School Board

Leadership

Photo of school board president Larry Schuler.

President: Larry Schuler

Photo of school board vice president Amanda Faneck.

Vice President: Amanda Faneck

Photo of school board member Susan Allen.

Susan Allen

Photo of school board member Amy Brakefield.

Amy Brakefield

Photo of school board member Kelley Kavanagh-Watkins.

Kelley Kavanagh-Watkins

Photo of school board member Patrick Musto.

Patrick Musto

Photo of school board member Sherri Newell.

Sherri L. Newell

board member

Kristin Pitarra

Photo of School Board member Christine Swailes

Christine Swailes

District Updates

District Updates -Communicated at Regular Board Meeting

School Board Meeting

If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend the aforementioned meeting and require an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to participate in the proceedings, please contact the Superintendent’s Office at (570) 675-5201 to discuss how the District may best accommodate your needs.

The public may also participate via Zoom. Utilizing the latest version of ZOOM is recommended.

The Zoom link can be found below.

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You are invited to register for a Zoom webinar!

When: Apr 13, 2026 07:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: Public School Board Meeting, April 13, 2026 7:00PM

Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r5sdFGcBSAK8JpZteBFlLQ

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Public comments and questions via Zoom will be managed via the “raise hand feature” denoted in the upper left corner of the Zoom frame. Once you “raise your hand”, your microphone will be enabled and you will state your first and last name and address. Participants are reminded, per DSD policy, that public comments/questions shall be:

Accompanied by the participant’s name and address

Limited to three (3) minutes

The Dallas School District Zoom meeting audio and video are recorded.

The Dallas School District Board meeting agenda will be made available 24 hours prior to the meeting (below). Please contact Ms. Chris Porasky at cporasky 570-675-5201 Ext. 5223 with any questions.

Thank you.

Agenda

Agenda

Meeting Presentation(s)

May 12, 2025 – Budget Presentation

Board Packet

Board Packet

Board Committees

Board Committee 2025

Annual Work Session/Meeting Schedule

January 12, 2026
February 9, 2026
March 9, 2026
April 13, 2026
May 11, 2026
June 22, 2026
July 13, 2026
August 10, 2026
September 14, 2026
October 12, 2026 (Columbus Day)
November 9, 2026
December 7, 2026

All public meetings are scheduled for 7:00 P.M. unless otherwise listed. If you would like to attend via Zoom, please register via the link above (when available).

Other Related Documents

Comprehensive Planning 2025-2028

Past Meeting Minutes

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