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Celebrating OurAchievements

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Des Moines Public Schools

COMMUNITY REPORTDMPS

August 2012

Certain families are just good at certainlines of work. The Wallendas y. TheWindsors reign. The Pughs teach.

Between them, Wyatt and Jody Pughhave taught or nearly sixty years, almostall o them or DMPS. And neither othem is planning to graduate any timesoon. When the bell rings to start the2012-13 school year on August 22, Jodywill welcome her third-graders at Hubbelland Wyatt will greet his ourth-gradersat Phillips and away theyll go, just liketheyve been doing every year o their

marriage.When were having dinner or walkingthe dogs, were always talking shop, saysJody. I told Wyatt that Im araid weregetting boring.

Te thousands o students theyvetaught over the years at Moulton, StowAdams, Hubbell (Jody), Greenwood

and Phillips (Wyatt) would disagree, aswould anyone who knows the dedicatetwosome. Teir social calendar includeweddings, commencements and EagleScout ceremonies theyre invited to byex-pupils. When Wyatt went or a calcscoring procedure the medical technicirst question or him was, Rememberme? He invited his class to the weddinwhen he and Jody got married. Most othem came and one o them grew up t

become the Pughs amily dentist! Teycan hardly go out or dinner or a moviwithout running into personal alumniwho go out o their ways to say hello ttheir ormer teachers. Sometimes they

One Couple. Six Decades of Dedication.

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When the bell rings to start

he 2012-13 school year on

August 22, Jody will welcome

er third-graders at Hubbell

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get mail rom kids who went on tobecome teachers themselves. Once,Wyatt was even called upon to

speak at a childs uneral.eaching came naturally to

them both. Wyatts ather, Dr. RayPugh, taught and coached at NorthHigh School and Callanan MiddleSchool in the 1960s. His motheralso taught briey, as did Jodysmother and one o her grandathers.Jodys sister, Laurie Phillips, teachesart at Lincoln High School and herbrother-in-law, Gene Lynch, teaches

math at Roosevelt High School. Teeldest o the Pughs three children(DMPS grads all), Katherine,teaches kindergarten in Grimes andher husband, Mike Southmayd, isa PE teacher at Perkins Elementary.And all o this in the amilyteaching pedigree is not to mentionJodys ather, John Keck, whosecareer as an NFL reeree surely

had something in common withmanagement o a classroom ull ograde-schoolers.

Te Pughs rst met at Y Campin Boone. Wyatts ather wasthe camp director in those daysand both Jody and Wyatt werecounselors there or many summers.Ater starting his teaching careerin Urbandale and Johnston, Wyattspent several years in the early90s working ulltime as the campdirector in succession o his dad. Hecredits the Y Camp experience as

an important source o leadershipmodeling that he stills draws upon.

When Wyatt came back toteaching and began his DMPScareer at Greenwood he says hewas immediately struck by theact that heirs to the Des Moinesaristocracy were learning rightalongside hardscrabble kids andorming riendships that are the

oundation o bridges acrossthe achievement gap. He saystechnology is the biggest change

thats occurred during his and Jodyscareers and notes that school iswhere something too oten used asa babysitter at home can become alearning tool.

Tis promises to be anotherbig year or the Pughs. Teir son,John, gets married in December andDavid, the youngest in the amily,will graduate rom Central College inPella next spring. Ten they can take

it easy, right? Not exactly. Teyre on-call as babysitters or their grandson,Ben, and theres always anothercrop o third and ourth graderscoming through the pipeline. For theoreseeable uture they better plan onmore o those dog-walking, dinnertable collaborations. Te line betweentheir business and their pleasure waserased a long time ago.

Since the end of the 2011-2012 school

year, our staff has been busy providinglearning and service opportunities forstudents and families throughout the

summer as well as preparing for thereturn of our students this month. From

new websites to improved facilities atmany of our schools to hosting our rst

regional Advanced Placement institute,the long, hot summer of 2012 has

been time well spent by DMPS staff toimprove learning conditions and expandlearning opportunities.

This new school year will bringmore efciency in how we conduct our

central administration business, moreopportunities for students to experience

learning, and higher expectations forrigorous classroom environments inevery school. From redesigning how

we deliver professional development

opportunities to reinventing oursupport system for teachers new to the

profession, DMPS is recognized acrossthe state as a leader in educational

innovation and leadership.

I am proud to be a member of theoutstanding DMPS team of educators.

Des Moines Public Schools offers

tremendous opportunities and an

amazing array of choices for studentsand families. There is no better place inIowa to educate our young people.

Welcome back!

Tom Ahart

Interim Superintendent

One Couple. Six Decades of Dedication.

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It is my privilege, as interim Superintendent, to share with you

the back-to-school edition of the DMPS Community Report.

Tom Ahart, Interim Superintendent


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Brave New

Voices Heard

Loud and Clear

Emily Lang and Kristopher Rollinsare means to the ends; Graduate

Ends, that is, as in the DMPSGraduate Ends. Lang and Rollinsboth teach at Harding Middle

School. You might even call thementrepreneurial teachers becausetheyve started something fromscratch that stands to payoff inlots of ways for lots of people.

Teyve recently returned romSan Francisco where they took a

group o six DMPS students toparticipate in the Brave New Voices(BNV) Poetry Festival.Te tripwas a golden opportunity or bothstudents and their teachers to attendworkshops and swap thoughts andexperience with peers. At rst glanceit might seem like the culminationo what Rollins and Lang have beenworking hard on in recent years butthe whole delegation returned with

appetites whetted or more creation.Te next in a burgeoning series

o opportunities or the protgso Rollins and Lang happened onAugust 13 at Hoyt Sherman PlacewhenMinorities on the Move, asummer program launched bythe two teachers with the help oUnited Way put on a show similarto the Share the Micevents that werestaged at dierent venues around

the community last year exceptthat this was primarily a showcaseor the BNV contingent and nota undraiser or any communityagency.

Besides that program, thecreative startup rm o Rollins &Lang has established Movement515, a creative writing groupor students that meets weeklythroughout the school year,

one they are working to expanddistrict-wide. Teres even a classat Harding now called Hip-Hop:Rhetoric & Rhyme that engageskids in a culture theyre amiliar andcomortable with and channels theircreative, team-building impulses inlots o directions.

Rollins is quick to point outthat the kids are learning acrossdisciplines. Besides musteringthe condence to perorm in thecommunity events, they sta themand plan them. Experience is gainedin budgeting and undraising.Social consciousness is raised.Horizons are expanded. Te kidshave designed and maintain awebsite and mentoring alliances

are being developed with minoritybusiness owners. Already on the allcalendar is aShare the Micevent onOctober 26 that will benet the DesMoines Public Schools Foundation.Plans are also underway or whatwill amount to a local qualiyingcompetition or next summersBNV estival in Chicago.

Te guiding principle behindeverything is energetic reciprocity.

Its the idea o using ourcollective energy as a group toalways build each other up withsupport, compassion, respect andthe utmost positivity even in ourweakest, most vulnerable moments.We NEVERtear each other down,says Rollins.

He and Lang are starting toget the eeling o having created anawakening monster. And they needhelp. Right now their colleague atHarding, Larry Moore, is all in butthey are seeking out counterpartsat other schools to scale up all themodels theyve built.

Te word demonstratepops up in the districts GraduateEnds a lot. ests and grades are

good barometers o some things.But not everything that thecommunity has declared itwants taught and learned in theschools. A vivid demonstrationo qualities that tests and gradescant measure was on display at theHoyt Sherman event on August13. I you missed it check out theprospectus o Rollins & Langhere: http://rundsm.org/
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This regular feature of the DMPS Community Report highlights awards and achievements of district students and staff.

Please let us know if you have a notable achievement to share by e-mailing Sarah Taylor at [email protected].

Here are some achievements from the past few months.

Celebrating Our Achievements

Te East High School sotball teamplaced second in the Class 5-A

state sotball tournament in July.Te Scarlets won games againstDavenport West and Pleasant Valleyto advance to the championshipgame against Ankeny. Teir nalrecord was 33-6. Tree playerswere named to the Class 5-A all-tournament team: Riley Fisher,Jessica Grochala, and MeredithHenriksen.

Four Central Campus Culinary Artsstudents competed in the FCCLAnational competitions in Orlando,Florida in June. Te Hospitalityteam composed oJenniferBrooker (Lincoln graduate) and

Josh Cooper (Roosevelt graduate)earned a gold medal; and the

Entrepreneurship team oHannahDeweyand Hannah DeVries(Lincoln graduates) earned aBronze medal.

Tirty-ve Des Moines elementaryschools have been awarded Fuel Upto Play 60 grants rom the MidwestDairy Council or the upcomingschool year. Te money will be usedto promote physical activity and

healthy choices.

Des Moines Public Schools wasrecognized as one o the 2012recipients o the Governors IowaEnvironmental Excellence Award

in June. Te award, presented tothe district this morning by

Governor erry Branstad, is thepremier Iowa environmentalhonor recognizing result-oriented,sustainable strategies by bothpublic and private organizationsacross the state.

Luke Sheeley, who will be a seniorat Roosevelt High School, was anational winner o an all-expense-paid three-week summer study

trip to Germany. He scored in the96th percentile on the Level 3 2012National German Exam or highschool students sponsored by theAmerican Association o eacherso German (AAG).

The Jumpstart Back to SchoolHealth Fair was held at East High

School on July 18. Over 150volunteers from area organizationshelped provide services.

Te sta at East High Schoolwent above and beyond to make

us eel welcome and to support theprogram rom set up through teardown. We could not have done itwithout them, said Jean Phillips,retired Health Services Supervisor. Iam humbled and grateul to work ina community that will come togetherin this way to support the needs

o kids and amilies. It is truly aweinspiring.

Tis year the health air provideda record number o services:

1,157 physicals 693 dental screens 314 vaccines were given to

113 children and consultationswith another 67 studentswho were ound to be up todate on their vaccines.

Over 2,000 backpacks stockedwith schools supplies were distributedto children receiving health services.

Jumpstart Back to School Health

Fair Held at East High School


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Des Moines Public Schools earned

recognition in several categoriesfor its communications efforts at

the 2012 National School Public

Relations Associations (NSPRA)annual national seminar inChicago in July.

Te district earned a total o eight

awards in NSPRAs Publicationsand Electronic Media Awardscompetition.

DMPS received an Awardo Excellence, the highest honorawarded in any category, or itseorts to enhance the use o socialmedia over the past year. Te schooldistricts online presence includesFacebook, witter, Youube, Flickr,and umblr, which are integrated

with the districts new website.DMPS was one o only two

school districts in the nation toreceive an Award o Excellenceor social media.

NSPRA also presented Des

Moines Public Schools with anAward o Merit or the schooldistricts new website, blog, humanresources brochure, and a DMPS-V video eaturing the Hillis CookieCaucus, as well as in the excellencein writing category or a newspapereditorial. Additional awards includedHonorable Mention or the DMPSCommunity Report newsletterand DMPS-V News Brie.

We are trying to do moreand more to make news andinormation readily available tothe public in a variety o ormats,and its an honor that this work hasbeen recognized nationally, saidPhil Roeder, director o communityrelations or Des Moines PublicSchools. While its great to beawarded or our work over the pastyear, Im looking orward to our

eorts in the coming months andyears to do even more.

DMPS Earns National Honors for

Communication Efforts

The following is a list of the awards ear

in various categories by DMPS (with link

those items available online):

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Social Media: Integrated use of multi

social media sites including

www.facebook.com/DMschools,

www.twitter.com/DMschools ,

www.ickr.com/dmps,www.youtube.com/dmpstv,

http://dmschools.tumblr.com/

AWARD OF MERIT

Blog: The districts For the Record b

at blog.dmschools.org

Excellence in writing: The Myth o

the Failing High School in Iowa

(newspaper editorial published in the

Des Moines Register)

Marketing materials: A Great Pla

to Live and Learn (human resourcesrecruiting brochure)

Videocasting: DMPS-TV Hillis Cook

Caucus story

Website: the new Des Moines Public

Schools site at www.dmschools.org

HONORABLE MENTION

Electronic Newsletter: DMPS

Community Report, the districts every-

other-month newsletter

Videocasting: DMPS-TV News Brief,

districts monthly video news update

Twenty students from Weeks Middle

School had the opportunity to attend

the Mecum Auto Auction and participate

in the Mecum Challenge sponsored by

Discovery Education and Mecum Auctions

held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on

July 20, 2012.

The Mecum Challenge is designed to

provide students an opportunity to connect

skills learned in school to a real-life situation;

inspire students to develop a lifelong passion

for science, technology, engineering and

math; and encourage students to explore

STEM careers in the future.

Discovery organized the Mecum

Challenge in only four locations throughout

the U.S. this summer, so the Weeks Middle

School students were thrilled to take part.

The students participated in a

scavenger hunt during the auction to answer

questions about the science of cars and

engines. Students learned about Mecum cars,

Mecum Auto Auctions and the importance

of STEM education.

I feel very privileged to work with

these students. They asked wonderful,

thought provoking questions about all

aspects related to the production and

delivery of the Mecum Auto Auction shown

on the Velocity Channel, said Tracy Cavalier,

Weeks Middle School science teacher. Too

often students think science takes place only

in a laboratory, so this opportunity really

opened their eyes to real-world science.

A production crew also lmed the

students as they conduct the scavenger hunt

and will produce a feature that will air on

Velocity inviting viewers to take the Mecum

Challenge.

Weeks Students Showcase STEM

Education at Mecum Auto Auction
http://blog.dmschools.org/http://blog.dmschools.org/


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Students may be away from schoolover the summer, but the DMPSOperations staff is busier thanever sprucing up buildings for the

start of the new school year.

Crews are working overtime toget our schools receiving majorrenovations as ready as possibleor the rst day o school, saidBill Good, Chie OperationsOfcer. Tere will still be somework to nish but students willnotice a vastly improved learningenvironment in many o our schoolson the rst day.

An extensive renovation oMcCombs Middle School, 201County Line Rd., will be completeor the start o the school year.

Te school will boast eight newclassrooms, a renovated auditorium,and mechanical/electrical upgrades.

Renovations at Hiatt Middle

School, 1214 E. 15th St., willbe near completion or the rstday o school and include a newkitchen at the north end o theschool, a new main ofce, exteriordoor replacement, mechanical/electrical upgrades, security/technology upgrades, and parkinglot improvements. Te addition o aBoys & Girls Club at Hiatt will benished in the all.

Samuelson Elementary School,3929 Bel Aire, also will be completeor the rst day and eature oneadditional classroom.

Exterior improvementscompleted over the summer includea remodeled ront entrance atCentral Campus, 1800 Grand Ave.,a new student drop o at MadisonElementary, 806 Homan Ave., anda new parking lot at North HighSchool, 501 Holcomb Ave.

District ofcials broke groundto begin construction o a brandnew Edmunds Elementary Schoolsite in April. Site work and utilitywork has begun with constructionto begin later this month. Te newschool is slated to be complete orthe start o the 2013 year.

Tough the priority isproviding the best learningenvironment possible, one thingwhich many dont think about isthe millions o dollars our district isinvesting in our community, addedGood. Hundreds o workers are inour buildings not only supportingour students, but also their amiliesas a result o the work.

Ongoing projects to becompleted this all include:

Brody Middle School,2501 Park Ave. ouradditional classrooms,elevator addition, restroomexpansion, renovated

auditorium. Hoover High School,

4800 Aurora Ave. exterior window and doorreplacement, electric/mechanical improvements,new lights and new boiler.

Lovejoy Elementary School,801 E. Kenyon Rd. anaddition to the schoolto eliminate portables

and open classrooms,security/ technologyupgrades, window and doorreplacement, mechanical/electrical upgrades.

Meredith Middle School,4827 Madison Ave. anaddition to the school toeliminate portables and

Building Improvements

Continue Throughout Summer

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Work is underway at LoveJoy

Elementary School

Work is underway at Studebaker

Elementary School


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Meet the New PrincipalsDes Moines Public Schools is pleased to welcome six new principals to the district this year.

Carrie Belt is the principal

at Hubbell ElementarySchool, the states rstelementary school in DMPSto be authorized as anInternational Baccalaureate(IB) Primary Years School.Belt was previously thedean of students at ParkAvenue Elementary Schoolfor three years. Before that,she worked an elementaryteacher in Council Bluffs,

Des Moines, and Urbandale.Belts experience at Park Avenue, which also is now an

authorized IB School, will benet the Hubbell students and thecommunity.

I am honored to have the opportunity to work withHubbells dedicated staff, parents, and students, said Belt.Excitement is brewing as we begin the new school year. Animportant part of my job will be centered around reauthorizingour International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program.

Belt received a BA in elementary education from SimpsonCollege and earned her MS in Education (Elementary Leadership)from Drake University.

Tina Langston will takeover the helm at CowleMontessori School, servstudents in grades K-8. is knowledgeable aboutthe Montessori learningmodel, having served asprincipal of Border StarMontessori in Kansas CMO for ve years. Priorthat, she was a vice prinand a rst grade teacheKansas City.

Langston is happy to be joining Des Moines Public Schoand leading the charge at Iowas only Montessori School.

I am thrilled to take on this new challenge and be part the wonderful community at Cowles Montessori, said LangsIt will be exciting to continue the success the school hasexperienced and also share my knowledge with the teachersstudents.

Langston received her BS in Elementary Education fromCreighton University and an MA in educational administratiofrom the University of Missouri Kansas City.

Brody Middle Schoolwelcomes new principalThomas Hoffman, whopreviously served asprincipal of Ames MiddleSchool, located in theChicago Public Schools. Healso was an educator forseveral years in Arizona.

Hofffman is thrilled to bepart of the Des Moines PublicSchools and is ready for thenew school year to begin.

Students, families and teachers at Brody have a longtradition of excellence, said Hoffman. Im honored to be the newinstructional leader of this learning community. Moving forward,Brody remains committed to high levels of student success.

Hoffman earned a BA in English literature from theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln and is completing his Ed.D fromBethel University in St. Paul, MN. He also holds an M.Div fromConcordia Seminary, a MA in history from St. Johns University,a MA in Urban Educational Leadership from Arizona StateUniversity, and an M.Ed in Educational Leadership from National-Lewis University in Chicago.

Thomas HoffmanBrody Middle School

Carrie BeltHubbell Elementary

Tina LangstonCowles Montessori

Scott Nichols is the new

principal of WindsorElementary School. Hehas served as the dean ostudents at River WoodsElementary School since2010 and previously taugthe Humboldt-St. MarysKnoxville (IA) school dis

He is excited to begworking with the studeand staff at Windsor.

As students walk throthe doors each morning, they should feel that school is aninviting and exciting place where they can stretch their abi

to the fullest potential, said Nichols. I am looking forwardto working with everyone at Windsor to help every studerealize their potential.

Nichols received a BS in elementary education fromIowa State University. He also has both a MS and SpecialistEducation degree from Drake University.

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Long-time DMPS educat

Amy Wiegmann is thenew principal at BrubakeElementary School. Shespent ve years as the dof students at Brubaker last year, she was the schimprovement leader atSmouse Opportunity Sc

Having previousexperience with the stuand staff at Brubaker, sheenthusiastic to return.

I am very excited for the opportunity to return toBrubaker, and build upon the solid educational foundation tha

in place for our students, said Wiegmann. Together, I know will focus on the common goal of helping students succeed, bacademically and socially.

Wiegmann began her career in education at Des Moine

Public Schools 20 years ago as a self-contained autism teacheat Hanawalt Elementary School. She also was a special educabehavior interventionist at Merrill Middle School and a positbehavior support teacher for the school districts west zone

Wiegmann received a BS in elementary education from University of Iowa and holds two Masters degrees from IowState University, one in curriculum and instruction, and a secin educational administration.

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Health Services Supervisor Marci Cordaro joins DMPS afterspending two years at Mercy Collegetraining new nurses. She previouslywas an instructor and department

chair of the Health Careers programat Central Campus.

Business & FinanceController Nick Lenhardt is aCertied Public Accountant who hasworked for PricewaterhouseCoopersin Kansas City and most recentlywas an Assistant Controller/FinancialReporting Manager at Marsh andMcLennan Companies in Urbandale.

Director of Federal andGrant Programs Wilma Gajdelreturns to DMPS after working as aconsultant for the Iowa Departmentof Education for six years. She held

various positions in the district from1976-2007 including being principalat Lovejoy and Monroe elementaryschools.

Director of Elementary SchoolServices Barry Jones has workedfor DMPS since 1999. Most recentlyhe worked at Windsor ElementarySchool where he served as principalfor eight years.

Director of ElementaryStudent Services Mike Lord hasworked for DMPS since 1997. He wasthe principal of Brubaker ElementarySchool from 2007-2012.

Director of Teaching andLearning Noelle Tichy was aSchool Improvement Leader at HiattMiddle School during the 2011-2012school year and also has been anelementary teacher and a literacyleader for DMPS.

New Faces at the District Administration Ofce

Amy WiegmanBrubaker Elementary

Dr. Debbie Chapman

is the new principal atHiatt Middle School. Shepreviously served as aSchool ImprovementLeader at Lincoln HighSchool. Prior to joiningDes Moines Public Schools,she was a math teacherin Missouri and Arkansasand served as K-12mathematics curriculum

coordinator for the AnkenyCommunity School District and the Pulaski County SpecialSchool District in Arkansas.

Chapman has been busy getting organized and preparing foran exciting school year.

Hiatt is receiving a facelift this summer and we are lookingforward to moving back into the new and improved Hiatt, saidChapman. The teachers have been extremely helpful in mytransition into the new role and have eagerly volunteered tohelp out at registration and several also agreed to participate in abuilding wide instructional strategy class to be offered after schoolhours. These are just a couple of the ways they have demonstratedtheir desire to go above and beyond what is required.

Chapman received her BS in mathematics educationand M.Ed in middle level education from Southeast MissouriState University. She received her Ed.S and Ed.D in educationadministration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock,

where she was also an instructor.

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PrincipalPark

StateHistoricalBuilding

Blank Park Zoo

Science Center

of Iowa

FILMORE ST

DRAYRD

State Fairgrounds

Terrace Hill

SalisburyHouse

TONAWANDADR

Iowa Events Center

Main Library

East Side Library

Phillips

StateCapitol

Forest Avenue Library

Botanical Center

Franklin AvenueLibrary

South Side LibraryOrchard Place

I-235

I-235

Civic Center

Walker Street

Downtown School

Central StoresCommunity EducationInformation TechnologyTransportation

CLEVELAND AVE

Woodlawn

VANDALIARD

CHAMBERLAIN DR

CENTER ST

31STST

BLUE ST

E29THST

E39THST

NHICKORYBLVD

Meredith

LINDLAVISTAWAY

BEAVERRD

North Side Library

Central CampusFuture Pathways

Gateway School

Home Instruction

McKee EducationCenterCasady

Casady Alternative Center

Learning Supports

COLLEGE AVE

Lincoln South(Kurtz)

AMOS AVE

Preschool Administration Offices

Mitchell Education Center

Scavo Alternative HS@ Moore

Des Moines

InternationalAirport

Grays Lake

Easter Lake

Preschools and Elementary Schools

Middle Schools

High Schools

Special and Alternative Schools

Other District-Owned Properties

School District OfficesEducational and Cultural Attractions

DMPS District Map

Preschools and Elementary Schools

Middle Schools

High Schools

Special and Alternative Schools

Other District-Owned Properties

School District Ofces

Educational and Cultural Attractions


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Preschools and Elementary SchoolsBrubaker (2900 E. 42nd St.) ....................................................C16Capitol View(320 E. 16th St.) ................................................. F11Carver* (705 E. University Ave.) ..............................................E10Casady (Preschool Only) (1801 16th St.) .................................. D8Cattell (3101 E. 12th St.) .........................................................C11Cowles* (6401 College Ave.) ...................................................... E3Downtown School (500 Grand Ave.) .........................................G9Edmunds* (1601 Crocker St.) .................................................... F8Findley* (3000 Cambridge St.).................................................C10

Garton* (2820 E. 24th St.) ......................................................C13Greenwood* (316 37th St.) ........................................................G6Hanawalt (225 56th St.) .............................................................G4Hillis* (2401 56th St.)............................................................... D4Howe (2900 Indianola Rd.) ......................................................I11Hubbell (800 42nd St.) .............................................................. F5

Jackson (3825 Indianola Ave.) ................................................... J12Jeerson (2425 Watrous Ave.) ..................................................... J7King* (1849 Forest Ave.) ............................................................E8Lovejoy* (801 E. Kenyon Ave.) ................................................ L11Madison* (806 E. Homan St.) ...............................................B10McKee (Preschool Only) (2115 E. 39th St.) ............................ D15McKinley* (1610 SE 6th St.) ..................................................H10Mitchell (Preschool Only) (111 Porter Ave.).............................L10

Monroe (2250 30th St.) ............................................................ D7Morris (1401 Geil Ave.) ............................................................M8Moulton* (1541 8th St.) ............................................................E9Oak Park(3928 6th Ave.)........................................................... B9Park Avenue* (3141 SW 9th St.) ................................................. J9Perkins (4301 College Ave.)........................................................E5Phillips* (1701 Lay St.) ............................................................ E13Pleasant Hill* (4801 E. Oakwood Dr.) .....................................G17River Woods* (2929 SE 22nd St.) ............................................. I13Samuelson (3929 Bel-Aire Rd.) ..................................................B6Smouse* (2820 Center St.) ......................................................... F7South Union* (4201 S. Union St.) ...........................................K10Stowe* (1411 E. 33rd St.) ........................................................E15Studebaker* (300 E. County Line Rd.) ................................... N10

Walnut Street* (901 Walnut St.) .................................................G9Willard* (2941 Dean Ave.) ....................................................... F14Windsor (5912 University Ave.) .................................................E4Wright (5001 SW 14th St.) ........................................................K8

* Indicates the presence o a preschool at this elementary school;universal preschool classrooms also are located at more than 20 otherlocations in Des Moines. Call 242-7234 or more inormation.

Middle SchoolsBrody(2501 Park Ave.) ............................................................... J7Callanan (3010 Center St.) ........................................................ F7Goodrell (3300 E. 29th St.)......................................................C14Harding(203 E. Euclid Ave.) ...................................................C10Hiatt (1214 E. 15th St.) ...........................................................E11Hoyt (2700 E. 42nd St.) ......................................................... D16McCombs (201 County Line Rd.) .......................................... N10Meredith (4827 Madison Ave.) ..................................................B5Merrill (5301 Grand Ave.) ..........................................................G4Moulton (1541 8th St.) ..............................................................E9

Weeks (901 SE Park Ave.) ......................................................... J11

High SchoolsEastHoover (4800 Aurora Ave.) ........................................................B5Lincoln

Main Building(2600 SW 9th St.) ........................................ I9Lincoln South Ninth-Grade Academy @ Kurtz(1000 Porter Ave.) ...............................................................L9

North (501 Holcomb Ave.) ....................................................... D9Roosevelt (4419 Center St.) ....................................................... F5

Special and Alternative SchoolsAnimal Science and Horticulture

(201 McKinley Ave.) ........................................................ N10Aviation Laboratory(2610 McKinley Ave.) ................................K7Casady Alternative Center (1801 16th St.) ................................ D8Central Campus (1800 Grand Ave.) ...........................................G8Central Academy(1912 Grand Ave.) ..........................................G8

Future Pathways (1800 Grand Ave.) ...........................................G8Gateway School (1800 Grand Ave.) ...........................................G8McKee Education Center (2115 E. 39th St.) ........................... D15Mitchell Education Center (111 Porter Ave.) ............................L10Orchard Place (5412 SW 9th St.) ............................................... L9PACE Academy(620 8th St.) ..................................................... F9Scavo Alt. HS @ Moore (3725 52nd St.) ....................................C4Smouse (2820 Center St.) .......................................................... F7Van Meter (710 28th St.) ........................................................... F7

Walker Street (1421 Walker St.) ............................................... F11Woodlawn (4000 Lower Beaver Rd.) ...........................................B6

Other District-Owned PropertiesMann (1001 Amos Ave.) ...........................................................M9

School District OfcesAdministrative Ofces (901 Walnut St.) .....................................G9Central Nutrition Center (1225 2nd Ave.) ................................E10Central Stores (1915 Prospect Rd.) ............................................ C8Community Education (1915 Prospect Rd.) ..............................C8Early Childhood Special Education Ofces

(2326 Eucid Ave.) ................................................................C8Home Instruction @ Central Campus

(1800 Grand Ave.) ..............................................................G8Inormation echnology(1915 Prospect Rd.) .............................C8Learning Supports @ Casady(1801 16th St.) .............................D8Operations Center (1917 Dean Ave.) ........................................F12Preschool Administrative Ofces @ Mitchell

(111 Porter Ave.) ................................................................L10ransportation (1915 Prospect Rd.) ........................................... C8Welcome Center (1301 2nd Ave.) .............................................E10

Educational and Cultural AttractionsArt Center (4700 Grand Ave.) ...................................................G5Blank Park Zoo (7401 SW 9th St.)........................................... M9Botanical Center (909 Robert D. Ray Rd.)...............................F10Civic Center (221 Walnut St.) ................................................... G9Des Moines Public Libraries

Main Library(1000 Grand Ave.) .......................................G9East Side (2559 Hubbell Ave.) .........................................D13Forest Avenue (1326 Forest Ave.) .......................................E8Franklin Avenue (5000 Franklin Ave.) ................................E4

North Side (3516 5th Ave.) ............................................... C9South Side (1111 Porter Ave.) ............................................L9Iowa Events Center (730 3rd St.) ...............................................F9Iowa State Fairgrounds

(E. 30th and University Ave.) ...........................................F14Principal Park(One Line Dr.) .................................................G10Salisbury House (4025 onawanda Dr.) ....................................G6Science Center o Iowa

(401 W. ML King Jr. Pkwy.)..............................................G9State Capitol (1015 E. Grand Ave.) ..........................................F11State Historical Building(600 E. Locust St.) ............................F10errace Hill (2300 Grand Ave.) .................................................G7


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2012-2013 School Year

JULY

4 Holiday no classes, ofces

closed10 School Board Meeting11 First day o school or

Continuous CalendarSchools

AUGUST

7 School Board Meeting14-15 First-year teachers report16-17 New to district teacher

training

20-21 All teachers and associatesreport

21 School Board Meeting22 First day o school

adjusted early dismissal

SEPTEMBER

3 Holiday no classes, ofcesclosed

4 School Board Meeting18 School Board Meeting26 Sta development no

classes or students

OCTOBER

2 School Board Meeting16 School Board Meeting26 Sta development no

classes or students

NOVEMBER

6 School Board Meeting20 School Board Meeting21 No school or teachers or

students

22-23 Holiday no classes, ofcesclosed

DECEMBER

11 School Board Meeting24-1/1Winter recess no classes24-25 Holiday no classes, ofces

closed26 Holiday no classes, ofces

closed

JANUARY

1 Holiday no classes, ofces

closed2 First day o school ater

winter recess8 School Board Meeting16 First day o second semester21 MLK Day no classes or

students22 School Board Meeting

FEBRUARY

5 School Board Meeting18 No school or teachers orstudents

21 School Board Meeting

MARCH

12 School Board Meeting18-22 Spring Recess no classes

APRIL

2 School Board Meeting16 School Board Meeting23 No school or 9th and 12th

grade students. 10th and11th graders attend a.m. orPLAN and AC testing

24 No school or 10th and11th grade students. 9thand 12th graders attend

a.m. only.

MAY

7 School Board Meeting21 School Board Meeting27 Holiday no classes, ofces

closed30 Last day o school or

elementary and middlestudents; dismissal ater

hal day31 Last day o school or high

school students; no adjustedearly dismissal

JUNE

3-7 Reserved or inclementweather make-up days

4 School Board Meeting18 School Board Meeting

Adjusted DismissalEvery Wednesday

Te school board approved adjusteddismissals or the 2012-2013school year.All schools will havean adjusted dismissal schedule onWednesdays ONLY:

All Middle Schools schoolday ends at 1:00 p.m.

All High Schools schoolday ends at 1:05 p.m. Elementary Schools please

check with your school ordismissal times.

View the full list of district calendar events on our website at dmschools.org/events
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More DMPS News and InformationAvailable Online and On Air

Des Moines Public Schools is the largest provider of public education in Iowa, whichmeans one newsletter alone cannot provide all of the information or share all ofthe stories about everything taking place in your school district. More news andinformation is always available online and on air.

ONLINEYou can nd information on schools, news stories, data, contacts, and more onthe DMPS web site at www.dmschools.org and at facebook.com/dmschools and

twitter.com/dmschools.

ON THE AIRTune in to DMPS-TV on Mediacom Cable channels 85 and 97-3 atany time to see stories about programs and events from throughout the schooldistrict. If you do not subscribe to cable television, you can still view stories online atwww.dmschools. org. And if youre in the mood for interesting talk and music, tune intoDes Moines Public Schools own radio station - KDPS 88.1 - where your hosts arestudents from Central Campus and GrandView University.

The Des Moines Independent Community School District does not discriminate on the basis of

race, color, national origin, gender, disability, religion, creed, age (for employment), marital status

(for programs), sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status (for programs)

in its educational programs and its employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for

processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this

policy, please contact the districts Equity Coordinator Patricia Lantz, General Counsel, 901

Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309; phone: 515.242.7837; email: [email protected].

The DMPS Community Report

AUGUST 2012 | Vol. 5 No. 1

The DMPS Community Report is now

published every other month by theofce of Community Relations.

Editor/Writer: Sarah Taylor, Mike Wellm

Editor/Writer/Photographer: Phil Roed

Designer/Photographer: Adam Rohwer

Photographer: Kyle Knicley, Jon Lemon

Des Moines Public Schools

Community Relations

901 Walnut Street

Des Moines, IA 50309

(515) 242-8162

www.dmschools.org

2012-2013 Board of Directors

Teree Caldwell-Johnson, Chair

Dick Murphy, Vice Chair

Connie Boesen

Cindy Elsbernd

Bill Howard

Joe Jongewaard

Pat Sweeney

School Hours (Start times vary by school)

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

Group 1: 8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Downtown School 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 a.m.)Group 2: 8:35 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.Perkins: 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

MIDDLE SCHOOLS

7:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOLS

7:40 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.

EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS

For inormation about early childhood programs, please call one o theollowing numbers:

Preschool: 242-7234 Head Start: 242-7588 Special Education: 242-8213 Montessori: 242-7818

Metro Kids Care

Metro Kids Care hours will be r6:30 a.m. until 5:45 p.m. on daywhen school is in session. Regionday care is available on nonschoodays, Monday through Friday, r6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except olegal holidays.

Te annual registration ee is$25 and weekly ees are $50 ora.m. only; $61/week or a.m. onand Wednesday early outs only;$20/session or Wednesday earlyouts only; $58 or p.m. only; $72or a.m./p.m. Full-day regional c

is $130 per week.For more information on

Metro Kids Care, call 242-795
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