Equity Archives - West Des Moines Community Schools

February 14, 2019

Experience the 11th Annual International Night Hosted by Valley’s World Cultures Club

Valley World Cultures Club is putting on the 11th Annual International Night from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, at the Staplin Performing Arts Center at Valley ...

October 3, 2018

Expanding ESOL Services Prioritize Personal Connections with Families

One in five West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) students come from a home where the primary language is something other than English. The district’s English for ...

February 9, 2018

Valley Student Builds Elementary Students’ Confidence Through Art

When Valley High School senior Ann Thomas is leading her art club at Hillside Elementary, you would never guess that she used to be “quiet and shy.” ...

November 11, 2017

District Staff Focuses On Culturally Responsive Teaching

Administrators and staff from every building continued the district’s staff equity training on Nov. 9-10. Deep Equity’s Benjie Howard and Victoria Romero facilitated the training. Staff reflected ...

October 12, 2017

WDMCS Students Explore Equity in Arts-Based Program

More than 50 students from Valley High School, Walnut Creek Campus, and Valley Southwoods Freshman High School had the opportunity to attend their first equity training session ...

September 7, 2017

WDMCS Superintendent Response to DACA Repeal

This week, the White House announced plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA offers protections for young undocumented immigrants who arrived in the …

April 27, 2017

District to Implement “Deep Equity” Framework

Next year, the WDMCS will begin systemic change to ensure equity for all students through the Deep Equity program. After months of reviewing several frameworks for equity …

February 15, 2017

Equity Committee Selects Framework

A team of students, parents, community members, and West Des Moines Community Schools employees have selected a guiding structure for the district’s work to ensure equity for …

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January 11, 2017

District Equity Team to Select a Guiding Structure for Equity Work

A team of students, parents, community members, and West Des Moines Community Schools employees are close to selecting a guiding structure for the district’s work to ensure …

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November 16, 2016

District and Valley Announce Equity Team Members

Two new groups began working with the district and Valley High School on education equity in our schools. The district and Valley High School equity teams met …

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