Lisa Bartusek, the Executive Director of Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB), is retiring June 30th, 2023. After 26 years of service to IASB, she is leaving a massive impact on Iowa’s education system. Recently, Lisa joined the DCSD school board meeting to say a few final words, reminding us that the culture of the school board room greatly impacts the culture of the classroom. Thank you Lisa for your hard work and dedication throughout your career!    Read More

The Iowa House and Senate proudly presented the 165th Year Proclamation on behalf of Governor Kim Reynolds to the DCSD School Board. This designates the month of May as a celebration of Davenport Community School Districts growing excellence for its students and honoring 165 years of service to the greater Davenport, Iowa, community.  Read More

On Tuesday, May 16th, the Davenport Community School District is hosting the Retiree and Honoree gathering/dinner. An invite is only extended to those who have reached service years of 10/20/30/40/50 or retiring. For more information or questions regarding this event, please contact Ivy Rostenbach by emailing rostenbachi@mail.davenport.k12.ia.us.  Read More

Congratulations to Eisenhower Elementary for winning the Davenport Community School District Battle of the Books as well as the regional competition. Congrats to all the students for their hard work and staff who helped them prepare! #growingexcellence #davenportcommunityschool #davenporteducaton  Read More

Support the Davenport Schools Foundation through the GreenState Give & Grow School Match Program. Members can make a donation to the Davenport Schools Foundation using the following GreenState Website: https://bit.ly/3zlNulx Donations can be made from April 1st-April 30th, 2023.  Read More

Davenport Community School District Registration is now open for the 2023-2024 school year! New families register using this link: https://tinyurl.com/newfamreg2324 Returning families register through their Parent Portal: https://bit.ly/3Jlnee5 Our home school boundaries have changed for the 23-24 school year for Elementary students only (Grade K-6). Please use the map linked below to find your home school. https://bit.ly/40RC3yt To request technical assistance, please contact your building secretary. You can also fill out an Infinite Campus Support Help Ticket. #growingexcellence... Read More

The Davenport Community School District Secondary Schools Student Art Exhibition will be held at the NorthPark Mall from January 26 through February 13. Artwork will be featured from Davenport Central, Davenport Mid City, Davenport North, Davenport West, Smart Intermediate, Sudlow Intermediate, The Creative Arts Academy, Walcott Intermediate, Williams Intermediate, and Wood Intermediate. Come check out what these talented kids created!  Read More

The application period for the Thomas K. Evans Memorial Scholarship is now open! The scholarship is a merit-based, one-time gift for new college entrants pursuing education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Every year, the scholarship awards one local Quad-Cities student $5,000 to pursue their education. Applications are due by Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. Late applications will not be accepted. Please note that all materials, including letters of reference, must be received by this date. Learn more about the scholarship and qualifications here: https://bit.ly/3F0rAH7 #growingexcellence... Read More

The Davenport West High Publications Groups have BOTH taken home 1st Place in the American Scholastic Press Association National Contest. The Shaheen 2022 yearbook won first place for their book titled Seeing Double and the newspaper team received first place based on two of their 2022 print issues. Congratulations to all of you!  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