Campus Services

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

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

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