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January 14, 2021

Notice of Public Hearing: Indian Hills Junior High Renovation

SECTION 000115 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING INDIAN HILLS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL – RENOVATIONS WEST DES MOINES COMMUNITY SCHOOLS You are hereby notified that at 7 p.m. Central ...

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January 8, 2021

WDMCS Board of Education Meets Jan. 11

The West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) Board of Education will hold a workshop meeting at 5:15 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 11, followed by a regular business ...

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December 15, 2020

Board of Education Approves No School Day Dec. 22

The WDMCS Board of Education approved revisions to the 2020-21 calendar at its Dec. 14 regular business meeting. Tuesday, Dec. 22, will now be a NO SCHOOL ...

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December 3, 2020

Notice of Public Hearing: Secure Entry Renovation at Valley High School

SECTION 000115 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL – SECURE ENTRY RENOVATION WEST DES MOINES COMMUNITY SCHOOLS You are hereby notified that at 7 p.m. Central ...

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November 5, 2020

Board of Education Approves Three Second Semester Professional Development Days

Dec. 14 Update: The West Des Moines Community School (WDMCS) Board of Education approved Dec. 22 as a no school day for students and a work day for ...

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November 3, 2020

Polk County Positivity Rate Results in Nov. 4 Special Board Meeting

West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) consistently monitors the percentage of positive COVID-19 cases within Polk County. As shared in a previous communication, when the positivity rate ...

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September 30, 2020

Board of Education Approves Oct. 30, Nov. 13 Professional Development Days

Dec. 14 Update: The West Des Moines Community School (WDMCS) Board of Education approved Dec. 22 as a no school day for students and a work day for ...

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August 31, 2020

WDMCS Recommends No Changes to Current Learning Environments

In a special Board of Education meeting held Monday, Aug. 31, district leadership shared an update with the Board of Education on positive COVID-19 case data within ...

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August 13, 2020

Check Out New WDMCS Return-to-Learn Transition Matrix

Updated Sept. 24, 2020: Due to confusion regarding when parents can choose to transition their student online if the percentage is above 5%, we created an update ...

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August 12, 2020

Board of Education Approves Aug. 27 Start Date

Dec. 14 Update: The West Des Moines Community School (WDMCS) Board of Education approved Dec. 22 as a no school day for students and a work day for ...

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