The local branch of Saturday’s March For Our Lives, a nationwide demonstration advocating for gun control, had a distinct DMPS flavor to it. From the time school dismissed on Friday, when a group of students gathered at Central …
Where better than a gymnasium to stage the Google CS First Roadshow that pulled into Meredith Middle School Friday afternoon? That’s CS as in computer science, and it offered plenty of (mental) exercise for the gym full of …
Thursday was especially artsy around the district, something of a one-day Renaissance. Middle school musicians spent the day at the Fairgrounds rehearsing for last night’s annual All-City Music Festival. Simultaneously, finishing touches were being put on the opening reception …
Meredith Middle School 8th grader Sean Houchins-McCallum reported to school as usual Thursday morning, but the rest of the day was decidedly UNusual. First of all, he was included in the building’s morning announcements, which made a point …
For the past few years, Des Moines Public Schools has been undergoing a continuous improvement effort to both improve performance and increase efficiency. Part of that effort has been implementing a Lean culture where an organization’s leadership supports and …
