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2019-2020 School Year
July
4 Holiday – Offices closed
9 School Board meeting
August
7 Downtown School – First day of school
13 School Board meeting
23 First day of school
30 Downtown School – No school
September
2 Labor Day – No school, offices closed
3 School Board meeting
17 School Board meeting
27 Professional Development – No school
30 Downtown School – No school
October
1 School Board Meeting
15 School Board meeting
23-31 Downtown School – No school (conferences & Fall intercession)
31 No School – Building Discretionary Day (PD, Conferences or Conference Comp Day)
November
1 Professional Development – No school
4 Professional Development – No school
5 Election Day – No school
5 School Board meeting
19 School Board meeting
25-29 Downtown School – No school
27-29 Holiday Break – No school
December
3 School Board meeting
13 Professional Development – No school
19-31 Downtown School – No school (Winter recess)
23-31 No school – Winter recess
24-25, 31 Holiday – All offices closed
January
1 Holiday – No school, all offices closed
2 Classes resume (except Downtown School)
2-3 Downtown School – No school
7 School Board meeting
16-17 Professional Development – No school (except Downtown School)
20 MLK Day – No school, offices open
21 Downtown School – No school
21 Start of second semester
21 School Board meeting
February
4 School Board meeting
17-21 Downtown School – No school
18 School Board meeting
25 No school for K-10 & 12th grades (11th grade attends a.m. only for ACT)
25 Professional Development Day
March
3 School Board meeting
13 Superintendent Dr. Thomas Ahart closed DMPS school buildings due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
23-24 Professional Development – virtual
April
4 Gov. Kim Reynolds orders schools closed until April 30 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
7 School Board meeting – virtual
8 Superintendent Dr. Thomas Ahart announces distance learning will take place for the rest of the 2019-2020 school year.
21 School Board meeting – virtual
27 Professional Development – virtual
May
5 School Board meeting – virtual
19 School Board meeting – virtual
28 Distance learning ends for 2019-20 school year
June
2 School Board meeting
16 School Board meeting
DMPS 2020 Commencements
Due to the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, DMPS is celebrating the Class of 2020 with personal commencements. The date schedule is below, times will be assigned by individual schools and programs. For safety reasons, there is a two-guest limit per graduate.
| SCHOOL | LOCATION | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Mann | Wednesday, June 3 |
| Scavo High School | Central Campus | Friday, June 5 |
| Hoover High School | Hoover High School | Saturday, June 6 |
| North High School | North High School | Sunday, June 7 |
| Ruby Van Meter | Ruby Van Meter | Friday, June 12 |
| East High School | East High School | Saturday, June 13 |
| Lincoln High School | Lincoln High School | Sunday, June 14 |
| Roosevelt High School | Roosevelt High School | Saturday, June 20 |
| Summer Graduation | North High School | Sunday, Aug. 16 |
Calendars for Download
2020-21 Regular School Calendar
2020-21 Downtown School Calendar