Catastrophically cautious cuts
Joseph Potts, Reporter
January 11, 2019
On Nov. 29, the Davenport School Board agreed to a two-year budget plan to remove 83 positions and cut $13 million for the 2019-2020 school year. The district was hoping to have to make less cuts due to retirements and attrition. Thirty-one teachers have taken the early retirement incentive, however, ...
A step forward
Tim O'Leary, Reporter
November 8, 2018
An emergency board meeting was called at J.B. Young on Wednesday, Oct. 31 after the swearing in of interim Superintendent TJ Schneckloth the night before. The meeting discussed various topics, notably the new superintendent's contract and how pension programs would be handled. Later on Monday, Nov. ...
District budget reduction plan passed
Emma Bernick, Media Editor
September 4, 2018
On Tuesday Sept. 4, a special call school board meeting was held in the new Davenport Community School District board room located in the re-purposed J.B. Young school building. The meeting was called to approve the five year budget reduction plan created by the district administration, including Chief Financial Officer Claudia Wood. The plan passed in a close 4-3 vote. The plan ...
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