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 ...
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.” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) recently released its plan to address education equity in its schools. “Race & Equity in Our Schools: Action Steps for …
