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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Des Moines metro area school districts
Hello! My husband and I are planning to move to the Des Moines metro area this spring. I am trying to decide for sure what school district we want our kiddos to be in. I am thinking Waukee but would like opinions of others. Thanks!
Re: Des Moines metro area school districts
We're in the Johnston School district and like what it has to offer. It's getting large as well but it will be forced to expand before my kids get to high school so I feel better about that.
Waukee is well known for its sports if that's a factor. As is West Des Moines (Valley)
We live in DSM right now, if we're still in DSM by the time El is ready for school she will be going to Christ the King. Or Jefferson Elementary if we were able to get in.
If I get my way, and we're out on the farm, then Ella will eigther go to Indianola or Norwalk, depending on the district we're in.
I think SoutEast Polk is a great school, although it's growing pretty fast. I'd rather her go there than Valley.
Our family moved here back in November from NJ. Our son won't be ready for school for a few more years, so we chose to first rent so that we could get used to the area and decide where to buy/build.
I don't know if you have other factors. We originally wanted to move into DM proper due to diversity (around the Greenwood Elementary school). There are good schools in the DM district but you have to do your research and of course, often times better schools come with homes in a higher price point. We just couldn't find a home we liked.
In the end, even though the suburbs lack diversity significantly we decided to build in Urbandale because we wanted a home design/layout that no price point in the area could offer us. And there is little land available for building in the proper city.