Dowell Middle School
301 S. Ridge Road McKinney, TX 75072 (469) 302-6700
Principal's Message
Happy 1st Friday of the 2025-26 School Year! We missed everyone, and have loved seeing our Dowell Lions back on campus!
We have been busy already. We had a fire drill today, passed out laptops yesterday, and even knocked out picture day.
Laptops were deployed through math classes yesterday. If your child was absent, please have them come to the front office so we can set them up. Don’t forget to buy a cover (go into settings on the laptop to confirm model and size). Device Protection Plan can be paid through MySchoolBucks. The deadline is September 30th. $74 for students, and $37.50 for free/reduced lunch qualified students. Lost or missing devices are not covered by the plan. If you decline the protection plan, you will be responsible for the full cost of repairs or replacement.
Picture day allows us to print new physical ID cards that will be delivered to students early next week. Students will be required to show their badge upon entry into our building each morning. I will email everyone again once badges have been delivered to our students.
Hope everyone has a great weekend! We are hoping to get out on the lake one last time!
Melanie Machost
Principal
Dowell Middle School
Carpool Procedures
All carpool traffic goes through the front drive of the building.
The back of the building is reserved for bus traffic only.
- The blue cones will separate the two carpool lanes. The lane closest to the building allows for direct student drop off. Please follow the directions of our staff members and pull all the way into the curve of the drive. The second lane (closest to Ridge) is for student drop off in the south parking lot or to exit. Students dropped off in the south parking lot must walk to the crosswalk to safely cross traffic.
- Please be patient with one another. Our first priority is student safety, not speed, but carpool generally works quickly once the students and parents learn the routine.
- Use our designated crosswalk at all times to cross traffic.
- Cell phone use is prohibited in school zones, including the carpool lane.
- At dismissal ask your child to be looking for you, so we can keep cars moving.
Dear Parents,
Our campus is committed to providing parents with efficient access to our online library catalog. The Destiny online library catalog can be viewed any time by logging into the parent SSO portal. In response to Senate Bill 13, we are enabling automatic email notifications for parents to view what their student has checked out from the Destiny library catalog if there is checkout activity during the school day. Additionally, S.B. 13 includes the right for parents to block access to specific titles within the online Destiny catalog for their student. If you would like to access your student’s library account to view what they have checked out, review their checkout history, or block them from accessing specific books, please visit the Parent Library Access Tool page located on the MISD Library Services website. If you would like to review specific policies related to library materials, please refer to MISD board policy EFB Local. If you have questions or would like to provide feedback on library materials and services, please contact our campus Library Media Specialist (LMS name) via email (LMS email).
