Message from Superintendent Dr. Lynn Moody
Our Goal is to Give Every Child a
Personalized and Extraordinary
Learning Experience.
At Rowan-Salisbury Schools, we
are very excited about our com-
munity and all that we have to
offer our citizens to make this a
wonderful place to work, raise a
family, play and of course edu-
cate children.
Our goal is to give every child a
personalized and extraordinary
learning experience. Instruction in our classrooms guides students to be suc-
cessful by learning to become critical thinkers and problem solvers. We are
recognized across the country for our innovative approaches to teaching and
learning. We are ranked in the 'Top 10' nationally for pioneering uses of tech-
nology, and we have received state and national recognitions for innovation
and excellence in educational programs.
We build on a strong foundation focused on literacy that leads our students
into discovering and achieving their personal life goals. Our students are
guided through a CCRP learning model where instruction is Connected, Col-
laborative, Relevant, and Personal.
High School Academies
Rowan-Salisbury provides extraordinary education every day for more than
19,000 students in 35 schools. We set our high schoolers up for success by
offering high school choice academies in the areas of:
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Agriculture & Farm-to-Table
Business, Marketing and Finance
Communications
Health Sciences
Fine and Performing Arts
JROTC
STEM & Advanced Manufacturing, and an
Early College – in partnership with Rowan Cabarrus Community College
Over the past four years, our annual amount of scholarships awarded has
increased from approximately $9.5 million to $26 million.
Personal Student Devices
We are excited to be leaders in innovative learning, and we believe it is our
responsibility to inspire an engaging and personalized educational experience
for each student. In doing so, we provide all students in grades K-12 with
a personal iPad or laptop device. Rowan-Salisbury moved to a one-to-one
digital conversion in 2014 - where every student has their very own personal
device! Students in grades 3-12 take their devices home, while the devices
for students in grades K-2 remain at the child’s school. These teaching and
learning tools are changing the culture of our community as well as our
schools. Students are engaged with their technology devices at home and at
school.
We realize that the needs of the future are different from the needs of the
past, and this requires us to be leaders in transforming how we teach. It also
allows students to access instruction with the flexibility to learn anytime and
anywhere. Our students must be prepared for the work environment of the
future and with their mobile technology devices, students can now explore,
research, and create solutions to real-world challenges with the most current
information at their fingertips.
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Extra-Curricular Activities
It is critical to provide an extraordinary curriculum for students along with
opportunities to excel in the fine arts of music, band and chorus. In addition,
we are also very proud to offer our children a variety of athletic and skilled
programs. Through the years, many of these programs have led to honors,
awards, and championships at the local, regional and state levels in the areas
of tennis, golf, track, basketball, swimming, masonry and Skills USA.
Community Area Schools
Inspiring, Innovative and Engaging – this describes the new and unique Com-
munity Area Schools concept that is being implemented across our district.
Within Rowan-Salisbury, we have six community areas: North, South, East,
West, Salisbury, and Southeast. Through each area, we are personalizing
the learning experience for children and families by following each child as
they grow and move from elementary school into middle school and then on
to high school. We all fall under the larger umbrella of Rowan-Salisbury, but
with the smaller Community Area Schools, educating children becomes an
even more family-centered environment while continuing to give children the
best education possible.
Rowan-Salisbury has caring principals, teachers and staff that work hard and
are committed in providing the best for all students. We are fortunate to en-
joy enriching relationships with our parents, business community and elected
leaders, as we work together to achieve extraordinary learning environments
for our students.