Salem Public Schools Superintendent

Dr. Stephen Zrike is the proud superintendent of the Salem Public Schools. Dr. Zrike is committed to building a culture of excellence focused on providing students with cognitively demanding and engaging lessons, creating strong systems for social and emotional support in all schools and above all, dismantling districtwide structures that perpetuate inequities. Previously, Dr. Zrike served  as the Receiver of Schools for five years in Holyoke, where they increased the graduation rate by more than 20%, decreased the dropout rate by more than 50%, more than doubled prekindergarten enrollment, and oversaw a fourfold increase in early college/dual enrollment participation for students.