First day of Spring semester- Tuesday, January 11th:
All students must have a negative COVID-19 test
uploaded to the daily pass.
Detailed updates here.
OUR 2021-2022 BELL SCHEDULE
CLICK HERE FOR A MAP OF THE DODSON CAMPUS
Dodson Families- please take the time to fill out our School Experience Survey.
Your support is appreciated!
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2021 Turkey Bowl!
Dodson Dolphins were so excited to continue our long standing tradition.
Check out our WIN Program. This is great for our students!
ORDER YOUR 2021-2022 YEARBOOK
8TH GRADE FAMILIES: PERSONAL ADS ARE ON SALE!
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Our Annual Day of the Dead Event!
Congratulations to our poster winner for Attendance Matters!
Great work Victoria Vallejo!
Our beautiful display of other student submissions.
All Dodson Families: Please make sure you complete the application.
Click on the flyer to visit the More than a Meal website.
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Click HERE for the link to the Coffee w/Principal on Tuesday, August 2nd
For all registration documents click here
We'd like to share the official results of the 2021 e-Cybermission Challenge. The team won First Place in the 7th Grade Category for the State of CA. Their research earned them a spot as a Regional Finalist for the US West Region Category.
What an awesome job done by our SRLA team! Congratulations to all!
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Check this out from Channel 4 News!
Congratulations to this Dodson Dolphin!
Raisa Khan for NASA's Moon Pod Essay participation.
CONGRATULATIONS!
We are so proud of our MESA Team
and thank you so much to our Advisors! Great work!
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MAA American Mathematics CompetitionsThe MAA’s American Mathematics Competitions (MAA AMC) program leads the nation in strengthening the mathematical capabilities of the next generation of problem-solvers. Through classroom resources and friendly competition, the MAA AMC program helps America’s educators identify talent and foster a love of mathematics. The MAA AMC program positively impacts the analytical skills needed for future careers in an innovative society.
The American Mathematics Competitions are a series of examinations and curriculum materials that build problem-solving skills and mathematical knowledge in middle and high school students. CONGRATULATIONS DODSON STUDENTS
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We are working hard to bring back students safely!
Dodson's Principal Zarro hosts on-site testing. Check out these videos!
Dodson's Principal Zarro hosts on-site testing. Check out these videos!
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Community Clinics for Immunizations
Click on image for full information.
The Partners for Healthy Kids van is providing FREE immunizations for children ages 2-18 at Providence LCM Wellness and Activity Center.
------------------------------------ La unidad médica móvil Partners for Healthy Kids estará ofreciendo vacunas GRATIS a niños de 2 a 18 años de edad en Providence LCM Wellness and Activity Center |
 Click on this image for phone and calendar information.
Call 310-514-5466 or 424-210-7024
to make an appointment for Immunizations at the Partners For Healthy Kids Van |
Click on image to view a list of Open and Closed Wellness Centers and School-Based Health Clinics.
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Wishing Our Students Well
Teachers and staff shared their messages of praise and encouragement to Dodson students during this time of distance learning.
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To see the full document, click on this page.
Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! I believe that education offers choice, effort creates ability and kindness matters. With education, students can choose their destiny. With effort and belief in themselves, students achieve that education. With kindness and respect, students can successfully collaborate with others thus achieving even more. At Rudecinda Dodson Middle School, we strive to ensure all students acquire academic skills and character traits necessary for high school, college acceptance and career readiness. We provide a rigorous academic program that challenges students to move along their educational pathway by deepening their conceptual understanding through real-world applications, evidence-based writing, and critical thinking skills. We also promote the importance of attitude and effort, collaboration, and accountability for their own learning. The dedicated Dodson staff hold themselves to a high level of involvement and responsibility for the success of all our students. They set an example of true collaboration and are lifelong learners themselves. Teachers study their craft, setting high expectations to increase student achievement each year. At the same time, we continue to offer a robust selection of enrichment opportunities that includes Ceramics, Choir, Computer Technology, Culinary Arts, Dance, Digital Imaging, Film Appreciation, Film Production, Horticulture, Instrumental Music, Journalism, Leadership, Robotics, Spanish, Speech, Theater, Visual Arts, and Yearbook. We also offer AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), a program that uses proven strategies to prepare students for success in high school, college, and beyond. The Dodson family is proud of our accomplishments. We are a California Gold Ribbon School, Title 1 Academic Achieving School, Magnet Schools of America - School of Excellence Recipient, and WASC Accredited. Students, I encourage you to be courageous enough to try. Try even if it means you will fail. When you make mistakes, believe you can correct your mistakes, your brain actually grows. Have that courage and determination to make and correct your mistakes. Parents, I invite you to stay connected, just as you are doing right now. Continue to frequent our website for events and important updates. Parents, check in daily on your child’s progress using the LAUSD Parent Portal. Grades are updated regularly. Keep the communication open. Also, teachers have a dedicated conference period, you can call our counseling office to schedule an appointment or email them directly. Let’s work together as a community to ensure that every student matriculates from 8th grade prepared for high school success as well as the 21st century.
Dodson Middle School is a 6-8 "Gifted-High Ability Magnet" campus serving over 1,800 students. Dodson is a Title I school and scored the highest of any middle school in ESC South with an API score of 854 in 2013. Dodson Middle School students will acquire academic skills and character traits that will prepare them for higher education as well as the 21st Century job market. All students will know how to work as a team to apply problem-solving skills and persevere through tasks and situations. Dodson students will respect and support others in the learning process and non-academic situations. Dodson’s staff, students, parents and community will communicate and work together to reach its goals and to support all members of its community. There will be a school-wide focus on Common Core Writing throughout the various disciplines. As a means of building a foundation for college and career readiness, students will be able to construct writings that support opinions, demonstrate an understanding of the subjects they are studying, and convey real and imagined experiences and events. To meet the goal of proficiency for all Dodson students, grade-level Math and ELA teams will participate in lesson studies throughout school years 2013-2016. This study will consist of a create-plan-deliver-reflect-refine/revise cycle. Team of grade-level content specific teachers will create a lesson plan aligned to the common core state standards, deliver the plan, give the assessment, reflect on the student work and instructional processes, and finally, determine next steps for instruction. School Profile Description Dodson Middle School serves its LAUSD students from the city of Rancho Palos Verdes who live in Lomita, San Pedro, and Wilmington. It provides a configuration of grades six through eight with a rising student enrollment of 1,853 students. The school’s feeder elementary schools include: Bandini, Crestwood, De La Torre, Eshelman, Hawaiian, Park Western and Taper. Dodson’s student home languages include: Korean, Tagalog, Spanish. Its racial and ethnic include: Asian, Filipino, Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, and White. Dodson’s school community collaborates together with parents, students, teachers, and school staff in the following local school councils: English Learner Advisory Committee, School Site Council and Local School Leadership.
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