Welcome to the new online home of Des Moines Public Schools. The district’s new web site incorporates a much-improved design that is more readable for users. The site is also faster and has improved search capabilities, including a …

School Board chair Teree Caldwell-Johnson shares the following statement on behalf of Des Moines Public Schools in recognition of World Refugee Day: Some people derisively refer to Iowa and the Midwest as ‘fly over country.’ But the truth …

Thanks to the great work of our partners at United Way of Central Iowa, Des Moines is an All-America City for education.

TechCon 2017, the district’s third annual meeting of the minds, kicked off Thursday morning at Hoover High School. This is the culminating event for the DMPS team of Instructional Technology Coordinators. The seven of them prepare a tech …

Incoming 7th and 12th grade students without a meningitis vaccine or a state waiver won’t be able to start school in the fall. It’s a new state requirement. As of the end of the school year, DMPS students …