Main Office

School Hours:

For students- 8:15* AM - 2:15 PM

* By 8:15 AM, students are in homeroom ready for morning announcements.  If they are just walking in the door at 8:15, they are late and must report to the attendance office before going to class.

Main Office- 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

(Summer 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM)

Grades:
Kindergarten classes - 7

Grade 1 classes - 5

Grade 2 classes - 6

Grade 3 classes - 6

Grade 4 classes - 4

Enrollment:
TOTAL   - 525

Average Class Size:
Kindergarten - 16

1st Grade - 19

2nd Grade - 20

3rd Grade - 22

4th Grade - 23

School Colors: Green & Gold

School Mascot: Roadrunner

Sequence: Casey Middle School, North High School

 Extracurricular Activities

• Boys and Girls Intramurals    
• Art Clubs 
• Chess
• Lego Building
• Lego Robotics
• Yoga
• AM/PM Clubs for academic intervention services

Staff Information

• Classroom Teachers: 29

• Special Education: 5.5

• Social Worker

• School Psychologist

• Principal

• Assistant Principal

• Speech Therapist - 2

• Reading Specialists - 5

• Music/ Instrumental/Vocal - 3

• Art

• School Library Media Specialist

• English Language Learner (ELL) Teacher - 3

• Physical Education - 2

• Gifted Programming Specialist

• School Nurse

• Educational Aides: 15

• School Secretaries: 2.5

• Cafeteria: 4

• Custodial: 8

     Community Involvement

• Shared Decision Making - This team is comprised of teachers, parents, support staff, a member of the community and the principal.  SDM is aware of the team level improvement goals and seeks ways to include parents in helping teachers to meet those goals.

• P.A.R.P. - Parents As Reading Partners provides year round activities to encourage students to read widely and often!

• Parent and community volunteers

• An almost 60-year-old campus that is well maintained and provides a traditional backdrop for contemporary, research-based instruction.

• The Dodge Treehouse is an expansive playground built in the fall of 2011.  There are traditional elements, such as slides and swings, but it is more than that. It is a great place for children to use their imagination and play cooperatively with others.

• Family Reunions gather all students and staff together to reinforce building initiatives, recognize achievements and celebrate the uniqueness of the "Dodge Family."

• Dodge Fitness playground is available to promote upper body strength.  It features small climbing wall areas that the students love. 

• Annual Field Day - physical activities that include cooperation and (friendly) competition enjoyed by the entire school. Parent volunteers make this day possible!

•  PBIS- A systemic, systematic approach to school-wide expectations. Students have learned explicitly through teacher-led skits what Be Safe.  Be Kind. Work Hard looks like in a variety of school settings. A reinforcement system is also in place to "catch them being good"!

• Band and Orchestra - 4th Grade

• Chorus - 3rd and 4th Grades

• A common-core aligned ELA and Math Program K-4

• In addition to our K-4 Balanced Literacy approach, there are several intervention strategies in place that follow:

• Reading Recovery, an individualized, accelerative tutorial program for approximately 20% of our first grade students per year.

• Leveled Literacy, an offshoot of Reading Recovery, provides instruction of all aspects of the reading  process in small groups.

• Systematic Phonics, based on Orton Gillingham, and/or the computerized program System 44  to provide a heavier emphasis on the decoding aspect of reading development for those who are having difficulty  "cracking the code."

• Fluency is developed through Quick Reads, Readers' Theatre and other strategies during intervention.

• Gifted Programming including small group extension and acceleration lessons as well as a building-wide annual theme that focuses learning and unifies the school. This year's theme will be announced soon.