Superintendent

Dr. David Moyer is beginning his 11th year as a school superintendent, his sixth as the superintendent of Elmhurst Community District 205. He is now the third longest tenured superintendent in D205 history.  Moyer has 22 previous years of school administrator experience spanning seven school districts in two states as a superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, assistant principal, and athletic director.  Dr. Moyer is under contract through the 2022-23 school year.

This past year under Dr. Moyer’s leadership, the Illinois Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development recognized D205 as the Exemplary District in the State for overall excellence in Whole Child Education for providing Healthy, Safe, Engaged, Supported, and Challenged learning environments for children. He led an intensive four-year community engagement effort that resulted in the successful passage of a $168.5M referendum on November 6, 2018. Since his arrival, D205 has been recognized as one of the most innovative districts in the country, having been selected to participate in the inaugural Innovation and Transformational Leadership Network, a joint venture of the American Association of School Administrators (AASA) and the Successful Practices Network, a branch of the International Center for Leadership in Education and by Harvard University to participate in its Scaling for Impact project.

Since arriving in Elmhurst, Moyer has led multiple efforts to improve instruction and student achievement, including the addition of all-day kindergarten beginning this fall. Last year, D205 launched a Business Incubator program at York High School. Other efforts of note include the addition of instructional coaches in all buildings, Two-Way Dual Language Spanish Immersion and Project Lead the Way programming, and a comprehensive redesign of middle school operations. Curriculum renewal efforts have focused on interdisciplinary learning; rigor; increased STEM opportunities; increased access to grade level and advanced curriculum for all students; and a consistent, systematic approach to interventions and enrichment opportunities for learners across the District.

Dr. Moyer was recognized at the Governor’s Executive Mansion as a Superintendent of Distinction in the State of Illinois on April 21, 2015. His previous district, Moline-Coal Valley, was recognized in July 2015 as a District of Distinction by District Administration for its work in the area of Administrator Capacity Building.

Dr. Moyer has presented at numerous state and national conferences, including this past February at the AASA’s National Conference on Education on the topic Innovation in Schools: A Systems Approach. His article “Creating Coherence with Instructional Rounds” was published in the December 2017 issue of School Administrator and is a regular book reviewer for the publication. He served on the Illinois Association of School Administrators’ Student Growth Sub-Committee and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Work Team to develop a new statewide principal evaluation system.

Dr. Moyer earned a Doctorate in Educational Administration from Northern Illinois University (NIU) in 2004. He holds Master’s degrees in Educational Administration from NIU and Sports Administration from Eastern Kentucky University. An English major, he completed a Bachelor’s degree from in Secondary Education from the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Moyer has worked as an instructor for Northern Illinois University, Aurora University and Western Illinois University. He was inducted into the Sheboygan A’s Baseball Hall of Fame on June 13, 2015.  A former drummer and rock and roll fanatic, Moyer has seen Bob Dylan perform live 46 times.

Moyer resides in Elmhurst with his wife, Donna, and has five adult children.