EGHS Teacher Fran Healy Awarded 'Golden Apple'
The special education teacher was nominated by one of her students.
When Patrice Wood from Channel 10 arrived at her classroom last week, East Greenwich special education teacher Fran Healy assumed she was there for someone else. "I was completely surprised," Healy said later. Wood was there to give Healy a Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching. Healy was a little embarrassed by the hoopla, saying the award should go to all her fellow teachers. But there was one aspect of the award that really pleased her – the nomination came from one of her students. Julia Slavin joined Healy's class last year. Initially, she was less than a model student. "I had a major attendence problem," Slavin admitted. "She went out of her way to make sure I got to school," Slavin said of Healy. In her nomination letter…
Judy Bailey
10:29 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
A well deserved award for a wonderful person. Fran taught my grandson Will during his 5 years at EGHS.Will's family couldn't have asked for a nicer, more caring teacher.She is like a member of his family. more ›