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September 20, 2019

Get to Know Kim Alowitz

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

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May 25, 2019

Fifteen WDMCS Students Earn New Iowa Seal of Biliteracy

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 ...

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May 1, 2019

WDMCS Students, Staff Collaborate on Equity Training

After working separately for almost two years, West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) students and staff came together for a day of equity learning on April 4, ...

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April 12, 2019

WDMCS Proposing Shift in Board Policies Around Student Discipline

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 ...

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February 25, 2019

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

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. ...

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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 ...

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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.” ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 …

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