Meeting: 07/27/2026 - 05:30 PM Regular Meeting @ 5:30pm Virtual Meeting Board Meeting
The Davenport Community School District Board is scheduled to consider a relatively focused agenda highlighted by a $112,250.25 audio-visual installation for the new North High Café and Performance Arts Center, along with consent-agenda items covering open enrollment, bills, personnel actions, and prior meeting minutes. The agenda also provides for community input through Open Forum and includes committee, superintendent, administrative, and board reports.
Key Items on the Agenda
$112,250.25 North High Audio-Visual Project
Administration recommends awarding the audio-visual equipment and installation for the new North High Café and Performance Arts Center (PAC) to Midwest Computer Products, Inc. for $112,250.25.
The proposed system is intended to support student learning, performances, community events, and daily operations. According to the packet:
- Funding would come from the North Addition and Renovation Project contingency.
- Midwest Computer Products is identified as the only source for AV systems that align with district IT-approved standards.
- Monitor displays would carry a seven-year warranty.
- Speakers would carry a five-year warranty.
- The recommended board motion is to award the equipment and installation to Midwest Computer Products for $112,250.25.
This is listed separately under Items Requiring Action, rather than as part of the consent agenda.
Consent Agenda
The board is scheduled to consider several routine matters together in a single consent-agenda motion. Individual board members may request that an item be removed for separate consideration.
Open Enrollment Denials
Staff recommends denying two open-enrollment applications identified as having been filed late with no good cause.
The supporting report lists:
- A Davenport resident seeking enrollment in North Scott for the 2026–27 school year.
- A Bettendorf resident seeking enrollment in Davenport for the 2026–27 school year.
Both applications are presented with the same stated reason for the recommended denial: late filing without good cause.
Prior Meeting Minutes
The consent agenda includes minutes from the district's July 13, 2026 Regular Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
Bill Listings and Change Orders
The packet includes bills covering July 8 through July 21, 2026. The bill listing reports 248 checks totaling $8,385,760.18.
The bill review summary states that the bills were verified by the Board Secretary/Treasurer for signatures, receipts, and account codes and are being presented for board approval. Among the larger or notable entries identified in the packet are:
- $4,634,065.98 to Bill Bruce Builders for capital facilities work involving North, Central, Sudlow, and Smart.
- $545,320.74 to Trane US Inc., categorized as other general supplies.
- $377,873.20 to Economy Roofing & Insulating Co. Inc. for construction services.
- $281,481.78 to Mississippi Bend AEA for purchased services.
- $237,943.83 to CAM Community School District for open-enrollment payments to another local education agency.
- $229,283.78 to Aercor Inc. for technology-related software.
- $182,487.54 to HUB International for excess and umbrella insurance.
- $141,324.71 to MidAmerican Energy for electricity.
- $133,897.50 to Bray Associates Architects Inc. for architectural services.
- $102,493.75 to School Outfitters for equipment.
The packet also identifies three change orders since the previous board meeting:
- $1,500 — Leveraged Services North Parking Lot CO #2, to relocate an existing sprinkler pipe found in the east parking lot.
- $1,575 — McCarty Creek Construction CO #1, to remove a fence line along Brady and 36th at the owner's request.
- $17,524.97 — Bill Bruce Builders North CO #37, involving revisions to the nurses' area to add laundry and countertops in the security office.
Personnel Actions
The consent agenda includes a substantial personnel report covering certificated and classified appointments, additional contracts, resignations, a retirement, and other employment changes.
The certificated appointments are primarily scheduled to take effect August 17, 2026 and cover positions including music, special education, science, mathematics, language arts, family and consumer science, industrial technology, and a teacher librarian. Listed annual salaries for these appointments range from $52,008 to $70,018.
Additional contracts include assignments for music, special education, athletics, department leadership, and grade-level leadership. The classified appointments include para educators, regulation strategists, a family support liaison, student support liaison, custodian, secretarial positions, and Stepping Stones program positions.
The personnel report also identifies resignations from additional contracts, one classified retirement, and several classified resignations or terminations. Some of those changes are identified as moves to other district assignments.
Open Forum
The agenda includes an Open Forum for community members to provide input on district issues or concerns.
For virtual participation, requests must be emailed to the district's board comments address by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. The packet notes that the board cannot take action during Open Forum on an issue that was not published on the agenda, consistent with Iowa Open Meetings Law.
The meeting information also provides a YouTube streaming option and Zoom access for virtual participation.
Reports and Board Business
The agenda provides time for committee reports covering:
- Breaking Barriers
- Legislative Advocacy
- Local School Advisory Committee
- Long-Range Facilities Planning
- Policy
- Recognition
- Finance
Separate agenda sections are also reserved for the Superintendent Report, Administrative Report, and Board Requests. The packet does not provide substantive descriptions of specific topics expected under those sections.
What to Watch at the Meeting
The most clearly defined standalone decision is the proposed $112,250.25 North High audio-visual award. The board will be asked to decide whether to authorize Midwest Computer Products to provide equipment and installation for the new Café and PAC using contingency funding from the North Addition and Renovation Project.
The consent agenda also carries significant district business despite being grouped for a single motion. Items to watch include the two recommended open-enrollment denials, the $8.39 million bill listing, recent construction change orders, and a broad set of personnel actions ahead of the 2026–27 school year.
