Welcome to Iowa’s Largest Provider of Public Education
If you are a family new to the school district, or if you are returning to the district, you must contact the Welcome Center located at 1000 Porter Avenue in person or call 515-242-7371 to enroll your student(s). The Welcome Center can also be reached via email at kindergarten@dmschools.org
HOURS
Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Closed for 30 minutes around noon for lunch.
The Welcome Center is open via email only on Fridays through August 8, and closed all day on Thursday, July 17, and Friday, July 18.
- For questions regarding open enrollment or within district transfer, email openenrollment@dmschools.org
- For questions regarding preschool programs, email preschool@dmschools.org
- For questions regarding registration or enrollment for new students, email kindergarten@dmschools.org
- For questions regarding student records or transcripts, email DMPSrecord@dmschools.org
- For all other questions, email welcomecenter@dmschools.org
Required documentation:
- Photo ID
- Proof of address (please see list of accepted documents below)
- Student’s immunization records
- Student’s birth certificate
Accepted address verification documents:
- Utility Bill or Confirmation of Services (within the last 60 days)
- Lease or notarized statement from landlord
- Purchase Agreement
- Mortgage Â鶹¹û¶³ment
- Polk County Assessors – print copy of web page verifying property ownership
- Property tax statement
- Vehicle registration
- DHS Paperwork
- Shelter Stay Verification
If you are residing in another person’s home, please provide a notarized statement from that person stating you and your child(ren) are living there, including their name and address, as well as one of the above approved address verification documents in their name.
Children entering kindergarten must be five-years old on or before September 15, 2025.  Children entering first grade must be six years old on or before that date. Parents or guardians must be present at the time of enrollment to furnish the child’s birth certificate or other proof of birth.
Â鶹¹û¶³ law requires that all students enrolling in Iowa schools furnish a certificate of immunization for diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, measles, rubella and hepatitis B. Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) vaccination is only required for children entering preschool or day care. In addition, students who have lived in a country other than the United Â鶹¹û¶³s within the past calendar year must provide proof of tuberculosis status before attending schools. The Mantoux test is requested.
Â鶹¹û¶³ Moines Public Schools requests that all new students have a physical examination. Physicals are also requested when students enter preschool or kindergarten and third, sixth and ninth grades. Copies of the immunization and physical examination forms are available at all schools. The immunization requirement may be waived for religious reasons.