Leadership
Head of School Bio--Betsy Graham
Betsy Graham has been named the Head of School of Dallas Lutheran School by the DLS board of directors.
Graham is currently the principal of the kindergarten-8th grade school at Prince of Peace Christian School in Carrollton where she has served for 22 years.
Graham, who has a Masters of Education (M. Ed) is an experienced educator who has been a critical part of the leadership team at Prince of Peace for 11 years, leading up to 450 students and over 45 staff members at a time. Recently, she was nominated by the POPCS staff to receive the Texas District Educator of the Year Award.
She plans to have a detailed and innovative approach to the development of the people, programs, and places that make up Dallas Lutheran.
What stands out to me about Dallas Lutheran is what I thought was a catchphrase, turned out to be completely legitimate—Lion’s Pride. Everyone absolutely loves this school, and I am thrilled to join a dedicated team that is embracing the heritage of nearly 50 years of ministry, building on the past to create a great future that will impact eternity,"
Betsy Graham, Head of School, Dallas Lutheran School.
Graham previously also served on the board of the Texas Institute for Teacher Education. She completed her B.S. in Education at Concordia University--Wisconsin in 2001, and her M. Ed at the University of North Texas in 2008.
“Betsy Graham is the perfect person to lead our school. She has all of the qualities we wanted in a new leader for our school. We have been so impressed with Betsy from the first time we spoke with her and all throughout the process of getting to know her as a strong leader,” said Mark Couser, DLS Board Member and Head of the Call Committee
Dallas Lutheran suffered damage to its classrooms and administrative buildings during the tornado that hit the school’s campus in 2019. Since then, the school has been serving students in portable buildings as they have undergone a capital campaign to raise the money necessary to rebuild.
Graham’s first goal will be to rebuild the admission pipeline through innovative scholarship offerings and new academic vigor including STEM and AP classes at nearby Dallas College in Richardson.
It is a difficult assignment but one that Graham is ready for.
“I am ready to hit the ground running at DLS. We are truly blessed to have an incredible staff of loving and nurturing teachers who truly care for and invest in our student/staff relationships. And, we have a dialed-in and supportive parent teacher organization that invests in our school annually. Working with our board, I am confident that together, we will get through this situation and look forward to breaking ground on our new building in the coming year,” said Graham.
Dallas Lutheran will begin its 50th year of serving the families of north Dallas this August.
Ed Peterson, Board of Trustees President
Board of Trustees
Ed Peterson, President
Rick Myers, Vice President
Ray Maturi, Vice President/Treasurer
Rhonda Chaney, Secretary
Armin Bernhardt
Tim Dott
Bryan Warrick
Gail Winningham
Rev. Brent McGuire
Alexander Schwarze