A school board was installed in 1968. At that time, the district became known as the Salem school district. In 1984, superintendent Robert Mantock took a job at
Ball State University and left his position on June 1 of that year. Prior to 1985, the school district released grades each nine weeks, but that year it changed to six week periods. There had been confusion with the
Salem Community Schools school district in
Washington County, with the state government sending the wrong materials to the districts. In 1988 the Salem School District of Delaware County began considering changing its name to end such occurrences. In December of that year, all members of the school board voted to enact the change. ==Schools==