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COME HERE. BECOME (The Best You) HERE. For nearly 120 years, Des Moines Public Schools has been in the community, for our community. We meet our students where they are and help them become who they want to be. We do that by offering the most comprehensive curriculum in Iowa, preparing them for college and careers. And with students from more than 100 countries, our global perspective prepares them for life. We are proud of our past, excited for our future, and welcome students to come here and become here. Des Moines Public Schools.

At Waterloo Schools, the future is now. With career-ready programming like the more than 20 options available at the Waterloo Career Center, we help students discover where their passion meets profession. Our alumni include world-renowned Olympic wrestler Dan Gable and Pulitzer Prize winning author and creator of The 1619 Project Hannah Nikole-Jones. We continue to grow generations of leaders – one of our current seniors has been offered a full ride scholarship to Stanford University thanks to her involvement in our International Baccalaureate offerings. The future is here! The future is now. Waterloo Schools is an award-winning PK-12 school district committed to growing students from Iowa, the heartland of the US, into global citizens. Our students graduate with a diploma and a plan for their futures; they're college-ready and career-ready. We offer a vast array of nationally and internally recognized programs such as Leader in Me, Junior Achievement, and International Baccalaureate as well as opportunities exclusively available at Waterloo like LifeLabs.