The DEA awarded three students the 2019 Dwight H. Persels Scholarships. Two recipients are chosen based on the highest GPA and the third is chosen from the highest GPA to a student who intends to study education. Each recipient is awarded $700. Carter Josund is a student at North High School and the son of… Continue reading DEA 2019 Scholarship Winners
The DEA Election will be held on March 4. DEA members will receive an email with the link to vote electronically. You will be able to vote for the candidates below, or write-in candidates, as well as write-in your building reps for next year. Be sure to read through the candidate biographies linked below. DEA… Continue reading DEA Election March 4
The Davenport Education Association Dwight H. Persels Memorial Scholarship Building reps should have received an email with the guidelines and application. The DEA’s scholarship involves three (3) $700 scholarships. Recipients must be the son or daughter of a DEA member including anyone for whom the member legally provides the majority of support. All scholarships will… Continue reading Scholarships Available from DEA and Great River UniServ
The Davenport Education Association released the following on Friday regarding Dr. Tate's resignation announcement. “As President and on behalf of the Davenport Education Association (DEA), I want to express my thanks and gratitude to Dr. Arthur Tate for his years of service to the students, staff and citizens of the Davenport Community School District (DCSD),”… Continue reading DEA Press Release on Dr. Tate’s Resignation
Davenport Education Association members are certainly busy classroom teachers or nurses, and the DEA works to support all the members in a variety of ways in and out of the classroom. But our association is more than that. We are a community that comes together not only for work-related reasons, but on occasion, we come… Continue reading DEA is a Community
The Davenport Education Association unanimously passed a resolution to oppose the outsourcing of Educational Support Professionals (ESPs). The following is the resolution that passed, along with the press release sent Thursday. RESOLUTION (Oppose outsourcing of ESP jobs and services) WHEREAS the Davenport Education Association (DEA) is the recognized bargaining agent for the licensed professional staff… Continue reading DEA Opposes Outsourcing Jobs
Today may have marked the "first day back at school," but for many teachers in Davenport, the work continued all summer long. Here are just a few of the conferences and trainings teachers took part in this summer. So the next time someone tries to tell you that "teachers have all summer off," show them… Continue reading DEA Members Work All Summer Long
