What’s for Lunch? Ask the DMPS Mobile App

You can now find out what’s for breakfast and lunch at every school on every day of the year. You can even find out nutritional information. Just visit the Dining section on the new DMPS Mobile App. If you don’t yet have the app, click the header to download it for Apple or Android and learn more about its many features.

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Broadway Grant Helps Turnaround Arts Schools

The bright lights of Broadway are helping to brighten the education of our students. The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway theater industry, today awarded a grant Des Moines Performing Arts for their work with Cattell, Findley, Harding, Madison and Oak Park schools, the five Turnaround Arts schools at DMPS. Click the photo to read more.

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KPMG Visits Madison!

Thanks to a generous grant from KPMG and a visit from members of the KPMG team, Madison students in grades K-2 enjoyed a lively presentation of the classic story of Curious George on Thursday, September 18. Students also …

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Second Grade Scholars

Second Graders along with other K-3 students attended an assembly sponsored by KPMG. They were treated with a fun activity, cookies and a Curious George skit. At the end they each received two books to bring home. It …

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The Intersection of Teaching & Technology

The tools of the teaching trade are changing. And Des Moines Public Schools is on the leading edge with a new state of the art toolkit: Go Math. Click the photo to read how DMPS is a national leader through its investment in technology, providing teachers with the tools to implement a new math curriculum and support their students in the classroom.

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Having a Blast at Boogie on the Blacktop

On Friday, September 12th Madison Elementary had its first Parent Teacher Organization event of the year. Due to Iowa’s beautifully unpredictable weather our Annual Boogie on the Blacktop was held in our Gymnasium and the Art and Music …

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Madison Elementary Boogie Draws a Crowd

Students celebrated the new school year by painting their own jumbo tiger mascot, eating lots of pizza and dancing to music in the gym. Hundreds of people gathered at Madison Elementary School for the annual Boogie on the …

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Fantastic First Graders

Madison first graders are off to a great start to their school year! They are mastering daily routines and excited to dive into reading, writing, and math activities. Students are spending quality time each day learning phonics skills, …

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Our wonderful art teacher: Ms. Davenport!

This year Davenport teaches kindergarten through fifth grade at Madison on the north side of Des Moines, where she also serves as arts integration specialist. “I love that it’s different every day and I love when the kids …

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