Fran Shepherd
		I started teaching in 1974 (Floyd County, Willis Elementary) and came to Montgomery County in 1975 (Bethel Elementary). I transferred to Price's Fork in 1984. I was a classroom teacher (K-3) from 1974 to 1987 when I started teaching reading. I received my BS in 1974 from Radford College in Early Childhood Education. In 1977, I received my MS from Radford College in Early Childhood Education, and in 2002 a degree EDS from Virginia Tech in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. I received my Reading Specialist Certification in 1990 and Reading Recovery Training in 1992-93. I am a Blacksburg native now living in Giles County. My husband is also a Blacksburg native and attended Price's Fork. Both of our families are local. We enjoy spending time with our nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. I enjoy reading, lighthouses (visiting and collecting), fishing/boating, and relaxing.