Des Moines Public Schools officials are moving forward with a scaled-back plan designed to overhaul Iowa's largest district over five years — one that is millions of dollars less than the initial proposal. The new $265 million plan reduces the number of proposed new schools being built from three to one, slates three schools for closure instead of seven and scales back the number of schools receiving updates or renovations, Associate Superintendent Matt Smith told the Des Moines School Board at its regular meeting Tuesday, July 8. It also means the district would not be able to make its all-day 4-year-old preschool program universal or change many of its elementary schools from kindergarten through fifth grade buildings to pre-k through sixth grade, Smith said. The timeline from the original 10-year rollout also was cut in half. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #Iowa #IAed #DMPS #DesMoines