Welcome to Classroom Connections, a public affairs discussion on issues important to students, teachers and parents in Des Moines Public Schools. Episodes of Classroom Connections air as part of the regularly scheduled programming loop on Red Apple TV. Each show is 5-12 minutes in length. If you don't want to wait around to catch it on Red Apple TV, you can tune in right here, right now!

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with Joe Townsell, DMPS PE Coordinator.
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PREVIOUS EPISODES

Episode	Original Air Date	Topic	Guest	Watch Now
1.1	1-15-2008	Statewide Sales Tax	Nancy Sebring, DMPS Superintendent
1.2	1-28-2008	Upcoming School Board Agenda	Dick Murphy, School Board President
1.3	2-11-2008	DMPS Diversity Plan	Beth Nigut, DMPS General Counsel
1.4	2-25-2008	International Baccalaureate	Tamera Pfantz, DMPS IB Coordinator
1.5	3-10-2008	Linkage Committee	Patty Link, School Board Member
1.6	3-25-2008	Proposed 2008-2009 Budget	Patti Schroeder, DMPS Chief Financial Officer
1.7	4-7-2008	DMPS Math Curriculum	Barb Adams, DMPS Math Curriculum Coordinator
1.8	4-21-2008	Energy Saving in DMPS	Bill Good, DMPS Chief Operations Officer
1.9	5-5-2008	Education matters in the recent legislative session	Ako Abdul-Samad, State Representative (D-66)
1.10	5-19-2008	DMACC Associates Degree Program in DMPS	Randy Mead, Exec. Dean of Program Dev. - DMACC
1.11	6-16-2008	Education Brain Trust	Paulette Wiley, Volunteer Coord., Edu. Brain Trust
1.12	7-22-2008	District Reading Program	JoEllen Latham, District Reading Coordinator
1.13	8-26-2008	Back to School 2008	Nancy Sebring, DMPS Superintendent
2.1	1-15-2009	State budget reduction affects DMPS	Patti Schroeder, DMPS Chief Financial Officer
2.2	1-28-2009	Future Facilities Plans	Joel Doyle Chairman, DMPS Facilities Advisory Committee
2.3	3-2-2009	Recent Dropout Numbers	Bryce Amos, Executive Director, DMPS Learning Services
2.4	4-8-2009	International Baccalaureate Update	David Johns, Humanities Curriculum Coordinator, DMPS
2.5	4-21-2009	Parent Perspective on the International Baccalaureate Program	Bill Kallested, Parent of two Hubbell Elementary Students
2.6	6-4-2009	DMPS Graduate Ends	Ginny Strong, President, DMPS School Board
2.7	7-20-2009	Get on the Bus with Us	Patty Link, Member, DMPS School Board
2.8	7-27-2009	Registration Information	Terrence Martin, Associate Superintendent, South Region, DMPS
2.9	9-9-2009	Reach Out to Dropouts Walk	Nancy Sebring, DMPS Superintendent & Shannon Cofield, President of the United Way of Central Iowa
3.1	10-10-2009	H1N1	Jean Phillips, DMPS Health Services Supervisor
3.2	10-30-2009	Negative Meal Balances	Sandy Huisman, DMPS Food and Nutrition Director
3.3	12-02-2009	Pick a Better Snack	Lyn Jenkins, DMPS Nutrition Education Specialist
3.4	12-23-2009	Snow Days	Nancy Sebring, DMPS Superintendent
3.5	01-11-2010	DMPS Property For Sale	Bill Good, DMPS Chief Operations Officer
3.6	02-01-2010	Block Scheduling	Kathie Danielson, Principal, Roosevelt High School
3.7	03-05-2010	Proposed FY 2011 Budget	Nancy Sebring, DMPS Superintendent
3.8	03-05-2010	Staffing changes in new budget	Celeste Kelling, Human Resources Director
4.1	08-26-2010	School Renovations	Bill Good, Chief Operating Officer
4.2	09-15-2010	Reach Out To Dropouts	Nancy Sebring, DMPS Superintendent Shannon Cofield, President, United Way of Central Iowa Karen Lynn, Head of Corporate Affairs, Aviva USA
4.3	09-24-2010	Professional Development	Terrence Martin, DMPS Associate Superintendent Kathie Danielson, Principal, Roosevlet High School Blake Hammond, Science Teacher, Merrill Middle School Alan Young, Social Studies Teacher, East High School
4.4	11-23-2010	Gold Menu Pilot Program	Sandy Huisman, Director of Food and Nutrition
4.5	12-10-2010	New Focus in PE	Joe Townsell, District PE Coordinator
4.6	03-03-2011	Proposed Fiscal Year 2012 Budget	Patti Schroeder, Chief Financial Officer
4.7	05-23-2011	Hubbell International Baccalaureate Program	Michelle Hurlburt, I.B. Coordinator, Hubbell Elementary School