West Salisbury and North Salisbury function together to promote diversified, well-balanced programs that will meet the needs of students and promote the development of individual potential. We are committed to providing an orderly and stimulating environment for all students where the right to learn and the right to teach in an educational setting that is safe, free from disruption and conducive to learning is essential. The maintenance of such a learning atmosphere will be sustained through the cooperative efforts of students, parents, educators and the community.

• Student development is the foremost priority of our school


• Education is multicultural.


• All students can learn and will be challenged to reach their full potential, becoming confident self-directed, life-long learners.


• Each student is a valued individual with unique physical, social, emotional, cultural, and intellectual needs whose diversity and talents should be respected.


• Students learn in different ways and should be provided with a variety of effective instructional approaches to support learning.


• Challenging expectations increase individual student performance.


• Students learn best when they have appropriate opportunities for success.


• Positive relationships and mutual respect should be the norm between students, parents, educators and the community.


• A safe and physically comfortable environment promotes student learning.


• Students learn to make appropriate decisions given a supportive and challenging learning environment.


• Students need not only to demonstrate their understanding of essential knowledge and skills in meaningful ways, but also need to be involved actively in problem solving and producing quality work.


• Students, parents, educators, and the community share the responsibility for advancing the paired school mission.