinking is prohibited on the bus. Containers of any kind near the face can become extremely dangerous in case of a sudden stop.
8. Tampering with bus equipment ( emergency door, emergency windows, fire extinguisher, seats, etc.) is unacceptable. Students and parents will be assessed for any damage.
9. Students living on the opposite side of the road from the bus stopping point must cross at least ten feet in front of the bus. Students should look both ways before crossing and wait for the drivers signal to cross. While waiting for the bus, stand back away from the bus stopping point a sufficient distance to avoid danger of being struck by the oncoming bus.
10. Students are not permitted to transfer to a different stop other than the pickup point without permission from the school principal. No group (more than three) will be allowed to go home with another student unless prior permission has been granted by a school administrator.