Mark Twain Primary School history

1875 Sketches, New and Old; Old Times on the Mississippi presented in installments in the Atlantic Monthly.

1897 How to Tell a Story and Other Essays; Following the Equator.

As the chancellor of Oxford University told an aged Clemens in 1907: 'Most amiable and charming sir, you shake the sides of the whole world with your merriment.'

Named in honor of the famed American writer and Missouri native, Mark Twain Elementary was built in 1954.

On October 24, 1955, the Bettendorf School District purchased 7.029 acres of land, the future site of Mark Twain Elementary School, for $10,500.

The history of Mark Twain Elementary School building originally built in 1956.

The first addition was constructed in 1958 and added a two-story section with eight additional classrooms and an all-purpose room.

Our school was officially named Mark Twain Intermediate School by the School Board in May 1959, and William E. Campbell was hired as our first principal.

Mark Twain was the first elementary school in the Bettendorf to receive NCA (North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement) accreditation in 1993.

In the summer of 1998, extensive renovation of the facility expanded the library and made way for a new technology center.

During the summer of 1999, tons of earth were moved to clear the way for a larger parking lot and turn-a-round area at the Lincoln Road entrance.

During the summer of 2004, a 3.5 million dollar renovation added air-conditioning to all classrooms and remodeled the entire upper floor of the building.

In October of 2007, Mark Twain Elementary welcomed the district’s first therapy dog, when Nip was introduced to the students at an assembly.

In the spring of 2008, interactive electronic whiteboards were installed in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classrooms through a Scott County Regional Authority grant.