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  View the School Schedule @ www.dowellmiddleschool.net

3 Lunches - A, B and C

• 6th Grade:  Lunch 11:50 - 12:20
• 7th Grade:  Lunch 11:53 - 12:23
• 8th Grade:  Lunch 12:46 - 1:16 

Call It A Day

• School dismisses at 3:55pm 
• Students must know their bus number the first day.
• Students cannot ride the bus to/from school unless they are registered 

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

MISD

• Durham Bus Services - 972-542-8316
• Durham Transportation Info:  https://www.mckinneyisd.net/transportation/

PEople In the Know

Dowell Front Office

• Dowell Main Number 469-302-6700
• Dowell Front Office - Karen Morgan 469-302-6702, kamorgan@mckinneyisd.net 

• Principal - Melanie Machost 469-302-6700, mmachost@mckinneyisd.net
• Campus Secretary - Stacie Bullock 469-302-6704, sbullock@mckinneyisd.net

• Registrar/Records, - Lori Bergeron 469-302-6709, lbergeron@mckinneyisd.net
• Nurse's Assistant - Adriana Dameron 469-302-6716, adameron@mckinneyisd.net
• Bookkeeper - Lindsey Naquin 469-302-6708, lnaquin@mckinneyisd.net
• Dowell PTO President –Marie Robertson, president@dowellpto.com

Assistant Principals and Counselors

Last name A-L

• Assistant Principal (Last name A-L) -Jessica Fair 469-302-6718, jfair@mckinneyisd.net 
• Counselor (Last name A-L) - Jennifer Morse 469-302-6713, jmorse@mckinneyisd.net
• AP Secretary (Last name A-L) - Ashley Simpson 469-302-6707, asimpson@mckinneyisd.net 

Last name M-Z

• Assistant Principal (Last name M-Z) - Tiffany Bailey 469-302-6711,tbailey@mckinneyisd.net
• Counselor (Last name M-Z), Rayshana Adams 469-302-6801, radams@mckinneyisd.net
• AP Secretary (Last name M-Z) - Julia Rohena 469-302-6715, jrohena@mckinneyisd.net

Special Populations

• 504 - Kellie Hodum 469-302-6865, khodum@mckinneyisd.net 
• Special Education Lead - Cheryl Boeve 469-302-6754, cboeve@mckinneyisd.net

 Extracurricular Activities

• Boys Athletic Director - Rashad Robinson 469-302-6728 469-302-6729, rrobinson@mckinneyisd.net 
• Girls Athletic Director- Kaila Dorsey 469-302-6724 kdorsey@mckinneyisd.net
• Band - Tiffany Lisko 469-302-6777,  tlisko@mckinneyisd.net
• Choir - Carrie Hood 469-302-6874, chood@mckinneyisd.net
• Drama -Jenna Truitt 469-302-6750, jtruitt@mckinneyisd.net 
• Orchestra - Michael Graber 469-302-6738, mgraber@mckinneyisd.net