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![DME Warm Weather Reminders]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1553201761/highlineschoolsorg/gtukryl9qb4g97qfeprp/Sun.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1553201761/highlineschoolsorg/gtukryl9qb4g97qfeprp/Sun.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1553201761/highlineschoolsorg/gtukryl9qb4g97qfeprp/Sun.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1553201761/highlineschoolsorg/gtukryl9qb4g97qfeprp/Sun.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1553201761/highlineschoolsorg/gtukryl9qb4g97qfeprp/Sun.jpg","width":1350}])
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![First page of the PDF file: FamilyHandbookADAApprovedFINAL2018-19]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1550785740/highlineschoolsorg/d8qwsivniv6vxmmh5lhu/FamilyHandbookADAApprovedFINAL2018-19.pdf","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1550785740/highlineschoolsorg/d8qwsivniv6vxmmh5lhu/FamilyHandbookADAApprovedFINAL2018-19.pdf","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1550785740/highlineschoolsorg/d8qwsivniv6vxmmh5lhu/FamilyHandbookADAApprovedFINAL2018-19.pdf","width":612}])
![Teacher and students in an elementary classroom.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1553200254/highlineschoolsorg/rkuj062zpoueifmwg0i5/mountview17-18-155.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1553200254/highlineschoolsorg/rkuj062zpoueifmwg0i5/mountview17-18-155.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1553200254/highlineschoolsorg/rkuj062zpoueifmwg0i5/mountview17-18-155.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1553200254/highlineschoolsorg/rkuj062zpoueifmwg0i5/mountview17-18-155.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1553200254/highlineschoolsorg/rkuj062zpoueifmwg0i5/mountview17-18-155.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1553200254/highlineschoolsorg/rkuj062zpoueifmwg0i5/mountview17-18-155.jpg","width":2200}])
More locks are coming soon. Voters funded the 2016 school bond, which set aside money for improved security, including safer interior and exterior door locks. Here is an updated timeline and list of schools.
![CFAC Members look at meeting materials.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1552650765/highlineschoolsorg/p8tx6jh1x1bdnyncpbrw/CFAC-3-13-2019-IMG_1288.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1552650765/highlineschoolsorg/p8tx6jh1x1bdnyncpbrw/CFAC-3-13-2019-IMG_1288.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1552650765/highlineschoolsorg/p8tx6jh1x1bdnyncpbrw/CFAC-3-13-2019-IMG_1288.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1552650765/highlineschoolsorg/p8tx6jh1x1bdnyncpbrw/CFAC-3-13-2019-IMG_1288.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1552650765/highlineschoolsorg/p8tx6jh1x1bdnyncpbrw/CFAC-3-13-2019-IMG_1288.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1552650765/highlineschoolsorg/p8tx6jh1x1bdnyncpbrw/CFAC-3-13-2019-IMG_1288.jpg","width":2200}])
Staff and community members from across the district are talking and crunching numbers to finalize priorities and construction budgets for the next school bond.
![Two counselors standing in doorway of a renovated Olympic Interim site office.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1551984161/highlineschoolsorg/bamboyex5ugbcwe3nxde/KOP-Olympic-IMG_0979-counselors.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1551984161/highlineschoolsorg/bamboyex5ugbcwe3nxde/KOP-Olympic-IMG_0979-counselors.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1551984161/highlineschoolsorg/bamboyex5ugbcwe3nxde/KOP-Olympic-IMG_0979-counselors.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1551984161/highlineschoolsorg/bamboyex5ugbcwe3nxde/KOP-Olympic-IMG_0979-counselors.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1551984161/highlineschoolsorg/bamboyex5ugbcwe3nxde/KOP-Olympic-IMG_0979-counselors.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1551984161/highlineschoolsorg/bamboyex5ugbcwe3nxde/KOP-Olympic-IMG_0979-counselors.jpg","width":2200}])
Curious counselors and teachers from Highline High School checked out the Olympic Interim site in February. The renovation is almost done. Here are photos so you can preview. Watch for an Open House announcement!
Our Mission
At Des Moines Elementary, we value each of the roles within our community. We view students, families, teachers, and staff as integral components to ongoing success. We see every member of our community as having something to offer, something to gain, and many ways to demonstrate success.