- Des Moines Public Schools
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Type and location Type Public Established May 21, 1907 Location Des Moines, Iowa District Info Superintendent Dr. Nancy Sebring Schools 63 Budget $300 million [1] Students and staff Students 30,683[1] Staff 4,904[1] Athletic Conference Central Iowa Metro League Other information Website http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/
The Des Moines Public Schools (The Des Moines Independent Community School District, or DMPS) is the largest public school district in Iowa. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and the Iowa Department of Education.
Contents
List of schools
High ("Secondary") schools
- East High School
- Hoover High School
- Lincoln High School
- North High School
- Roosevelt High School
Special schools & programs
- Scavo Campus — an alternative high school program, named after Vincent C. Scavo. It is on the first floor of a former Model-T factory known as Central Campus.
- Van Meter School
- Central Academy
Middle ("Intermediate") schools
- Brody Middle School
- Callanan Middle School
- Goodrell Middle School
- Harding Middle School
- Hiatt Middle School
- Hoyt Middle School
- McCombs Middle School
- Meredith Middle School
- Merrill Middle School
- Weeks Middle School
Elementary ("Primary") schools
- Adams Elementary School
- Brubaker Elementary School
- Capitol View Elementary School
- Carver Community School (est. 2007)
- Cattell Elementary School
- Cowles Elementary School
- Downtown Elementary School
- Edmunds Elementary School
- Daniela Elementary school
- Garton Elementary School
- Granger Elementary School
- Greenwood Elementary School
- Hanawalt Elementary School
- Hillis Elementary School
- Howe Elementary School
- Hubbell Elementary School
- Jackson Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary Traditional School
- King Elementary School
- Lovejoy Elementary School
- Madison Elementary School
- McKinley Elementary School
- Mitchell Elementary School
- Monroe Elementary School
- Moore Elementary School (closed)
- Morris Elementary School
- Moulton Elementary School
- Oak Park Elementary School
- Park Avenue Elementary School
- Perkins Elementary School
- Phillips Elementary School
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School
- Riley Elementary School (Closed 1973)
- River Woods Elementary School
- Samuelson Elementary School (Closed in 1983; re-opened in 2008 with staff and students from Woodlawn Elementary School)
- Smouse Elementary School
- South Union Elementary School
- Stowe Elementary School
- Studebaker Elementary School
- Wallace Elementary School (Closed 2007)
- Washington School (Closed 1983)
- Willard Elementary School
- Windsor Elementary School
- Woodlawn Elementary School (Closed 2008)
- Wright Elementary School
Administration
School board elections are held every year to fill in vacant seats on the school board. The school board meets regularly at 6:00 PM Central Time on the first and third Tuesdays of every month.
Superintendents
# Superintendent Start of term End of term 12 Dr. Nancy Sebring July 1, 2006 Present 11 Dr. Eric A. Witherspoon 1998 July 1, 2006 10 Dr. Gary Wegenke 1988 1998 9 William Anderson 1980 1988 8 Dr. Dwight M. Davis 1964 1980 7 Dr. John H. Harris 1957 1964 6 Cress O. Hoyt 1956 1957 5 Newell D. McCombs 1941 1956 4 A. W. Merrill 1937 1941 3 John W. Studebaker 1920 1937 2 Z. C. Thornberg 1913 1920 1 W. O. Riddell 1907 1913 Media
- Channel 12 is the school district's Educational-access television cable TV channel, which is provided through Mediacom Cable Television as part of a franchise agreement with the City of Des Moines. The district televises their school board meetings through this network.
Facts and Figures
Enrollment
Year District-wide High schools Middle schools Elementary schools Other programs & adjustments 2006-2007[2] 31,221 8,808 6,405 14,369 1,639 2005-2006[3] 31,599 8,570 6,610 14,249 2,170 2004-2005[4] 31,851 8,620 6,876 14,384 1,971 2003-2004[4] 32,150 8,430 7,115 14,497 2,108 2002-2003[4] 32,464 8,696 7,103 14,733 1,932 2001-2002[5] 35,399 10,114 5,504 19,541 240 2000-2001[6] 34,776 9,773 8,116 16,699 188 - Note: The table rows shown in red represents data that was cited directly from the Des Moines Public Schools enrollment reports. Some of this data conflicts with data from the Iowa Department of Education annual reports. This is because the underlying data is complex, and the table above is a summary of the data collected from the two sources.
Requirements
High school graduation requirements are determined on a district-wide scope by the School Board. The district has been pressured to make graduation requirements more challenging, as students must be adequately prepared for higher education or competitive enough to work in today's business world.
Credits are units of measure in determining an individual student's progress through High School. For each course semester in which a student completes (with a grade of D- or better), they are awarded one-half credit unit, with the exception of Physical Education (one semester of P.E. is equal to an eighth of a credit).
The table below shows the graduation requirements for each of the graduating classes by year:
Graduating Year Total Req. Social Studies English Mathematics Science Fine/Applied Arts Physical Education 2009 23.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 1.5 1.0 2008 21.0 3.0 3.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 2007 21.0 3.0 3.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 2006 21.0 3.0 3.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.0 Controversies
See also
References
- ^ a b c School Facts, Facts and Figures. Des Moines Public Schools. 2008. http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/facts/4quicklfacts.htm#Schools. Retrieved 2009-01-02[dead link]
- ^ Des Moines Public Schools (2006). Enrollment Report as of October 2, 2006. http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/facts/6Enrollment2006.pdf.
- ^ Des Moines Public Schools (2005). Enrollment Report as of September 16, 2005. http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/facts/6Enrollment2005.pdf.
- ^ a b c Des Moines Public Schools (2004). Enrollment Report as of September 17, 2004. http://www.dmps.k12.ia.us/facts/6Enrollment2004.pdf.
- ^ Iowa Department of Education (2001). Certified Annual Reports for FY01-02 (Spreadsheet). http://www.state.ia.us/educate/fis/sft/car/doc/cards02.xls.
- ^ Iowa Department of Education (2000). Certified Annual Reports for FY00-01 (Spreadsheet). http://www.state.ia.us/educate/fis/sft/car/doc/cards01.xls.
External links
Categories:- School districts in Iowa
- Education in Des Moines, Iowa
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