Cafeteria

• Breakfast & Lunch are available for purchase this year
• RISD offers free & reduced meals to students who qualify
• Snacks can also be purchased during meal service
• See Cafeteria page for more info
• DME Lunch Schedule/Info

Counselor

• Full-Time Guidance Counselor on campus
• See Counselor page for more info
• DME Campus Counselor

Nurse

• Full-Time BSN RN on campus
• See Nurse page for more information
• DME Campus Nurse

Dyslexia Services

• 2 Dyslexia Teachers on Campus
• Pull out services for all grades once identified
• Dyslexia evaluations all grades (teacher and parent referrals)
• RISD dyslexia remediation uses:
  • Multisensory Teaching Approach (MTA) program
  • Take Flight (TF) program
• RISD Dyslexia Services Website

English as a Second Language Program

• Full-time ESL Teacher on Campus
• Daily pull out services

Advanced Learning Program

• Advanced Learning Teacher on Campus
• K-6 core content services for all qualifiers
• K-6 weekly pull-out services for some qualifiers
• Evaluations for all 2nd and 6th graders; Evaluations by referral (parent or teacher) for Kinder, 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders
• RISD Advanced Learning Programs & Services (ALPS) Website
• RISD Advanced Learning Programs & Services (ALPS) SMOREs

Special Education

Resource Program

• 3 person special education team
• Pull out services as well as classroom support (all grades)

Speech Therapy

• 2 Speech Language Pathologists on Campus
• Pull out services PK-6th grade
• Small Talk program, 2 hours classes twice a week (3-5 year olds) 

Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)

• Preschool experience for students with disabilities (3-5 year olds)
• Low student to teacher ratio (1 teacher & 2 aides per classroom)

Meet our SPED Campus Team

Additional Supports:

• Campus Instructional Coach
• Campus Reading Interventionist
• Campus Math Interventionist

Extra Programs:

At Dartmouth Elementary, we strive to challenge every student to prepare them for a global future. We offer many programs in addition to our regular, rigorous curriculum:

• Peer Mediation
• Student Council
• Choir (5th-6th)
• Orchestra/Band (6th Grade)
• Big Brother/Big Sister (1st & 5th)
• Safety Patrol
• UIL A+ Competitions
• Field Trips
• Recycling Program
• Pep Rally Style Assemblies
• February Healthy Heart Month
• Field and Water Days
• Coding Clubs
• Hour of Code
• Book Clubs
• Outdoor Learning Center
• Garden Days
• Lone Star Challenge
• 5th Grade Overnight Science Camp
• Spelling Bee
• STEM Clubs