Davenport Community School District Career and Technical Education will hold the 8th Grade Signing Day in the Davenport West High School auditorium from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 8. Career and Technical Education includes courses designed to introduce and prepare students for high-wage, high-skill, high-demand careers. The courses provide students with the academic and technical skills, knowledge, and training necessary to succeed in future careers, and are aligned to industry standards and needs within our community. The Davenport Community School District offers 15 specialized Career Tech... Read More

Due to the closure of three elementary buildings at the end of this school year, the elementary boundaries have been reconfigured for the 2023-2024 school year. Letters were sent home in early February notifying families of which building their student will be attending next year. If a letter was not received, families may contact their student’s current school to inquire. Students who are currently enrolled in a school through a transfer option will need to reapply for the 2023-24 school year. Families wishing to attend a school other than their neighborhood school must complete a Request... Read More

Davenport Community School District Elementary Schools NorthPark Mall Art Exhibit is going on through March 6th! There will be 14 sets of two-sided panels are set up in the NorthPark Mall between Rue 21 & Express Men, half-way between JC Penny and Von Maur. Schools featured include Adams, Blue Grass, Buchanan, Buffalo, Eisenhower, Fillmore, Garfield, Harrison, Hayes, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, McKinley, Monroe, Truman, Walcott, Washington, and Wilson.    Read More

Register soon for the United Way QC Born Learning Academies! The United Way QC Born Learning Academies are weekly one-hour sessions, held in-person at Fillmore Elementary. They will take place each Monday from 4:30-5:30pm beginning on January 23rd and ending on March 6th. Child care is provided. Space is limited so please register by January 16th: http://bit.ly/BL80  Read More

A group of four Davenport West students, led by their teacher, Mr. Greg Smith, are headed to the eastern Kenyan village of Muamba next week to implement a student-designed water filtration system that will help bring clean drinking water to an estimated over 22,000 people. West students taking the engineering, design and development capstone class have worked on the project for roughly six years. Students finished the model for the fully functioning water filtration system last year. The one built in Kenya will be roughly five times the size of the school’s model, bringing clean drinking water... Read More

The Davenport Community School District and the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are sponsoring Family Cafes to help families navigate the challenges of raising kids. This is part of a series of conversations about mental health, along with other topics, with families who have similar experiences and a trained professional to facilitate these important conversations. The next family cafe is happening Wednesday, March 9, 2022, from 4:30-5:30 pm at the Davenport Schools Achievement Service at 1702 North Main Street in Davenport in the 2nd Floor Board Room. The session is titled “Improving... Read More

The QCA Young Adult Hiring Fair is connecting high school and college students to local businesses to help fill important job openings. Sponsored by the Mayors of the Quad Cities, the QCA Young Adult Hiring Fair is happening March 2 from 12 – 5 PM at the TaxSlayer Center. There will be representatives from the QCA Young Adult Hiring Fair Committee to speak with media about the impact this event has on the young workforce and local businesses. People ages 16-24 are encouraged to attend. They’ll be given the chance for immediate interviews and potential offers at the event. More than 30 local... Read More

The Davenport Community School District has received a grant from Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education for $10,000 to help build the future of early childhood education and childcare in the Davenport Community. The Blended Early Learning in Educational Foundations (BELIEF) grants were awarded to 16 Iowa school districts to facilitate a year of planning and research for local committees. DCSD has formed a committee of community stakeholders such as the YMCA, The Mississippi Bend AEA, University of Iowa, Davenport preschool teachers and private daycares. This committee will... Read More

Tuesday, January 25, 2022, A Federal court decision ruled that a statewide injunction against the Iowa Mask Ban was a broader action than necessary. The case will now go back to the District Court for further review. As a result of today’s ruling, the Davenport Community School District will remove all universal mandatory masking requirements for students and staff throughout the district effective immediately per Iowa law. Students and staff who choose to mask may continue to do so. In compliance with the President’s Executive Order on all domestic transportation, students are still required... Read More

On Friday, January 21, 2022, the Iowa Chapter of Certified Public Accountants is personally donating a new book to several first-grade classrooms in the Davenport Community School District. Local CPAs will be reading, “When I Grow Up I Want to Be An Accountant,” by Dr. Adrian L. Mayse, CPA, to these first graders. The goal of this book donation is to educate young students about the accounting profession and encourage minority students, specifically, to consider learning more about this field. Currently, less than one percent of CPAs in Iowa are African American. The Iowa Chapter of... Read More