Special COVID-19 Notice: Des Moines Public Schools requires students, staff, and visitors to wear masks at all times while inside DMPS buildings beginning Wednesday, Sept. 15.
DMPS 2021-22 School Year Calendar
July
5 Fourth of July observance; offices closed
6 School Board meeting
August
3 School Board meeting
25 First day of school (full day)
September
6 Labor Day Holiday
7 School Board meeting
9 First day of Preschool
21 School Board meeting
24 No school – Professional Development day
October
5 School Board meeting
19 School Board meeting
22 No Classes at Downtown School ONLY
25-29 No Classes at Downtown School ONLY
28 No school; Conferences
29 No school; PD day
November
1 No school
2 No school; Election day
2 School Board meeting
16 School Board meeting
22-26 No Classes at Downtown School ONLY
24‐26 Holiday break; No school
December
7 School Board meeting
10 No school; Professional Development day
22 – 31 Winter Break; No school
January
4 School Board meeting
17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – No school
18-19 No school; Professional Development days
18 School Board meeting
20 First day of second semester
February
1 School Board meeting
14 No school; Conferences
15 School Board meeting
March
1 School Board meeting
8 Juniors Take ACTs: no school grades PreK-10 and 12 (Downtown School is in session this day)
11 No Classes at Downtown School ONLY
14‐18 Spring Break – No school
21-22 No school; Professional Development days
April
5 School Board meeting
18-22 No Classes at Downtown School ONLY
19 School Board meeting
22 No school
25 No school; Professional Development day
May
3 School Board meeting
17 School Board meeting
26 Last day of Preschool
27 No Classes at Downtown School ONLY
30 Memorial Day; No school
June
1 Last day of school (early release)
7 School Board meeting
10 No Classes at Downtown School ONLY
15 Downtown School only – Last day of school; early release
21 School Board meeting
Commencement Schedule for Class of 2022
| SCHOOL | LOCATION | DATE | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| APA and Focus | Central Campus | Saturday, May 21 | 11:00 a.m. |
| Ruby Van Meter | Ruby Van Meter Gymnasium | Friday, May 27 | 6:00 p.m. |
| East High School | Drake University Knapp Center | Saturday, May 28 | 9:00 a.m. |
| Lincoln High School | Drake University Knapp Center | Saturday, May 28 | 12:30 p.m. |
| Roosevelt High School | Drake University Knapp Center | Saturday, May 28 | 4:00 p.m. |
| Virtual Campus | Central Campus Auditorium | Saturday, May 28 | 6:30 p.m. |
| Hoover High School | Drake University Knapp Center | Sunday, May 29 | 10:00 a.m. |
| North High School | Drake University Knapp Center | Sunday, May 29 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Summer Graduation | TBD | TBD | TBD |
District Calendars for Download
DMPS Student Calendar 2021-22
Downtown School Student Calendar 2021-22