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Board Considers Interim Superintendent Candidates Wednesday
At a special meeting on Monday, May 20, the West Des Moines Community Schools [...]
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Life in the WDMCS 5/20/13
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School Board Highlights from May 13 Meeting
At its recent regular meeting, May 13 the School Board: approved the consent agenda [...]
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Welcome to West Des Moines Community School District
The West Des Moines Community School District serves more than 55,000 residents in the western portion of Polk County – West Des Moines and Clive, parts of Urbandale and Windsor Heights, and nearby rural areas.
For more than 100 years, the West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) has been preparing learners for life. We are the ninth largest district in the state with more than 9,000 kindergarten through 12th grade students, approximately 1,200 employees and 14 schools.
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Life in the WDMCS 5/20/13
Life in the WDMCS is a weekly feature that highlights what is happening at [...]
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Mintzer Receives Perfect Score on National Math Exam
Stilwell Junior High eighth grader Gabriel Mintzer had a perfect score on the American [...]
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Life in the WDMCS 5/13/13
Life in the WDMCS is a weekly feature that highlights what is happening at [...]
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What's New
Board Considers Interim Superintendent Candidates Wednesday
At a special meeting on Monday, May 20, the West Des Moines Community Schools [...]
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Life in the WDMCS 5/20/13
Life in the WDMCS is a weekly feature that highlights what is happening at [...]
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Mintzer Receives Perfect Score on National Math Exam
Stilwell Junior High eighth grader Gabriel Mintzer had a perfect score on the American [...]
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What's New
Board Considers Interim Superintendent Candidates Wednesday
At a special meeting on Monday, May 20, the West Des Moines Community Schools [...]
Read more
Life in the WDMCS 5/20/13
Life in the WDMCS is a weekly feature that highlights what is happening at [...]
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School Board Highlights from May 13 Meeting
At its recent regular meeting, May 13 the School Board: approved the consent agenda [...]
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About Our Schools
The West Des Moines Community School District serves more than 55,000 residents in the western portion of Polk County.
What's New
Life in the WDMCS 5/20/13
Life in the WDMCS is a weekly feature that highlights what is happening at [...]
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Life in the WDMCS 5/13/13
Life in the WDMCS is a weekly feature that highlights what is happening at [...]
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