# WDMCS Board of Education Meeting (Nov. 9, 2026)


**Body:** West Des Moines Community Schools
**Date:** November 09, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Education, Physical Infrastructure


The West Des Moines Community Schools Board of Education meeting on November 9, 2026, approved several facilities and contract-related items. The board adopted the plans, specifications, form of contract, and estimated cost for Hillside air-handler upgrades, and approved the Communication Innovators contract for the Performing Arts Center audio-visual Phase 2 upgrade. It also approved the Indian Hills Phase 1 design, the student activity center design, and the Valley Phase 1 renovation design. The board set a public-hearing date for the Crestview renovation and approved the Book Break memorandum of understanding and the Apex Water amendment. Bills for Contemporary Services and Drake University were approved; no dollar amounts or contract values were stated in the transcript.

The board voted to reject all bids for the band and multipurpose storage facility so the project scope and civil engineering can be revised before rebidding; staff described an estimated delay of about three months and said the facility remains planned. Valley site improvements—including the parking lot and possible alternate work on concrete areas and the shot-put/discus area—were discussed, with potential savings from combining work; the item was for discussion, not a final project approval. Board members and staff also discussed creating clearer project-stage materials and consistent user-group input processes to improve transparency and inform future project approvals.

**Source:** West Des Moines Community Schools