2015 - 2016 News Releases

DMPS Earns National Honors for Communications
Jill Bryson Chosen to Lead Oak Park Elementary School
Roosevelt’s Fisher Earns Top Musical Theater Award
Roosevelt #2, North #4 on 2016 Iowa AP Index
DMPS Expands ELL Program with Hiring of Director
East, Hoover, Roosevelt to be Honored at Musical Theater Awards
Culinary Arts Honored with Excellence in Action Award
City Assists DMPS Arts Group in Completing Mural Project
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East Student Part of ACE Team Heading to DC
Madison Earns National Honors for Counseling Program
IB Coordinator Kisha Barnes Named Principal at King Elementary
DMPS Tests School Buildings for Lead in Drinking Water
Hoover Quartet to Join Touring Beatles Musical
Culinary Arts Team Wins Multiple Awards
Innovative Beacon Internship Program Yields Impressive Results
EPA Honors DMPS as Energy Star Partner for 5th Year
Superintendent Ahart Reacts to Education Funding Compromise
DMPS Day at the Capitol: Wednesday, March 23
UI Partners With DMPS on Micro-Scholarship Program
Hoover, Lincoln, Roosevelt Seniors Named National Merit Finalists
King’s Peter LeBlanc to be New Principal at Goodrell Middle School
Scavo High School Opens Iowa’s First School-Based Dental Clinic
MLK Day: No Classes But Many Opportunities to Learn, Engage
DMPS to Hire 200+ Teachers Soon
Des Moines Public Schools Names New Central Campus Director
CGCS Response to Offensive Remarks by Justice Scalia
$300,000 Grant Supports Moulton Elementary
Health Department Releases Report on Roosevelt Illness
Roosevelt Dismissing Early Due to Staff Illnesses
DMPS Earns Meritorious Budget Award from ASBO
Hoover Named Science Bound High School of the Year
Fourteen DMPS Students Are National Merit Semifinalists
Iowa’s First School-Based Dental Clinic to Open at Scavo High School
Des Moines Public Schools’ Insurance Company Settles Sebring Lawsuit
District’s CFO Earns Top GFOA Certification
No-Cost Meal Program Expands to Include More Schools
Online Registration Help for Middle and High School Families
Elementary School Registration Day Scheduled
Hanawalt Elementary Welcomes New Principal
President Names Central Academy’s Brian Reece Recipient of PAEMST Award