COMES TO HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL. GUYS I KNOW ITS WARM WE TREID TO >>GUYS I KNOW ITS WARM WE TREID TO GET SOME FANS GOING. MARCUS IF THIS IS THE ONLY HEAT : FACING DES MOINES TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS FOR THE NEXT 9 MONTHS THIS SCHOOL YEAR WILL BE PROBLEM FREE BUT CHANGES HAPPENING THIS YEAR FOR THESE CENTRAL CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT WILL BE FAR FROM ROUTINE. ONE CHANGE, BLOCK SCHEDULING HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. THERE IS A LOT OF ANTICIPATION AROUND THAT. MARCUS INSTEAD OF STUDENTS : HAVING A CLASS FOR 90 MINUTES TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK CLASS TIME IS CUT TO :45 MINUTES AND WILL MEET AT LEAST 4 DAYS A WEEK A CHANGE PROMPTED BY A DESIRE TO SEE TEST SCORES RISE. >> HOPING STUDENTS ENGAGEMENT AND INCREASED CONTACT WITH STUDENTS IN SCHOOL WILL RESULT IN HIGHER ACHEIVEMENT LEVELS. MARCUS SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS : NEW INVOLVES BUSES. THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ADOPTED A RULE REQUIRING SEAT BELTS ON NEW SCHOOL BUSSES DES MOINES SCHOOL ALREADY HAS 26 BUSSES EQUIPPED WITH SEAT BELTS BUT THE QUESTION IS WILL THERE BE ENOUGH DRIVERS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE DISTRICTS BUSSES. >> TRANSPORTATION IN DES MOINES SCHOOLS IN CERTAINLY A CHALLENGE, WE DO NEED MORE BUS DRIVERS. IN A PLACE LIKE CENTRAL CAMPUS WE ARE BUSSING KIDS IN FROM ALL OVER THE DISTRICT TO COME HERE, BUT AGAIN WE ARE PUBLIC