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Davenport board adopts 10/80 instructional model and sets Aug. 25, 2025, start date for 2025–26 school year
Summary
The Davenport Community School District board approved using a 10/80 hours instruction model in place of 180 days and set the 2025–26 school year start date for Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, after public hearings with no speakers.
The Davenport Community School District Board of Directors voted to continue using a 10/80 hours instruction model instead of the traditional 180 days and approved a Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, start date for the 2025–26 school year.
Both items were presented as public hearings that had been published in the Quad-City Times on Jan. 15, 2025; no members of the public spoke at either hearing.
Director Beck moved to approve the 10/80 schedule, stating, “I move the board approve a schedule of 10 80 hours of instruction time rather than 180 days for the 202526 school year.” The motion was seconded (second not specified in the record) and passed on a roll call vote with all board members present voting yes: Director Barnes, Director Beck, Director Hayes, Director Koster, Director Potts and President Klein Jerome.
Later in the meeting, Director Hayes moved to approve the proposed start date. Hayes said, “I move the board approve the start date of August 25th 25 for the 2526 school year.” That motion was seconded (second not specified in the record) and passed on a roll call vote with the same unanimous yes votes.
The board noted the formal notice process for each public hearing: both items were posted in the Quad-City Times on Jan. 15, 2025, and the board invited virtual and in-person comment; no comments were received.
Because both measures passed by roll call, the district will begin planning calendars and operations on the approved timeline and with the approved instructional-hour structure. The motions recorded in the meeting minutes will become part of the official record for the 2025–26 academic year.
Board members did not raise substantive amendments or conditions during the votes, and superintendent or staff follow-up items were not assigned during the motions.
A separate consent/administrative process will place the adopted calendar and related operational details on the district web page and in internal planning documents.
