26. Community Partnerships 101

<p>In the spirit of the proverb &quot;It takes a village to raise a child,&quot; we discuss the importance of community partnerships in meeting the needs of students and families. <strong>Kayli Becker</strong>, DMPS Chief of Staff, and <strong>Jo Christine Miles</strong>, Head of Principal Foundation and Principal Community Relations, speak with <strong>Amanda Lewis</strong> of the flagship literacy partnership between Principal Financial Group and Garton Elementary School. </p><p><br></p><p>Click <a href="https://www.dmschools.org/community-engagement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">here</a> to learn more about <a href="https://www.dmschools.org/community-engagement/volunteer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">volunteer opportunities</a> and how to become a <a href="https://www.dmschools.org/community-engagement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">community partner</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Come Here. Become Here.</strong></p><p><strong>Follow DMPS: </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/desmoinespublicschools/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmps">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Flickr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DMschools">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dmpstv">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Amanda Lewis</p><p>Produced by Kyle Knicley, DMPS-TV</p>