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District Staff Monthly E-Newsletter
Wednesday, Oct. 2 , 2019
Oct. 14 Board Hearing on 2020-21 Calendar
The Board of Education will hold a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 14, regarding the proposed calendar dates for the 2020-21 school year. The Board will vote to approve the final calendar at the Oct. 28, 2019 meeting.
WDMCS Workplace Survey
For the past several years, we have asked for your input regarding your experience working in the West Des Moines Community Schools.
Your input is very important as we learn what we are doing well and where we have opportunities to grow—in each of our departments and schools and in the district as a whole.
Please provide your responses according to your work in your school building or department.
The survey is available now through 4:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18.
Canvas Resources
I am a WDMCS employee. Why won’t my district email let me create a parent/observer account?
If you are a WDMCS employee as well as a WDMCS parent, you will not be able to use your district-issued single sign-on process. You will need to use your personal email account to log into Canvas as a parent observer.
SafeSchools Training Open Lab
You can complete your SafeSchools training at any of our open labs at the Learning Resource Center.
OPEN LAB DATES
Join us 1-4:30 p.m. on:- Oct. 30
- Nov. 13
- Nov. 26
SafeSchools training must be completed by the end of day Friday, Nov. 29, 2019.
Valley Teacher-Librarian to Receive Friends of Literacy Award
Congratulations to Heather Hope, Valley High School teacher-librarian, as she is set to receive the Friends of Literacy Award next month from the Iowa Council of Teachers of English.
The Iowa Council of Teachers of English is a volunteer organization that facilitates deep connections and professional learning face to face and online for English/language arts teachers of all stages.
Hope will be honored Thursday, Oct. 10, at the organization’s annual fall conference at the Stoney Creek Inn in Johnston.
Please join us in congratulating Hope on this wonderful, well-deserved accomplishment!
Save the Date: Early Retirement Meeting
Information on early retirement packages effective at the end of the 2020-21 school year will be shared at a meeting this month.
Wednesday, Oct. 30
4-6 p.m.
Learning Resource Center
Certified Staff IPDP Deadline
Reminder: Certified staff must complete their Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP) by Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Questions? Contact Human Resources.
WDMCS Gift Giving Campaign Oct. 14-31
The WDMCS Charitable Gift-Giving Campaign is from Oct. 14-31, 2019. Information will be distributed in buildings starting Oct. 4, 2019. The organizations featured this year are United Way, Iowa Shares, and the WDMCS Scholarship Fund.
Contributions can be directed/designated toward "Education" for United Way or one or more organizations with Iowa Shares and can be made through payroll deductions or a one-time contribution.
Please return your contributions to your building secretaries. LRC staff, please return your contributions to Human Resources.
October Profriend Challenge
Take a moment out of each day to do an act of kindness for another. These acts of kindness are not only beneficial to the person receiving the act but also the person doing the act. Lower stress levels, lessened anxiety, and an overall sense of calm are just some of the feelings created from doing acts of kindness.
School/Community Relations
buckl@wdmcs.org
515-633-5023
Alexandra Wade
515-633-5022
Aaron Young
younga@wdmcs.org
515-633-5016
Email: scroffice@wdmcs.org
Website: www.wdmcs.org
Location: 3550 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA, USA
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