The Davenport school district is considering changes to the grade configuration in Walcott.<\/p>\n
KWQC<\/a> and WQAD<\/a> both reported last week that the K-8 school there could become a middle school for grades 5-8 or 6-8. Younger students would go to Buffalo or Blue Grass. Walcott is Davenport’s only K-8 school this year; others are K-6. A full accounting of options given at a July school board meeting can be found in this long PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n Enrollment in the Davenport district, which extends from I-74 to Walcott and Blue Grass, dropped 10% in the 2010s, and a change in state law last year<\/a> lifted previous restrictions on open enrollment out.<\/p>\n It wouldn’t count as a closure for Walcott, but it would be a loss nonetheless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Davenport school district is considering changes to the grade configuration in Walcott. KWQC and WQAD both reported last week that the K-8 school there could become a middle school for grades 5-8 or 6-8. Younger students would go to … Continue reading