Articles in Superintendent
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January 7, 2021
WDMCS Families, Earlier today I emailed our staff regarding yesterday’s shocking events in Washington D.C. which significantly impacted our nation, and most certainly affected each of us ...
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December 17, 2020
West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) leadership determined the need to reduce the budget by $2.5-3.5 million for 2021-22 school year. This is a result of three ...
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November 3, 2020
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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August 31, 2020
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 11, 2020
West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS) is excited to announce that Anthony Ferguson, Jr., Ed.D., will serve as Executive Director of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, following Board ...
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June 26, 2020
UPDATE (5:20 p.m., June 26): The Iowa Department of Education released a statement regarding the guidance for reopening schools published on June 25. Read the IDOE Statement ...
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June 23, 2020
The West Des Moines Community Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a Board and administrative leadership commitment to six actions for equity at its June 22, 2020, ...
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June 2, 2020
This past week, our nation witnessed the horrific death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and the violence which then erupted across communities, including in central ...
