Update-Davenport Community Schools

Dr. Art Tate was hired in August 2011 to serve as Superintendent in the Davenport Community School District.  He was formerly Superintendent in the Tempe, Arizona Schools through 2010-2011 school year.  He has also served as a superintendent in the Haverhill and Harvard, Massachusetts schools along with S.A.U. #34 in Hillsboro, New Hampshire and New York Military Academy in Cornwall on Hudson, New York.    He was the Director of Human Resources for T.F. Green Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island and began his education career as a teacher in the Broward County, Florida schools.  Mr. Tate was an U.S. Army officer with 9 years in Europe, 3 tours in Vietnam and taught mathematics at West Point.  He holds a B.A. from the University of Miami, M.A. from Boston University, M.S. from Texas Tech University, M.A. from the University of Rhode Island and an Ed.D. degree from Florida Atlantic University.