Plans for DMPS community stadium delayed due to high construction costs
News Desk DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Public Schools hopes to build a $19 million field of dreams for the metro’s high school football and soccer teams, but the plans will…
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Judge: DMPS Superintendent Ahart improperly kept kids out of school
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The leader of Iowa’s largest school district violated his duty by not complying with a law intended to ensure students could learn in classrooms during…
Des Moines School Board Votes Not to Extend Contract of Superintendent Tom Ahart
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Des Moines School Board narrowly decided not to extend the contract of Superintendent Tom Ahart beyond June 2023. The Des Moines School Board voted…
Des Moines Public Schools Will Replace Failing Grades With an ‘Incomplete’
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Public Schools will offer middle and high school students who are failing courses the chance to go to summer school and improve their grades.…
Ahart Recommending School Board Reject All Stadium Bids, Seek New Bids to Cut Costs
DES MOINES, Iowa – Superintendent Dr. Tom Ahart is recommending the Des Moines School Board reject all of the bids for the district’s new stadium. Six bids, ranging from $17.…
DMPS Moves Forward With Plan to Replace School Resource Officers
DES MOINES, Iowa — Students and staff at Des Moines Public Schools will no longer see school resource officers (SROs) in their buildings. “Their role was really … first and…
DMPS Reflects on Progress Since Hiring First Black Teacher in Iowa 75 Years Ago
DES MOINES, Iowa– Seventy-five years ago Des Moines Public Schools hired Harriet Curley, the first Black teacher in Iowa at Perkins Elementary. Now, the district is reflecting on how far…
Educators Elated as Iowa’s Largest District Begins Vaccination Process
DES MOINES, Iowa — A line of defense against COVID-19 has begun for Iowa’s largest school district. “It was a great feeling. Just elated,” said Des Moines Public Schools Heath…
Des Moines Public Schools to Receive 1,000 Vaccines at Clinic Saturday
DES MOINES, Iowa — Twenty percent of teachers and staff at Des Moines Public Schools will receive a first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic Saturday, twice as…
Des Moines Public Schools One Step Closer to Removing School Resource Officers Completely
DES MOINES, Iowa — Results from a November survey sent out to Des Moines Public Schools’ staff, students and parents showed just 38% of high school students viewed school resource…
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DMPS Announces First COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic for Staff
DES MOINES, IOWA — The Des Moines Public School District will hold the first of what it hopes will be multiple pop-up clinics to vaccinate teachers and staff against COVID-19.…
Des Moines Public Schools to Recommend Removal of School Resource Officers
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Public Schools could be changing the way safety looks in schools and it may start with the removal of school resource officers (SROs). “Any…
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Dowling and West Central Schools Plan to Vaccinate Staff, Des Moines Wants to Also
DES MOINES, Iowa — On Monday, teachers joined hundreds of thousands of other Iowans who are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. And some districts are dismissing class early…
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Teachers Now Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine, Struggling to Get Appointments
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution continues, with phase 1B beginning Monday, Feb. 1. Tier one includes first responders, Pre-K through 12th-grade teachers and school staff, as well…
DMPS Parents Hoping for the Community’s Help in PPE Fundraiser
DES MOINES, Iowa — A group of parents is calling on the Des Moines Public Schools community to help keep students and teachers safe this winter through a PPE donation…