Jennifer Dickson

Jennifer Dickson

Jennifer Dickson is an advocate for early childhood education and early intervention for learners as young as three and four years old. With more than 20 years of experience in public school education, she currently serves as the director of early childhood for Duncanville ISD in Texas.

Jennifer’s educational career has been spent mostly in the Title I setting, serving youth at risk both as an early childhood and elementary administrator and as an elementary classroom teacher. She specializes in building teacher capacity and collaborative teams in the early childhood setting to ensure not just academic growth for early learners, but also social and emotional development.

As principal of Pierce Early Childhood School in Irving ISD, Jennifer led the collaborative team to earn the Model PLC School designation in 2019. Pierce ECS was one of the first early childhood schools in the nation and the first early childhood school in the state of Texas to earn the Model PLC School designation.

Jennifer completed her undergraduate studies at Oklahoma Baptist University and received her master’s degree in educational administration from the University of North Texas. She holds Texas certifications in principalship, elementary self-contained 1–8, and English as a second language.

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