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At Rowan-Salisbury Schools, we believe children are more than a test score.
Our community deserves a school system with autonomy that empowers schools to create an engaged learning environment through a whole-child approach so students enjoy learning and teachers enjoy teaching.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools is cultivating healthy and engaged learners by accelerating academic skills, elevating interpersonal skills, and developing their unique life goals. Our teachers incorporate these three skill areas into day-to-day instruction to foster student engagement and buy-in.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools serves more than 18,000 students at 33 schools in the heart of North Carolina, nestled between Charlotte and Greensboro on the I-85 corridor.
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Our Mission
To inspire innovative and engaging learning
Our Core Values
These five core values are our fundamental beliefs for Rowan-Salisbury Schools employees. As an organization, we hold these values as a foundation on which we perform work and conduct ourselves: include, serve, innovate, execute and honor.

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NC’s First & Only Renewal School System
As the Renewal School System, we are committed to redesigning education to create authentic and personalized learning experiences for all students through teacher-led flexibility in curriculum, budgeting, hiring, staffing and scheduling. Learn more here.
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Innovative Practices
Rowan-Salisbury Schools was the first public school district of its size in North Carolina to roll out a one-to-one technology program for students of all grade levels.
Over the past decade, we have continued to challenge the status quo and push for innovative educational practices. These efforts earned us the distinction of a Top 10 ranking nationally for Pioneering Technology in Schools.
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Comprehensive Strategic Plan Centered on Healthy and Engaged Learners
Renewal 2027 builds on our Renewal status with the explicit purpose of designing and creating a comprehensive and innovative strategic vision for sustainable school improvement and student achievement. Learn more about our strategic plan, Renewal 2027, here.