The District Equity Coordinator’s responsibilities extend through every aspect of district policies, programs, and practices. One of the key responsibilities of the District Equity Coordinator is to provide professional development for staff and students to make them aware of their rights under the legislation. This responsibility is twofold:

1. to ensure that equity related information about policies, contact information, and informational materials are disseminated to students, parents, staff, applicants, and the community; and
2. to arrange professional development for staff and students that will assist them to carry out their responsibilities under the law.

In the Davenport Community School District, equity related information is disseminated in a variety of ways: through student handbooks, brochures, the website, informational materials available at each building/facility site, community reports, and newspaper publications. In addition, every administrator is provided Talking Point Presentations to share with staff and students about where they can find equity related information. These Talking Point Presentations are to be reviewed at the beginning of each school year.