On Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) students in grades 10-12 will have an opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in a world language to ...

Valley Southwoods Freshman High School teacher Ryan Penning was named the Iowa Safe Schools Lynn Reinicke Educator of the Year for 2019. The award recognizes one education ...

Meet Kim Alowitz, the English for Speakers of Other Languages teacher at Hillside Elementary. View more staff profile videos

Fifteen West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) seniors earned the Iowa Seal of Biliteracy, demonstrating that they have attained proficiency in two or more languages, one of ...

West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) is proposing changes to three board policies which address discipline. The changes are a result of ongoing equity work in the ...

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

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 ...