Welcome to my webpage. I'm Deborah Franklin, assistant principal at Lake Dallas Middle School. I will oversee students whose last names begin with L-Z.

This is my third year to serve as assistant principal for LDMS and 8th year with the district. I began working here as a substitute then taught 7th-grade English and later math.

A native of Texas, I grew up in the small town of Lumberton just outside of Beaumont. I then moved to Denton and graduated from the University of North Texas, earning a bachelor's degree and later a master's degree in business/marketing. From there, I went on to work in the corporate world for nine years within marketing and project management before realizing that education was really where I needed to be. Even though I switched between two seemingly very different careers, I am fortunate for my previous experience. Within marketing, I was surrounded by creative minds who taught me to stretch my imagination. This was beneficial for me in the classroom and will help me in creating a vision for our campus as an administrator. My experience in project management helped me learn to prioritize and juggle several things at once, skills that helped me as a teacher and that I will certainly utilize as an administrator.

When it comes to disciplinary matters, I keep things as simple as possible. I believe in establishing clear expectations and then following up with consequences in a fair and consistent manner.

When I'm not at school, I enjoy spending time with my husband, Scott, and my Rat Terrier, Bandit. I love traveling around our beautiful country or just taking it easy on my scooter and bike.