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Downtown Schooling.


The Des Moines Public Schools 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  have opened their first downtown Downtown (called a "city centre" in British English) is a term used in North America when referring to a city's core, usually both in a geographical and commercial / community sense.  school specifically for children whose parents work in the city's business district.

The school provides a 90-minute lunch break so that students can dine with their parents. The program, known as the Pilot Downtown School, started in the fall with 48 youngsters ages 5 to 7.

The school was developed jointly by the school district and the chamber of commerce.
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Publication:School Administrator
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Jan 1, 1994
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