Nancy Jacobsen

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

B.S. Social Studies from Illinois State University (1979)

M.A. School Administration from University of Iowa (1982)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Present Principal, West High School, Davenport Community School District

2003-2005     Principal, Williams Intermediate School, Davenport Community School
                      District

1998-2002     Principal, Walcott Elementary and Intermediate Schools, Davenport
                      Community School District

1989-1998     Associate Principal, Walcott Junior High School and
                      Walcott Intermediate School, Davenport Community School District

1984-1989     Associate Principal, Sudlow Junior High School, Davenport Community
                      School District

1984             Teacher-in-Charge of the Center for Continuing Education (alternative High
                      School), Davenport Community School District

1979-1984   Social Studies teacher at Williams and Sudlow Junior High, Davenport Community School District

Committees:

District-wide committees over the past 18 years as an administrator:

Committees addressing issues of Security, District-wide Reorganization

Special and Exceptional Education

Phase III (presenter at the 1990 state-wide Phase III Conference)

Administrative Staff Development Committee

Hiring Practices for Athletic Coaches

Administrative Performance Pay

District-wide Athletic Study Committee (co-chaired Philosophy and Ethics Committee)

Memberships

Davenport Principals Association Executive Board
Secretary and Treasurer from 1995-1998; currently co-president

Davenport P.T.A. (Williams Intermediate School) and was awarded an Honorary Life Membership from the organization in 1987

AEA IX District’s “Middle Level Principal of the Year” for School Administrators of Iowa - 2002

Administrator for 21 years

Registration/Customer Service Committee, PEP Grant Committee, AESOP Committee, various negotiations teams over the years--including teachers, secretaries, para-educators and custodians, and Administrative Evaluation Committee

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