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4201 South Union Street | Des Moines, IA 50315
Phone: 515-242-8409 | Fax: 515-323-8644
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  • Key Dates 24-25 School Year      
  • August 15th 2pm-3pm- Popsicles on Playground (Kinders)
  • August 22nd-2:15-4:00pm- Back to School/Meet the Teacher Night  
  • August 26th- First day of school! 
  • August 28th- McTeacher Night 4p-7p 3000 SE 14th McDonalds!
  • September 2nd- NO SCHOOL (Labor Day) 
  • September 20th- NO SCHOOL (PD Day)
  • October 3rd-Picture Day
  • October 8th: Conferences 3pm-7:30pm
  • October 9th: Conferences 7:30am-10am
  • October 9th, 10th, 11th- NO SCHOOL (PD Days/Yom Kippur)
  • November 4th and 5th- NO SCHOOL (Election Break)
  • November 14th- Picture Retake Day!
  • November 27th, 28th, 29th- NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)
  • December 13th- NO SCHOOL (PD Day)
  • December 23rd- January 1st- NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)
  • January 16th and 17th- NO SCHOOL (PD Day)
  • January 20th- NO SCHOOL (MLK Day)
  • February 10th and 11th- NO SCHOOL (PD Days)
  • March 13th and 14th- NO SCHOOL (PD Days)
  • March 17th-21st- NO SCHOOL (Spring Break)
  • March 31st- NO SCHOOL
  • April 25th-NO SCHOOL 
  • April 28th- NO SCHOOL (PD Day)
  • May 26th- NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)
  • June 4th- Last Day of School (Early Dismissal)

Purchase South Union Apparel!  Buy online and ship to your house!

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Des Moines Public Schools uses Nutrislice to provide easier and more complete menu information about breakfast and lunch at all of our schools.

Visit DMPS Nutrislice to see what’s for breakfast or lunch at any school on any day of the school year.

Des Moines Public Schools uses Infinite Campus as its web-based student information system.

Click Here to access the Infinite Campus Student/Parent Portal

South Union receives TEFAP foods from the USDA commodity program supplying our Food Pantry.  This is the link to the non discrimination statement https://www.fns.usda.gov/fns-nondiscrimination-statement

Click here to get your 2022-2023 School Supply List! https://southunion.dmschools.org/parents/school-supply-list/

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All Events

  • School Board Meeting

  • First Day of School

  • No School; Labor Day

  • First Day of Preschool

  • School Board Meeting