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Welcome to the West Des Moines Community Schools (WDMCS)! 
Thank you for choosing WDMCS for your family.

Important 2026-27 Dates

  • Jan. 15: School Sign Up for Preschool Opens 8 a.m.

  • Feb. 16: School Sign Up for Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten Opens 8 a.m.

  • March 1: Open Enrollment Deadline for Grades 1-12

  • March 2: School Sign Up for New and Current WDMCS Families Opens (Grades 1-12)

  • Sept. 1: Open Enrollment Deadline for Incoming Kindergartners

Contact Information

District Registrar
Enrollment and Open Enrollment
515-633-5101
registrar@wdmcs.org

Abdiel Quiroga
Assistant Registrar
515-633-5000
quirogaa@wdmcs.org

Tenille Hamilton
Preschool Program Enrollment Specialist
515-633-5065

Tami Prescott
Home Schooling Coordinator
515-633-5095
prescottt@wdmcs.org

Look Up an Address

Look up your address to see if it's within our school boundaries.

WDMCS Boundaries

Interpreters/Family Engagement Specialists

Wafi Alkozi
Dari/Pashto/Farsi 
515-633-4077
alkoziw@wdmcs.org

Biak Cin Thang
Hakha Chin  
515-633-5729
thangb@wdmcs.org 

Eddy Cisneros
Spanish 
515-633-4660
cisnerose@wdmcs.org 

Sam Quntar
Arabic
515-633-5156
quntars@wdmcs.org

Mengis Tsehaye
Tigrinya/Amharic
515-633-6273
tsehayem@wdmcs.org