This is WDMCS
West Des Moines Community Schools | May 3, 2019
Free WDMCS App Makes Your Life Easier
Join the hundreds of WDMCS staff, students, and parents who use the WDMCS smartphone app. The "Notifications" tool pushes important information straight to your phone. We all get too much email, so anything that helps provide YOU information quickly and efficiently is win-win.
To download the free app, go to Google Play or the Apple Store on your phone and look up "West Des Moines Community Schools."
Questions? Email scroffice@wdmcs.org.
Virtual Backpack
In our Virtual Backpack, you will find information about activities from the WDMCS, WDMCS Community Education, district- or school-affiliated groups, and nonprofit community organizations. Please enjoy exploring these district and community opportunities for learning, enrichment, engagement, and fun!
Summer of Learning
Are you wondering how you’re going to keep your kids busy this summer? WDMCS Community Education is offering many fun, enriching, and affordable learning opportunities! Whether your child needs a little extra help in reading, writing, or math, or simply wants a fun way to keep learning, WDMCS Community Education provides a wide variety of activities to choose from.
Check out the list of Summer of Learning programs on the WDMCS Community Education website.
Grading Practices Audio Conversation
Listen to two WDMCS administrators discuss our commitment toward improving our grading practices to ensure all students’ grades are a true picture of what they know and are able to do in each course.
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, 2019.
WDMCS first implemented the Deep Equity framework in April 2017, starting with staff education and training. Students then attended their first Youth Equity Stewardship session in October 2017.
At the April training, the YES! students shared their work and progress with staff, leading several exercises and discussions. Students later presented their work to their peers and the community, sharing their “In My One Beat” poems, art they’d created, and music from their YES! training.
View the video below to learn more.
West Des Moines Community Schools
We understand a students’ education is an important part of their life journey, and we are committed to their success. At WDMCS, students will gain knowledge and develop skills to prepare them for life. The excellent opportunities we offer enable students to explore their interests and achieve their potential because we believe every student can find their place in the WDMCS.
Email: scroffice@wdmcs.org
Website: wdmcs.org
Location: 3550 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines, IA, USA
Phone: 515-633-5000
Facebook: facebook.com/WDMCS
Twitter: @WDMCS