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    Des Moines Public Schools

    COMMUNITY REPORTDMPSAugust /

    September 2014

    DMPS Community Report | AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2014

    In 2011, barely a thousand

    Advanced Placement exams were

    taken throughout all of Des MoinesPublic Schools.

    Since then, the number of students aimingfor college credit while still in high schoolhas ballooned and DMPS has seen a47% jump in the number of studentswith scores high enough to qualify forthe credit.

    We are making amazing, beautifulgains, Hoover High Schools Advanced

    Placement Coordinator Jeri Moritz said.I am just thrilled for our students. In 2011, 681 AP exams taken byDMPS students earned a 3, 4 or 5. Tisyear, a total of 1,002 AP exams taken inthe district scored a 3, 4 or 5. In four years

    the number of such exam results increaby just over 47%.

    Advanced Placement courses arecollege-level classes offered at all fiveDMPS high schools as well as CentralAcademy, the top-rated AP program inIowa. AP exams, administered by theCollege Board at the end of the courseare scored on a scale of 1-5. Many colleand universities will provide credit for passing score of 3 and higher. Our district-wide approach toimproving Advanced Placement in De

    Moines involves three steps. Te firsttwo increasing access to courses andincreasing participation have seen gresuccess, said Amber Graeber, AdvancePlacement coordinator for Des Moines

    DMPS Sees Encouraging Gains

    In AP Exam Scores

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    DMPS WelcomeNew Administra

    North Improves

    Student Athletes

    BACK

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    ISSUE

    Thanks for reading the

    back-to-school issue of

    he DMPS Community

    Report.

    nside youll nd this years

    cademic calendar, meet new

    istrict leaders, and learn about

    what else is new this year, from

    lementary school hours to

    ur mobile app and more. Best

    wishes to all of our students

    nd staff for a successful

    014-15 school year.

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    Public Schools. Te third stepis to increase the number ofstudents who earn top marks onthe AP exams. While we havealready seen big gains in thenumber of AP exams earning a3, 4 or 5, the number andpercentage is only going toincrease as we provide greatersupport to our AP teachersthroughout the district. Beyond the results on anAP exam, many experts pointto the value for students insimply taking the rigorous coursework found in AdvancedPlacement and InternationalBaccalaureate (also offered atDMPS) courses. Te Center forPublic Education notes:

    aking an AP/IB coursehas a dramatic effect ona students chance ofpersisting, or continuing,in college, even when astudent fails the end-of-course exam;

    Low achieving and low SESstudents who take an AP/IB course were 17% more

    likely to persist in four-yearcolleges and 30% morelikely to persist in two-yearcolleges;

    Te more of these courses astudent took, the highertheir persistence rates werein college.

    DMPS Sees

    Encouraging

    Gains In AP

    Exam Scores

    Continued from Page 1...

    DATE

    DATE

    EXAMS TAKEN

    EXAMS SCORING 3/4/5

    INCREASE OVER

    PREVIOUS YEAR

    INCREASE OVER

    PREVIOUS YEAR

    INCREASE OVER

    2011

    INCREASE OVER

    2011

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    1,033

    1,775

    1,998

    2,575

    681

    876

    885

    1,002

    -

    71.8%

    12.6%

    28.9%

    -

    28.6%

    1.0%

    13.2%

    -

    71.8%

    93.4%

    149.3%

    -

    28.6%

    30.0%

    47.1%

    2011

    2012

    2013

    2014

    Fact: more DMPS students are earning top scores on AP exams than ever before.

    Forty DMPS students will return to class

    this fall with new appreciation for their

    science, math and computer classes. They

    spent an intense four days at Central

    Campus focusing primarily on hands-on

    learning opportunities that included 3D

    printing, robotics, Google Glass, drones

    and GIS. Special guests included a high-

    powered roster of local movers and

    shakers ranging from Ben Milne, CEO of

    Dwolla, to Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Suku

    Radia, CEO at Bankers Trust. Tech Camp

    is a joint effort of DMPS and Tech Journey

    Inc., a coalition of community stakeholders.

    Summer Tech Camp

    Intense, Inspirational

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    DMPS Expands No Cost Meal

    Program to 35 Schools

    Starting in the 2014-2015 school

    year, meals will be offered at

    no cost to more than half of

    Des Moines schools. The U.S.

    Department of Agriculture, which

    funds the initiative, has deemed

    these schools community

    eligible based on how many

    students qualify for free and

    reduced lunches.

    Community eligibility ensures morestudents can focus on their studiesand not worry about being hungry,Superintendent Tomas Ahart said.When students are more focusedon learning, outcomes are better foreveryone. DMPS already offers meals atno cost to all 13 schools: CapitolView Elementary School, Carver

    Elementary School, EdmundsElementary School, FindleyElementary School, Harding MiddleSchool, Hiatt Middle School, HoweElementary School, King ElementarySchool, Lovejoy Elementary School,McKinley Elementary School,Monroe Elementary School, MoultonExtended Learning Center, andWillard Elementary School.

    If you have a musical instrume

    taking up space and youd like

    give it a second chance to brin

    meaning to a childs life, Des

    Moines Public Schools and the

    DMPS Foundation are hoping

    youll stop by.

    Te goal is to get an instrument

    into the hands of any child whowants to play. So far, more than two dozeninstruments have been donated,ranging from a grand piano toa trumpet that was played in a1950s Rose Bowl marching banKCCI-Vs Steve Karlin broughin his wifes clarinet and IowaCourt of Appeals Judge Maryabor donated her trumpet.

    Instrument donations can bemade at 901 Walnut Streetbetween the hours of 8 a.m.and 5 p.m.

    Te musical instrument sittinin storage that served you or aloved one so well in high schoolhas a second chance at life.

    WANTED:

    Musical

    Instruments

    in MothballsThis year the expanded

    program will also include the

    following schools:

    Brubaker Elementary School

    Callanan Middle School

    Cattell Elementary School

    Garton Elementary School

    Hoyt Middle School

    Jackson Elementary School Madison Elementary School

    McCombs Middle School

    McKee Education Center

    Meredith Middle School

    Mitchell Early Learning Center

    Morris Elementary School

    North High School

    Oak Park Elementary School

    Park Avenue Elementary School

    River Woods Elementary School

    Samuelson Elementary School Scavo High School

    Smouse Opportunity School

    South Union Elementary School

    Stowe Elementary School

    Studebaker Elementary School

    Weeks Middle School

    Windsor Elementary School

    Woodlawn Education Center

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    special that was to Des Moines PublicSchools, Olson said. Now, nomatter what group I speak in front of,no matter what the composition ofthat group looks like, Im going to feelvery comfortable speaking with themand be successful communicating andconnecting with them, even if Im theonly person who looks like me. Growing up on the Southside,Olson also attended JeffersonElementary and Brody Middle School.In high school, she took advantageof advanced studies available to allDMPS students. I had access to great musicprograms, great sports and academicexcellence at Central Academy andin my own Lincoln High School,Olson said.

    But she said some of her favoriteschool memories were created on thesoccer field and in the homes of herclassmates. I would hear just as muchSpanish on the soccer fields as Iwas hearing English, she said. Itwas a unique and powerful experiencefor me to be invited into homesthat were very different from minegrowing up. It was a beautifulcultural exchange. Olson said she will pursue thetitle of Miss America in Septemberwith all of her heart. She encouragethe students to follow theirdreams, too, and capitalize on theadvanced, well-rounded and diverseeducational experience thats offeredin Des Moines.

    Miss Iowa:

    Challenge

    Education Bias

    The newly crowned Miss Iowa,

    Aly Olson, knows what it feels

    like to be exposed to bias andmisconceptions.

    She shared an experience withHarding Middle School students inDes Moines last month. I was telling someone I graduatedfrom Lincoln High School in DesMoines and that person replied,You dont look like someone whograduated from Lincoln, Olson said.

    Te tall, fit, Caucasian, redheadedSouthsider said she politely replied,What is someone who graduatedfrom Lincoln supposed to look like? Des Moines Public Schools hasbeen labeled many things over theyears that Olson said are simply nottrue. She told the Harding studentsshe studied with talented teachers,and couldnt be more proud of thequality of her academic education.

    She said her social education; going toclass with students who were differentfrom each other in race, income andbackground, was just as importantand valuable. Ive gotten to hear experiencesfrom friends at other high schoolsand Ive realized how unique and

    Miss Iowa 2014 Aly Olson, a Lincoln High School graduate, says students in other

    school districts are missing out.

    New Jesse Taylor Center Set to Open

    For the second consecutive year Des

    Moines Public Schools will open a brand

    new facility when the 2014-15 school

    year begins. Last year it was the new

    Edmunds Elementary. This year its the

    Jesse Franklin Taylor Education Center,

    built on the site of the old Casady

    building on 16th Street.

    The Taylor Center is a 45,000 square

    foot facility that will house the districts

    alternative middle school program, a

    preschool and a community center.

    Dedication ceremonies are slated for

    September 13 but the building will be

    open for business when school begins on

    August 20.

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    DMPS Connects with Parentsvia Smart Phone App

    Des Moines Public Schools may

    be the largest provider of public

    education in Iowa, but now we

    can t in the palm of your hand.

    Te DMPS mobile app is designedto provide up-to-date and helpfulinformation about the school districtthats at your fingertips anywhereand everywhere. From news updates andannouncements to a calendar ofevents, from a school finder mapto staff directories, from breakfastand lunch menus to athleticschedules, the app provides essentialinformation at the touch of a button.Many features on the app allow youto subscribe to schools, too, and

    receive announcements and eventsright on your device. Te Des Moines Public Schoolsmobile app works on Androidphones as well as Apple iPhones andiPads. o download the app simplyvisit the App Store or Google Playand search Des Moines PublicSchools. In addition, while there isnot an app for Windows-basedphones, bookmark https://dmps.parentlink.net/m/on your mobilebrowser to access most of theapps features. Te app is free and highlyrecommended for parents, staffand anyone with an interest in DesMoines Public Schools.

    Des Moines Schools TV:Now in HD!

    MEDIACOM

    12.1 | 812

    The districts television station, DMPS-TV, is now in high denition,

    adding more quality to the in-depth stories about what our students

    and teachers are doing districtwide.

    The upgrade is thanks to our partnership with Mediacom,

    providing a way to stay connected to education 24/7.

    DMPS-TV in HD now airs on Mediacom channel 12.1 and 812.

    In addition, DMPS-TV programming can also be viewed on YouTube.

    Innite Campus:

    A Great Tool for

    Parents, Student

    Des Moines Public Schools use

    Innite Campus as its web-base

    student information system.

    The service enables students to monito

    their class-related information and allow

    parents/guardians to keep current with

    their childrens academic information. It

    even got its own mobile app!

    Its a tremendous resource accord

    to Margie Neve, the districts Systems

    Coordinator for Innite Campus.

    At this time the district has over

    80% of our parents with a parent porta

    account, she said. Innite Campus

    is a great tool that can be usedto

    communicate about student progress,

    for teachers to communicate individual

    with parents and students, for students

    to track their own progress, submit

    assignments online and communicate w

    their teachers, and for parents to have

    better conversations with student abou

    their experiences in school.

    Information thats accessible via

    Innite Campus includes: District and

    school announcements, report cards,

    attendance records, assessment scores,student schedules, transportation

    information, lunch account balances,

    online course request for secondary

    school students, immunization records,

    teacher newsletters, household

    information, emergency contact

    information, and more.

    All students in grades 612 have

    access to the student portal. Parents ar

    strongly encouraged to set up their ow

    account. Only a parent account has the

    privilege to update household informat

    as well as the ability to view all childrena household from a single place.

    If you dont have a parent portal

    account, please contact your childs

    school building to obtain an activation

    key. More detailed instruction on creat

    an account can be found on the district

    website at www.dmschools.org/innite

    campus-studentparent-portal/.

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    DMPS Welcomes New Administrators

    Matt Smith,

    Chief Schools Ofcer (interim)

    Matt Smith joined Des Moines Public

    Schools in 2010 as the principal of North

    High School before becoming Executive

    Director of Learning Services and Student

    Activities last year and taking on the new

    position of interim Chief Schools Ofcer

    this year. The Houston, TX native began

    his career in education with the Aldine

    Independent School District in Texas, and

    was a secondary school principal in the

    Livingston and San Angelo school districts.

    Smith has a BS in secondary education from

    Baylor University and a M.Ed in educational

    leadership from Sam Houston University. I am looking forward to the

    opportunity to work with our schools

    throughout the district to help every

    student succeed in school and graduate

    from high school, said Smith.

    Holly Crandell,

    Chief Academic Ofcer (interim)

    Holly Crandell has been an educator for

    the past 18 years, half of them with

    Des Moines Public Schools. Before

    beginning her new role as interim Chief

    Academic Ofcer she was the principal

    of Oak Park Elementary School, the

    districts Curriculum Director, and most

    recently the Executive Director for

    Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment.

    She holds a BA in Education, an MA

    in Educational Administration, and is

    completing her Ed.S degree.

    The passion that I bring to my

    job each and every day is purposedriven, said Crandell. We have a high-

    performing team and I am proud of the

    goals they have accomplished in response

    to clearly identied needs over the past

    two years.

    Kathie Danielson,

    Director of High Schools

    Kathie Danielson is a veteran Des Moines

    educator with nearly four decades of

    experience working with teachers and

    students. The former principal of Roosevelt

    High School and Callanan Middle School

    will oversee and evaluate the leaders of six

    DMPS high schools. Working with the recent

    Wallace Foundation Grant, Danielson will be

    part of an expanded Ofce of Schools team

    focused on making the district a national

    model of excellence in education.

    It is a great honor to be a part of

    this school district for nearly four decades,

    and to work with so many exceptionalteachers and students, added Danielson.

    I am excited for the opportunity to work

    with our high school principals and staff

    to support and continue the progress they

    have been making in recent years.

    A new school year means new faces and new leaders both in our schools and at our district ofces. Meet three veteran

    DMPS educators now taking on district leadership roles:

    As highlighted in our last newsletter, DMPS also welcomes a

    number of new principals this school year throughout the district:

    Cindy Flesch

    Hoover

    High School

    David Johns

    Meredith

    Middle School

    Cindy Wissler

    Jackson

    Elementary School

    Amy Wiegmann

    Smouse

    Opportunity School

    Traci Shipley

    River Woods

    Elementary School

    Kristy Fitzgeral

    Phillips

    Traditional School

    Dawn Stahly

    Callanan

    Middle School

    Jill Burnett-Requist

    Carver

    Community School

    Shelly Pospeshil

    Lovejoy

    Elementary School

    Bill Szakacs

    South Union

    Elementary School

    Craig Leager

    Goodrell

    Middle School

    Barb Adams

    Findley

    Elementary School

    Laurel Prior-Sweet

    Monroe

    Elementary School

    Rob Burnett

    Walnut Street

    School

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    Gogerty Named as NewDirector at Central Academy

    Des Moines Public Schools

    announced the appointment of

    Jessica Gogerty, formerly the

    School Improvement Leader at

    Roosevelt High School, as the

    next director of Central Academy.

    She will succeed Crista Carlile,

    who accepted a position with the

    Urbandale Community School

    District.

    Central Academy is attended byapproximately 900 students fromDMPS and other metro area school

    districts for a growing selection ofAdvanced Placement and InternationalBaccalaureate Diploma courses. TeUniversity of Iowas Belin-Blank Centerfor Gifted and alented Education,in its annual Iowa AP Index, recentlynamed Central Academy, again, asthe top Advanced Placement programin the state.

    Gogerty began her career withDes Moines Public Schools in 1989as a science teacher at Harding

    Middle School. She also taughtsciences at East High School andNorth High School, where she wasalso a School Improvement Leaderbefore joining the staff at RooseveltShe earned a BA in chemistryeducation from the University ofNorthern Iowa and an MS in scienceducation from the Universityof Iowa. She holds a Specialist inEducational Leadership degree

    from Drake University, where sherecently completed courseworkfor her Ed.D. Gogerty was presented with thePresidential Award for Excellence inMath and Science eaching in 2009and in 2012 was a panelist at a WhiHouse meeting on the proposedSEM Master eacher Corps.

    North Gets Support from MLBto Improve Fields

    North High School has been

    awarded a grant in the amount

    of $16,250 from the Baseball

    Tomorrow Fund, a joint initiative

    between Major League Baseball and

    the Major League Baseball Players

    Association.

    Te grant will support the renovationof the North High School baseballfield and provide funding for anirrigation system and the grading andre-sodding of the infield. Work gotunderway on the project after the2014 season ended last month.

    North aims to build acomprehensive, community-focused baseball program that spansfrom little league to high school.Unfortunately, Norths baseballprogram suffered a major setback

    in 2008 when a devastating floodravaged the schools baseball field.Te field was left in an impairedstate that is inadequate for practicesand games.

    With the grant North willinstall an irrigation system andremove, grade, and re-sod the infieldand apron to remove hazardous

    lips. Tis will provide a safe, highquality baseball facility that alignsthe Highland Park Little League

    program with the North baseballprogram, serving youth from ages 9to 18. Te project will yield a highreturn on investment by preparingyouth for high school baseball,increasing Norths baseball programparticipation and retention rates,and strengthening communitypartnerships.

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    which in large part was designedto provide better and more directsupport for principals. Te Wallace

    grant will allow DMPS to get to therecommended number of principalsthat each principal supervisorsupports. At DMPS, the initiativewill finance training and support forprincipal supervisors and help themreduce the number of principals thesesupervisors oversee. DMPS currentlyhas four principal supervisors, andeach oversees on average 16 principals.Support from the Wallace Foundation

    will also help DMPS develop betterprincipal supervisors, central officesupport systems, and establish apipeline for principals and centraloffice leadership. Wallace launched the newinitiative because it believes theoverlooked supervisor position hasemerged as central to improvingprincipals performance. In manylarge school districts, principal

    supervisors oversee too manyprincipals 24 on average andfocus too much on bureaucraticcompliance, said Jody Spiro,

    Wallaces director of education

    leadership. Tis new initiative aimsto help districts move principalsupervisors focus to one of support,freeing them to better coach anddevelop principals to help themimprove instruction. Wallace chose DMPS and thefive other core districts after inviting23 districts with a willingness andpotential to change their principalsupervisor positions to compete to be

    chosen for the initiative. DMPS andthe other five core districts are amongthe nations most advanced districtsin recognizing the importance of theprincipal supervisor position. BesidesDMPS, the five other districts areLong Beach (CA), Broward County(FL), Minneapolis, Cleveland, andDeKalb County (GA). DMPS and the five other districtswill be part of an independent,

    $2.5 million evaluation that will helpanswer whether and how boostingthe supervisor post leads to moreeffective principals.

    Wallace Foundation Grant Increases

    Depth of Principal Support

    The Wallace Foundation is

    investing about $3 million in a

    signicant ve-year effort to

    help Des Moines Public Schools

    improve the effectiveness of its

    principal supervisors so they can

    better work with principals to

    raise the quality of teaching and

    learning in schools.

    Te local grant is part of Wallacesnew $30 million national PrincipalSupervisor Initiative involving14 urban school districts across

    the country. Tis grant provides significantsupport to the work underway at DesMoines Public Schools to enhance andimprove the support provided to ourprincipals, said Superintendent omAhart. Te funding from the WallaceFoundation will help us ensure thatevery district administrator is activelycontributing to student results in asystematic way while at the same

    time growing our own pool ofleadership talent. Tis past year, Des Moines PublicSchools created the Office of Schools,

    New Bell Times for 19

    Elementary Schools

    Students at 19 elementary schoolswill be starting and dismissing 10

    minutes later than last year.

    Te move will make it easier for thebuses to stay on schedule, save thedistrict money and improve studentsafety because buses will be parked whenstudents are dismissed from school.

    Te following elementaryschools will see bell time changesstarting in 2014-15: Brubaker,Cattell, Findley, Garton, Hillis,Jackson, Lovejoy, Madison, Monroe,Moulton, Morris, Perkins, PleasantHill, River Woods, Samuelson,Studebaker, Windsor, Woodlawn,and Wright.

    New start time: 8:45 a.m.

    New dismissal time: 3:30 p.

    Wednesday-only early

    dismissal: 2:00 p.m.

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    Student-Athletes: Be Readyfor a New Sports Season

    District Social Med

    Presence Continue

    to Expand

    Des Moines Public Schools is beefingup its extracurricular emphasis,and part of that effort is an online

    clearinghouse where student-athletes and their parents can accesseverything they need to know aboutparticipation in athletics. Followthe links to access codes of conduct,

    As with most organizations, sociamedia is playing a bigger andbigger role in how Des Moines

    Public Schools communicates.Following DMPS on social mediis the quickest way to get news aninformation from Iowas largestprovider of public education.

    Be sure to follow DMPS on aor all of our social media sites:

    Facebookwww.facebook.com/dmsch

    Flickrwww.flickr.com/dmps

    Instagramwww.pinterest.com/dmsch

    Pinterestwww.pinterest.com/dmsch

    Twitterwww.twitter.com/dmschoo

    YouTubewww.youtube.com/DMPS

    A new mobile app feature is the

    latest tool in our communicationRead more about it on page 5. Aby any and all of the means at yodisposal, please keep in touch!

    permission forms and relatedinformation. Be sure to visit ournew DMPS Athletics page at http://

    athletics.dmschools.org/. Coming soon: individual sportspages for all five high schools so youcan follow the Scarlets, Huskies, Rails,Polar Bears, and Riders online.

    CGCS Young Men of Color PledgeIn July, Superintendent Tom Ahart went

    to Washington, D.C. to connect DMPSwith the nation in a pledge to improve

    achievement of young men of color.

    Dr. Ahart joined school

    representatives from 59 of the nations

    largest school districts at an event with

    President Barack Obama and the

    Council of Great City Schools.

    More than 40% of male DMPS

    students are African American or

    Hispanic. While we may see fewer obstacles

    for male students of color than may exist

    in other cities, we are committed to

    seeing all of our students succeed, Dr.

    Ahart said. Our pledge is a statement to

    the community and the nation that we

    will come alongside every student who

    needs our assistance.

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    The DMPS Community Report

    AUG/SEPT 2014 | Vol. 7 No. 1

    The DMPS Community Reportis

    published every other month by the

    ofce of Communications and Public Affa

    Editor/Writer: Phil Roeder

    Writer: Amanda Lewis, Mike Wellman

    Designer: Adam Rohwer

    Photographer: Kyle Knicley, Jon Lemons

    Des Moines Public Schools

    Ofce of Communications and Public Affa

    901 Walnut Street

    Des Moines, IA 50309

    (515) 242-8162

    www.dmschools.org

    2014-2015 Board of Directors

    Cindy Elsbernd, Chair

    Bill Howard, Vice Chair

    Rob X. Barron

    Connie Boesen

    Teree Caldwell-Johnson

    Toussaint Cheatom

    Pat Sweeney

    More DMPS News and InformationAvailable Online and On Air

    Des Moines Public Schools is the largest provider of public education in Iowa, which means one

    newsletter alone cannot provide all of the information or share all of the stories about everything

    taking place in your school district. More news and information is always available online and on air.

    ONLINEYou can nd information on our schools, news stories, data, contacts, and more on the DMPS

    web site at www.dmschools.organd on our mobile app available for iOS and Android. In addition,

    follow DMPS on the following social media sites:

    Facebook: facebook.com/dmschools

    Twitter: twitter.com/dmschools

    Pinterest: pinterest.com/dmschools

    ON THE AIRTune in to DMPS-TV on Mediacom Cable channels 12.1 and 812at any time to see

    stories about programs and events from throughout the school district. If you do not subscribe

    to cable television, you can still view stories online at www.dmschools. org. And if youre in themood for interesting talk and music, tune into Des Moines Public Schools own radio station -

    KDPS 88.1- where your hosts are students 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 Ofce of Human Resources, 901 Walnut Street, Des Moines,

    IA 50309; phone: 515-242-7911.

    Middle School

    Football Jamboree

    September 16

    From high school to college to the pro

    a new football season is about to kick

    And here in Des Moines, that includes

    middle school. Des Moines Public Scho

    is making big expansions to our middle

    school activities, including the opportu

    to take to the gridiron. Be the rst to s

    what our middle school athletes bring

    the eld during the 2014 DMPS Middle

    School Football Jamboree.

    Rivals will face off on Tuesday,

    September 16 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at

    East Highs Williams Stadium:

    Roosevelt B vs. North

    Hoover vs. Lincoln A

    East B vs. Roosevelt A Lincoln B vs. East A

    A good old fashioned lemonade stand at

    Weeks Middle School raised hundreds

    of dollars for charity this summer. The

    seed money came from a 21st Century

    Community Learning Centers grant that

    allowed eight DMPS middle schools to

    offer the 21st CCLC summer program tohundreds of students.

    Team Des Moines was invited to perform

    at the Opening Ceremony in front of 54

    teams from across the world at the Brave

    New Voices Youth Poetry Festival last

    month in Philadelphia. This was a huge

    honor, said Co-Coach/Mentor/ChaperoneEmily Lang. We are so proud!

    Turning Lemons Into

    Lemonade and Donations

    DMPS Students on

    National Poetry Stage

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