The Houston Independent School District ("HISD") is committed to making the information on its website accessible to individuals with disabilities in compliance with the requirements of Section  504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The District's website is designed to ensure that people with disabilities can effectively access, understand, navigate, and interact. To ensure compliance we are building and maintaining our website according to  Web Content Accessibility Guidelines  (WCAG) 2.0, Level AA.

While we have strived to do our best to ensure all our content is accessible, if you are experiencing difficulty accessing information on the HISD website, please contact the Office of Communications web team by phone at (713) 556-6143 or by email at web@houstonisd.org. When requesting assistance via email, please include "Accessibility" in the subject line. Also include the following when communicating with HISD regarding accessibility issues: 

• A description of your accessibility concern. 
• The best way to contact you (email address, phone number, or both). 

HISD will make appropriate accommodations to facilitate access to any website content. 

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Julie Dickinson, Principal 

Julie Dickinson is honored to serve as the principal of Kolter Elementary. Before becoming Principal, Ms. Dickinson was the Assistant Principal and previously the Magnet Coordinator at Kolter. Prior to that, she served as Title 1 coordinator and chairman of the special education department at Daily Elementary. Before coming to HISD, Ms. Dickinson taught at the middle-school level in Mississippi and the high-school level in California. She holds a bachelor’s degree in child psychology from Hollins University, a master’s degree in special education from William Carey College, and administrative certification from Region IV. Read more...