Katie Davenport is a new first grade teacher at Middletown Prairie. She graduated from the University of Illinois in 2012 and moved closer to home after graduation. She spent eight years teaching at the K-2 grade levels. She loves teaching reading and is currently finishing her Master’s in Reading at Illinois State University.
Ms. Davenport’s family was excited to recently relocate back to the area after her husband’s job brought them back to Champaign-Urbana. She has been married to her husband Kyle for 8 years. They both graduated from the University of Illinois and her younger brother is currently a student at the U of I. In addition to this, Ms. Davenport’s sister works at Mahomet-Seymour High School. Ms. Davenport loves her shelter adopted dog, Maddox, and her cat, Milo. Ms. Davenport also has two nephews she absolutely adores, Myles and Klay!
In her spare time, she loves to read, travel, go hiking, and watch sporting events. Ms. Davenport is very excited to join the Mahomet-Seymour community and is looking forward to making this a great year!