Mid City High School is the new alternative high school in the Davenport Community School District.  It opened in August of 2014.  What is different about Mid City High School?  What makes it “alternative”? 

Dr. Jake Klipsch, Principal of Mid City, will present information on the history of alternative education in Davenport, exciting things that are happening at the school right now, and the vision for the school in the coming years.  Dr. Klipsch is a graduate of Davenport West High School and taught elementary school on the south side of Chicago as a member of Teach For America.  Before beginning at Mid City High School, Dr. Klipsch has worked at JB Young
Intermediate, Hayes Elementary, and Eisenhower Elementary.  He is excited to share his passion for alternative education and the students at Mid City.