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News & Information From DMPS

2022 - 2023 News Releases

Date Title
03/22/2023 DMPS Response to the Signing of Senate File 482
03/01/2023 DMPS Announces 3 New Principals and 3 On the Move
02/23/2023 Kristin Rourk New Director of Early Childhood Programs
02/17/2023 UPDATES: DMPS Network Outages and Interruptions
02/07/2023 New Stadium to Recognize Donors, Sponsors of the Venue
01/23/2023 DMPS Responds to Shooting at Starts Right Here
12/19/2022 School Board Selects Superintendent Search Firm
11/01/2022 Board Hosts Events, Launches Survey for Superintendent Search
10/13/2022 COVID Testing Site at Kurtz to Close at the End of October
09/27/2022 DMPS to Offer Girls Wrestling; Hires Program’s First Head Coach
09/01/2022 Prairie Meadows Supports DMPS Projects and Priorities
08/18/2022 Grant Gives North and Harding Students More Access to DART
08/03/2022 Lisa Irey Named Director of Technology for DMPS
07/26/2022 Thursday, July 28: DMPS Holds Largest Job Fair of the Year
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