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Davenport board hears FMPC recommendation for hybrid preschool expansion and regional continuum of care
Summary
A facility master planning committee recommended a hybrid model combining three regional children’s‑village centers and school‑based preschool rooms to expand district preschool capacity toward 700 kids and create a regional continuum of care for students with moderate to significant special education needs.
The Davenport Community School District on Dec. 1 heard recommendations from its Facility Master Planning Committee to expand preschool access districtwide and to build a regional "continuum of care" for students with more intensive special education needs.
FMPC leaders described a phased, hybrid approach that aims to increase center‑based capacity in each region while retaining school‑based preschool rooms for local access. The plan proposes three principal center locations (North, East and West), relocation of the Hoover program into a larger first‑floor facility at JB Young, and adding rooms at Eisenhower and Harrison to balance geographic access. Presenters said the district could aim for roughly 700 preschool seats — up from about 500 currently — without immediately turning away current families.
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