Des Moines Public Schools
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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 |
[edit] List of schools
[edit] High ("Secondary") schools
[edit] Special schools & programs
- Scavo Campus
- Van Meter School
- Central Academy
[edit] 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
[edit] Elementary ("Primary") schools
- Adams Elementary School
- Brubaker Elementary School
- Capitol View Elementary School
- Cattell Elementary School
- Cowles Elementary School
- Downtown Elementary School
- Edmunds Elementary School
- Findley 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
- Longfellow Elementary School
- Lovejoy Elementary School
- Madison Elementary School
- McKinley Elementary School
- Mitchell Elementary School
- Monroe Elementary School
- Moore Elementary School
- Morris Elementary School
- Moulton Elementary School
- Oak Park Elementary School
- Park Avenue Elementary School
- Perkins Elementary School
- Phillips Elementary School
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School
- River Woods Elementary School
- Smouse Elementary School
- Stowe Elementary School
- Studebaker Elementary School
- Wallace Elementary School
- Willard Elementary School
- Windsor Elementary School
- Woodlawn Elementary School
- Wright Elementary School
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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. David | 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 |
[edit] Media
- Channel 12 is the school district's educational access 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.
[edit] Facts and Figures
[edit] Enrollment
| Year | District-wide | High schools | Middle schools | Elementary schools | Other programs & adjustments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007[1] | 31,221 | 8,808 | 6,405 | 14,369 | 1,639 |
| 2005-2006[2] | 31,599 | 8,570 | 6,610 | 14,249 | 2,170 |
| 2004-2005[3] | 31,851 | 8,620 | 6,876 | 14,384 | 1,971 |
| 2003-2004[3] | 32,150 | 8,430 | 7,115 | 14,497 | 2,108 |
| 2002-2003[3] | 32,464 | 8,696 | 7,103 | 14,733 | 1,932 |
| 2001-2002[4] | 35,399 | 10,114 | 5,504 | 19,541 | 240 |
| 2000-2001[5] | 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.
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Controversies
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Des Moines Public Schools (2006). "Enrollment Report as of October 2, 2006".
- ^ Des Moines Public Schools (2005). "Enrollment Report as of September 16, 2005".
- ^ a b c Des Moines Public Schools (2004). "Enrollment Report as of September 17, 2004".
- ^ Iowa Department of Education (2001). "Certified Annual Reports for FY01-02 (Spreadsheet)".
- ^ Iowa Department of Education (2000). "Certified Annual Reports for FY00-01 (Spreadsheet)".
