DMPS Continuous Improvement
  • Home
  • Results
    • Recognitions
  • Newsletters
  • Contact

May 2019 Newsletter

We hope everyone has a relaxing and enjoyable summer!
Time to Celebrate!
49 improvement projects were completed in 2018-2019. This could not have happened without the dedication of staff identifying opportunities for improvement within processes and setting out to increase productivity, quality, and customer service. Thank you so much for being #LeanerEveryday!
Picture
Opportunities to Learn
Choose from the options listed to get started.
1. Dive into the Leaner Everyday! course at https://dmschools.instructure.com/enroll/J9A3GC. It will allow you to learn about Continuous Improvement as a student while thinking about how you might use it.
2. Head over to the @DMPS Continuous Improvement (Lean) page and browse the available resources and videos.

Shout Outs!

Way to go Jessica Buchheit for saving 5 1/2 hours each month improving two process, cash receipt upload and monthly reoccurring journal entries!
Awesome work Accounts Payable on getting transaction thresholds approved to reduce the number of administrative approvals needed! 

This shout out could not be summed up in a sentence, it all needed to be shared!
  • "I would like to recognize the entire Transportation staff. This year will be my 25th year working at the district. In my tenure, I have seen and experienced many things as well as seen and experienced many changes. This particular school year has been an especially difficult one in Transportation. Staffing issues, managerial changes, and the new bell times are just a few of the issues that we have had this school year.  Despite it all, we have been resolute. Yes, we have encountered our fair share of bumps along the way, but we have maintained our integrity by showing up everyday to transport students everyday, safely, to and from their destinations. We have the privilege and honor of transporting precious one-of-a-kind-jewels. These jewels ride our school buses by the thousands every single day. We consider ourselves the district's ambassadors, due to our being the first representative of the district to encounter the students, daily, and the last district representative they see in the evening. We travel millions of miles each school year getting the job done, and this school year was not and is not the exception! Bus Drivers, Route Specialists, Mechanics, Bus Associates, Dispatchers, Managers, Mechanic Assistants, the Transportation Director, the C.O.O and Central Stores all helped and worked together as a team for our students. Together, we managed to overcome what seemed to be impossible frequent and often."

Past Newsletters

March 2016
April 2016
May 2016
June 2016
July 2016
August 2016
September 2016
October 2016
November 2016
December 2016
January 2017
February 2017
March 2017
April 2017
May 2017
June 2017
July 2017
August 2017
September 2017
October 2017
November 2017
December 2017
January 2018
February 2018
March 2018
April 2018
May 2018
June 2018
July 2018
August 2018
September 2018
October 2018
November 2018
December 2018
January 2019
February 2019
March 2019
April 2019
Picture
Des Moines Public Schools
Continuous Improvement
1000 Porter Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50315