DFW PAC ACADEMIC STAFF
Dani Newlin
ADMINISTRATOR/ 8TH - 12TH TEACHER
• Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education – Creighton University (summa cum laude)
• 15+ years teaching various grade levels, Instructional Facilitator and Interventionist, certified ESL endorsement
• Married my high school sweetheart with 2 beautiful girls who love performing just as much as your kids do!
J'Cee Carothers
8TH - 12TH ENGLISH TEACHER
• Graduated from East Texas Baptist University with a bachelors’s degree in English
• Certified English, reading, and language arts teacher for 6th-12th grades
•Former English/Language Arts teacher for Plano ISD
•Enjoys reading, yoga, and spending time with her husband and three kids
Courtney White
8TH - 12TH TEACHER
*Graduated from University of North Texas with a BA in Psychology
*Married with 3 kids
*Has two daughters who have been dancing at DSOD for several years
*Enjoys spending time with family and being a dance mom
Scott Bailey
Head Master
*Current Principal and Headmaster for DFW Performing Arts Center
*Worked for the Carroll Independent School District for 15 years as a district administrator/engineer
*Technology, Marketing and Graphic Art Guru for DFW PAC and all three DSOD locations
Paula Knabe
GRADES 4TH - 7TH
• Degree in Elementary education
• 10 years at PAC
• Enjoys spending time with my family doing anything outdoors
Deborah Lawson
GRADES 4TH - 7TH
*31 years in elementary education, most recently with Keller ISD.
*Masters degree in educational technology.
*Texas certification in EC-6 and 4-8.
*I enjoy spending time with my grandchildren, reading, going to the theater, and visiting art museums.
Julie Holder
4TH - 7TH TEACHER
*15 years teaching in HEB and Keller ISD
*BS In Elementary Education
*MS in Education with an emphasis on math and science
*GT and ESL certified
*Happily married with four kids
*I enjoy reading and spending time with people I love.