A Day In The Life of a Dowell Lion

FAQ

Get off To A Great Start

• School begins at 8:45am each morning
• Doors open at 8:15am.
• Breakfast is served until 8:30am each day.

Classes 

• 7 period class day.

3 Lunches - A, B and C

• 6th Grade: A Lunch 11:30 - 12:00
• 8th Grade: B Lunch 12:26 - 12:56
• 7th Grade: C Lunch 1:23 - 1:53

Lunches can be dropped off at any time, but you may only bring lunch for your own child. Parents are welcome at lunch any time. Bring your picture ID and check in at the front office.

Call It A Day

• School dismisses at 3:45pm.
• Students must know their bus number the first day.

Students must leave campus when school is dismissed unless they are staying for a school sponsored club or activity. 

People In the Know

Dowell Front Office

• Dowell Main Number 469-302-6700
• Dowell Front Office - Pat Gilchrist 469-302-6702, pgilchrist@mckinneyisd.net

• Principal - Holly Rogers 469-302-6700, hrogers@mckinneyisd.net
• Office Manager - Stacie Bullock 469-302-6704, sbullock@mckinneyisd.net

• Registrar/Records, - Kim Oberlender 469-302-6709, koberlender@mckinneyisd.net
• Nurse - Martha Anderson 469-302-6716, manderson@mckinneyisd.net
• Dowell PTO President – Meredith Underwood, president@dowellpto.com

Assistant Principals and Counselors

Last name A-L

• Assistant Principal (Last name A-L) - Jesse Abel 469-302-6718, jabel@mckinneyisd.net
• Counselor (Last name A-L) - Jennifer Morse 469-302-6713, jmorse@mckinneyisd.net
• AP Secretary (Last name A-L) - Pamela Coats 469-302-6707, pcoats@mckinneyisd.net

Last name M-Z

• Assistant Principal (Last name M-Z) - Aretha Jackson 469-302-6711,arjackson@mckinneyisd.net
• Counselor (Last name M-Z), Rayshana Adams 469-302-6801, radams@mckinneyisd.net

• AP Secretary (Last name M-Z) - Zaida Ferruzzi 469-302-6715, zferruzzi@mckinneyisd.net

Special Populations

• 504 - Christie Thompson 469-302-6865, cthompson@mckinneyisd.net
• Instructional Coach/ESL Coordinators, Irma Garcia  469-302-6748  igarcia@mckinneyisd.net
• Instructional Coach/ESL Coordinator, Laurea Myers  469-302-6748, lmyers@mckinneyisd.net

• Special Education Lead - Lori Wilson 469-302-6754,  lwilson@mckinneyisd.net

Extracurricular Activities

• Boys Athletic Coordinator - Tim Knowles 469-302-6728 tknowles@mckinneyisd.net

• Girls Athletic Coordinator - Monica Taylor 469-302-6724 motaylor@mckinneyisd.net

• Band - Tiffany Lisko 469-302-6777,  tlisko@mckinneyisd.net
• Choir - Rebecca Sigman 469-302-6874,  rsigman@mckinneyisd.net
• Drama - Colin Wells 469-302-6750,  cwells@mckinneyisd.net
• Orchestra - Beth Lawrence 469-302-6738,  blawrence@mckinneyisd.net

MISD

• Gifted and Talented Services, Karen Green 469-302-7913, kjgreen@mckinneyisd.net

• Durham Bus Services - 972-542-8316