The 2018-19 school year begins districtwide on Thursday and there are symptoms everywhere of New Year Fever. Many schools are hosting open houses Wednesday night on the eve of opening day. Teachers have been mailing postcards and making …

Anyone who’s ever undertaken a home improvement project knows how costly and inconvenient they are. But oh, the payoff when they’re completed! Imagine what it’s like trying to maintain and update 60+ school buildings that average more than …

While the veterans educators – from Des Moines and throughout the country – were downtown at the Iowa Events Center attending the third annual DMPS Summit on School Climate & Culture, the district is also busy this week …

The third time for the DMPS Summit on School Climate & Culture is not THE charm, it’s just the latest in a series for an event that’s quickly become a mainstay on the professional development circuit for educators. …