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
Several DEA members attended the ISEA Summer Leadership Conference in Des Moines. This year, at the Celebration of Excellence Award Reception and Banquet, the DEA was the winner of the Beacon Award for local association excellence. Josh Brown, the new ISEA Vice-President, nominated DEA because of our association leadership, political action, the teacher re-store, and… Continue reading DEA Receives Beacon Award
Six members of the Davenport Education Association are in Minneapolis representing all of our members at the NEA Representative Assembly. But if you’ve never been, you’re probably like we were before we attended our first RA: what exactly happens at the RA? According to the NEA’s website, “The RA is the primary legislative and… Continue reading The RA Experience
The following press release was sent this week in regards to Dr. Tate's ethics charges. Davenport- The president of the Davenport Education Association (DEA) which represents the nearly 1,400 teachers and nurses employed by the Davenport Community School District (DCSD), is supporting Dr. Art Tate, Superintendent of the DCSD, as he faces ethics charges by… Continue reading Davenport Teachers Union President Supports Superintendent
